Brian Cox stunned by ‘beautiful’ Brad Pitt

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Brian Cox was blown away by how โ€œstunningly beautifulโ€ his โ€˜Troyโ€™ 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 โ€œagogโ€ at the visual spectacle of his co-star in his his skimpy armour.

Speaking in a video interview with Vanity Fair, Brian said: โ€œBrad walked on and my jaw was down because he was so stunningly beautiful. I mean Iโ€™m straight, you know, but I just thought, โ€˜Wow! My God, this guy is stunning. What chance does one have on the screen with this beautiful, beautiful man?โ€™ โ€œ

โ€œYou know I remember one point you know, just kind of being agog at, you know, at Brad, because you know, heโ€™d never been in costumes like that.โ€

The โ€˜Successionโ€™ 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: โ€œIf weโ€™d done the classical theatre, weโ€™re always without pants, you know?โ€

The veteran star admitted Agamemnon was โ€œthe 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: โ€œIโ€™ve never pursued anything. Iโ€™ve 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.

โ€œI volunteered to fly myself to London to meet [director] Wolfgang Petersen. I think itโ€™d 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€