WATCH: Emily Blunt (The English) and Brian Cox (Succession) in conversation for Variety Actors on Actors

Brian Cox and Emily Blunt on ‘Succession’ Secrets, Method Acting Debates and Saying ‘I Never Liked You’ to Meryl Streep

By Selome Hailu

Photographs by Greg Swales

Brian Cox and Emily Blunt have come together to discuss “Succession” and “The English,” two character-driven projects that examine the brutality of American culture. Both shows deal with wealth: Cox’s brooding media mogul Logan Roy met a shocking demise on the HBO series that had us bawling in its fourth and final season, while Blunt’s Lady Cornelia is an 1890s aristocrat seeking answers about the death of her son in the Amazon Prime Video limited series. In person, the two New York transplants have too much in common to capture in one interview. They begin chatting well before cameras roll, and keep going for 20 minutes after the shoot wraps. The two make plans for Blunt to show Cox “the best croissant in Brooklyn” as their handlers wait patiently in the wings.

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