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Daniel Day-Lewis fired back at Brian Cox after he was “inadvertently” dragged into the “Succession” star’s vocal criticism of method acting. While speaking to Big Issue, the three-time Oscar winner ...

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James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...