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Brian Cox is an iconic actor known for portraying the role of Logan Roy in the iconic HBO showSuccession.Starring in one of the major roles, Cox portrayed the role for 6 years before the series ended in 2023.
With the actor portraying the role of William Stryker in the 2003 filmX2,Cox revealed that he didn’t mind when Danny Huston took over the role for him. It seems that the actor, however, had a problem when the question about why he wasn’t selected again stuck with him.
Brian Cox Did Mind When He Wasn’t Asked To Reprise His Role!
Back in 2003, Cox (known for hisSuccessionfame) portrayed the role of William Stryker in the iconic filmX2.Starring alongside the likes of Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, and several others, Cox had a great time while shooting the film.
Later in 2009, the actor was replaced by his friend Danny Huston, who also portrayed the role of William Stryker inX-Men Origins: Wolverine.In an interview withThe Starting Line Podcast, Brian Cox revealed that he did not mind that he was replaced by his friend.
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“No I mean, I did Stryker, and then they did it again in Australia, and my friend Danny Huston played Stryker.”
He further stated that he was stuck with a simple question on why he wasn’t called back to reprise his role in the film.
“Danny’s an old friend of mine so I, don’t feel any…But I kept thinking why did they not ask me. And I spoke to David Benioff about it, beacuse he had done the original, he didn’t do the final script, but he did the original script. So I don’t know. When these things finish, I tend to let go of them.”
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On the other hand, there have been countless rumors thatBrian Coxwill reprise his role as William Stryker in the upcoming filmDeadpool & Wolverine.However, the actor recently confessed that he has no idea about these rumors so it could be a possibility that Cox may not be in the film at all!
SuccessionStar Brian Cox Has No Idea About TheDeadpool 3Rumors!
With the upcoming film on the verge of release, there have been rumors of Cox’s potential return to the film. Allegedly reprising his role as William Stryker, the world is quite excited for his alleged return. However, during his interview with The Starting Line Podcast, Cox revealed that he has no idea what these rumors are about!
“I haven’t heard about it.”said Cox when he was asked about his rumors of reprising William Stryker’s role inDeadpool & Wolverine.
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Well, we all know how good Marvel is at hiding secrets. It could be a possibility that theSuccessionstar is indeed reprising the role but doesn’t want to spoil it for the audience. On the other hand, Cox could be telling the truth and we might never know until the film releases.
Starring Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds in the lead roles,Deadpool & Wolverineis set for a release date of 07 July 2025 in theaters across the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
