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Brian Cox Defuses TIFF Kilt Mishap With Jokes at 'Glenrothan' Premiere

The 'Succession' actor leaned on Scottish tradition to laugh off a brief wardrobe slip during his first film's Toronto Q&A.

Overview

  • During a post-screening Q&A at Roy Thomson Hall, an audience member alerted Cox that his kilt had ridden up and revealed more than his legs.
  • Cox answered with quips including “Is it so bad? Or so good?” before adjusting his posture and praising the kilt’s sense of coolness and freedom.
  • Attendees later called out “Your legs!” again, prompting Cox to playfully blame the decision to wear kilts on producer Neil Zeiger.
  • He joked about underwear, remarking that a kilt is hard to pair with it, while Zeiger—also in a kilt—nodded when Cox suggested he was wearing some.
  • 'Glenrothan' marks Cox’s directorial debut, a Scottish whisky drama about estranged brothers trying to save a family distillery, with key roles for Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson.