TORONTO:
Scottish actor Brian Cox relates extra to the candy, type and mild-mannered Sandy Nairn, the character he portrays in his directorial debut ‘Glenrothan’, than the brash media mogul he performed within the tv collection “Succession”.
Set within the fictional city of Glenrothan in Scotland’s rural highlands, the movie tells the story of two estranged brothers, performed by Cox and Alan Cumming, as they attempt to reconnect after 4 a long time.
Cox, who has directed dramas in theatre however by no means a function movie, mentioned he was hesitant to tackle the director’s chair. “It was problem, as a result of I realised that in the mean time, there should not sufficient motion pictures which have coronary heart. There’s a variety of cynicism,” he mentioned.
In an interview forward of the movie’s premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition final week, he revealed his largest affect as a director got here from the late British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson.
“He taught me quite a bit about permitting issues to be relatively than manoeuvring them in sure methods,” mentioned 79-year-old actor, who’s finest identified for his function as Logan Roy, the household patriarch within the HBO comedy-drama collection “Succession”.
Whereas sharply wearing a blue blazer paying homage to his on-screen persona, Cox laughed off comparisons to the character. “I am extra of a Sandy, and by my nature,” he mentioned.
Co-star Shirley Henderson mentioned Cox by no means shied away from letting folks know what he wished. Requested if he would contemplate directing one other film, Cox mentioned: “Sure, I in all probability would do it once more if any individual requested me, however this can be my one and solely so I am taking it for all it is value,” he mentioned.
