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Succession lead Brian Cox sends congratulatory Cameo to Edward Rogers on electing preferred CEO

Warning: the article contains language some may find offensive.

Fans of Succession got to see a live-action version of the TV series when the Rogers board room drama started to make headlines last year.

The show focuses on a bickering family fighting for control over the family media empire — outlining many of the markings that made up the drama at Rogers.

The two worlds collided once again when a Cameo recording directed towards Rogers board chair, Edward Rogers, recently surfaced.

As first obtained and reported on by The Globe and Mail, Brian Cox, who plays the family patriarch in the fictional series, congratulated Edward Rogers for having his pick of CEO.

“Congratulations on your real-life succession at Rogers Communications. And also having Joe Natale to fuck the fuck off. Well done Edward. Congratulations,” Cox said during the 19-second video, ending it with a thumbs up.

The video is referring to Edward Rogers’ push to replace former CEO Joe Natale with his pick Tony Staffieri. His first attempt in September was unsuccessful.

The move led to pushback from a handful of board members, who Edward Rogers tried to replace without taking part in a shareholders meeting. This lead the company to challenge Edward Rogers on the legality of his actions, but a B.C. judge ruled the move was admissable.

Staffieri was eventually elected as interim CEO, ousting Natale. He was announced as the permanent president and CEO on January 11th.

Cox starts the video by saying “this is from Suzanne,” apparently referencing the chair’s wife, Suzanne Rogers.

Cameo is a website that allows people to purchase personalized messages from celebrities. According to the website, Cox charges $868 USD (roughly $1086 CAD) per video.

A spokesperson for Edward Rogers told The Globe and Mail the video was shared “as a practical joke.”

Image source: Cameo/The Globe and Mail

Source: The Globe and Mail

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Cinéma

New Actors Join Red

The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Richard Dreyfuss (My Life in Ruins), Julian McMahon (Premonition), Ernest Borgnine (The Dirty Dozen) and Brian Cox (Troy) are negotiating with Summit Entertainment to star in Red with Bruce Willis.

Red was inspired by three volumes of comic books telling the story of a retired secret service agent of the CIA who must face young assassins with cutting-edge technology that are trying to kill him.

Dreyfuss would play a man who gets rich off of government contracts, McMahon would portray a vice president at the heart of the conspiracy, Borgnine would guard the darkest documents of the CIA, while Cox would play a former Cold War spy and the enemy of Bruce Willis’s character.

Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker complete the cast.

In the meantime, we can see Richard Dreyfuss in Leaves of Grass alongside Edward Norton and Susan Sarandon, opening December 25. Julian McMahon will share the screen with Gillian Anderson in the drama The Smell of Apples in 2011. Ernest Borgnine is awaiting a release date for The Genesis Code. Brian Cox, will star in the thriller As Good as Dead, which also has no release date yet.

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Andie MacDowell Becomes a Widow

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andie MacDowell will play a widow who will pursue her husband’s murderer in the thriller, As Good as Dead.

Cary Elwes (Saw) will play Ethan, a left-wing extremist who flees after murdering a white supremacist reverend, played by Brian Cox (Troy). The reverend’s wife (MacDowell) will go on the chase with two accomplices, played by Franck Whaley and Matt Dallas.

Jess Wexler will portray Ethan’s wife and Laura Harring will be their neighbour. The film is currently shooting in New York.

We can next see Andie MacDowell in the comedy, The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, with Tim Allen and Chris Klein.