Brian Cox Says Cinema Is 'in a Very Bad Way,' Calls “Deadpool & Wolverine” 'Party Time' for Its Stars

The actor says cinema has "lost its place" because of the "grandiose element" coming from "Marvel, DC and all of that"

Brian Cox thinks the movie industry is hurting, partially thanks to blockbuster superhero franchises dominating the field.

The Succession actor, 78, said at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland on Saturday, Aug. 17, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, that cinema is "in a very bad way."

"What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do. I think cinema is in a very bad way," he said, per the outlets. "I think it’s lost its place because of, partly, the grandiose element between Marvel, DC and all of that. And I think it’s beginning to implode, actually. You’re kind of losing the plot."

Cox argued that while movies like Deadpool & Wolverine earn "a lot of money" at the box office and "make everybody happy," the work "becomes diluted afterwards. You’re getting the same old— I mean, I’ve done those kind of [projects]."

The Emmy-winning actor starred as William Stryker in 2003's X2: X-Men United, and he's also appeared in films like 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2010's RED and the Jason Bourne franchise.

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Deadpool & Wolverine, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is a continuation of Cox's X2. The movie has already become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time with over $1 billion earned.

Cox added at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, "It’s just become a party time for certain actors to do this stuff. When you know that Hugh Jackman can do a bit more, Ryan Reynolds… but it’s because they go down that road and it’s box office. They make a lot of money. You can’t knock it."

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy was asked by Entertainment Weekly for his reaction to the film's box office success coming at a time when some people complain about "superhero fatigue" in entertainment.

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"It's thrilling. It's really affirming," he said of the success. "And, look, every time someone has asked me, 'What about superhero fatigue?' I've held to this conviction that people just want to be surprised. They want something unexpected and new, and I feel like we certainly devoted ourselves to delivering that."

Levy added, "So the way it's been embraced, and especially that audience score, this is what I work for. I work for audience satisfaction."

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