Brian Cox is giving his tackle Joaquin Phoenix‘s efficiency in Ridley Scott‘s Napoleon and pondering on leaving the U.S. if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.
In a brand new interview, Cox blasted Phoenix for his interpretation of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, calling it a “horrible efficiency.”
“Horrible. It’s horrible. A very horrible efficiency by Joaquin Phoenix,” Cox mentioned on the HistFest in London, in keeping with the Night Commonplace. “It truly is appalling. I don’t know what he was pondering. I believe it’s completely his fault and I don’t assume Ridley Scott helps him. I might have performed it so much higher than Joaquin Phoenix, I inform you that. You may say it’s good drama. No – it’s lies.”
The Succession star then went on to joke about Phoenix’s identify, including, “I believe he’s nicely named. Joaquin…whackeen… whacky. It’s a type of whacky efficiency.”
Cox would additionally critique Braveheart, calling it “a load of nonsense however giving its star some grace, explaining the historic inaccuracies within the movie, noting, “Mel Gibson was fantastic, however it’s a load of lies. He by no means impregnated the French princess. It’s a bollocks [sic] that movie.”
The actor at present resides within the U.S. however doesn’t assume he’ll keep for too lengthy, as politics could affect his determination to depart.
“I believe my relationship with America might be coming to a really brief sharp finish fairly quickly due to that very factor,” he mentioned.
Cox continued, “It’s very laborious to control America, and also you definitely don’t want idiots like Trump doing that. I do assume that Biden is an efficient man, however he’s too outdated.”
When requested if he would depart the U.S. if Trump is re-elected, he mentioned, “I most likely will.”