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Brian Cox was blown away by how โstunningly beautifulโ his โTroyโ co-star Brad Pitt was.
The 75-year-old actor portrayed invading king Agamemnon opposite the Hollywood hunk as the titular hero in the 2004 movie and he admitted he was โagogโ at the visual spectacle of his co-star in his his skimpy armour.
Speaking in a video interview with Vanity Fair, Brian said: โBrad walked on and my jaw was down because he was so stunningly beautiful. I mean Iโm straight, you know, but I just thought, โWow! My God, this guy is stunning. What chance does one have on the screen with this beautiful, beautiful man?โ โ
โYou know I remember one point you know, just kind of being agog at, you know, at Brad, because you know, heโd never been in costumes like that.โ
The โSuccessionโ actor โ who has Alan, 51, and Margaret, 44, with first wife Caroline Burt and Orson, 19, and Torin, 17, with spouse Nicole Ansari โ joked some of the other cast members were more accustomed to the costumes.
He quipped: โIf weโd done the classical theatre, weโre always without pants, you know?โ
The veteran star admitted Agamemnon was โthe only part [he had] ever pursuedโ and continued to do so even when he was aware the role had already been offered to Sir Ben Kingsley.
He added: โIโve never pursued anything. Iโve always allowed it to fall out the way it fell out. But I knew the part was available and I knew that I was dead right for the role of Agamemnon.
โI volunteered to fly myself to London to meet [director] Wolfgang Petersen. I think itโd been offered, the part had been offered to Ben Kingsley. And I had this meeting and it went incredibly well. I got the role.'โ