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Brian Cox Teases Directorial Debut, Slams “Disgusting” Self-Tape Casting & Says Cinema Has “Lost Its Place” — Edinburgh


The Edinburgh International Film Festival runs until August 21.

During the well-attended talk, chaired by Edinburgh TV Festival director Rowan Woods, Cox said he believes cinema is currently “in a very bad way” and has largely been overtaken by the work being created on television. Cox conceded that he has played a part in what he described as the degradation of cinema with appearances in films like 20th century’s X-Men. Elsewhere during the session, Cox let slip that he is currently prepping to make his directorial debut with a project he described as a “love letter” to Scotland.

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