'Succession's Brian Cox Shares Brutal Opinion of 'Whacky' Joaquin Phoenix Role
His first victim at the festival "that celebrates the brightest and the best in the world of history," per its website, was Joaquin Phoenix and his "truly terrible" role as Napoleon Bonaparte in the 2023 film Napoleon, at which Cox took aim during his "History on Stage and Screen" talk with BBC broadcaster, author and journalist Clive Myrie.