Mel Gibson starred in and directed the 1995 movie, which won five Oscars, including Best Picture<\/a>, but for a proud Scotsman like Cox, the film does not do the real-life story justice.<\/p>\n The 79-year-old, who played Argyle Wallace, the uncle of Mel Gibson<\/a>\u2019s main character William Wallace<\/a>, in particular took aim at the film\u2019s inclusion of kilts, stating: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make any sense.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to film critic Mark Kermode<\/a> at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<\/a>, Cox revealed that he had initially agreed to star in another historical Scottish film, Rob Roy, which was being made at the same time.<\/p>\n However, he agreed to appear in Braveheart following repeated requests from Gibson.<\/p>\n Cox played Argylle, even though he told Gibson he wasn\u2019t right for the role. \u201cI said, well, there is a very good part at the beginning, a guy called Argyle but I\u2019m wrong for him because he should be cadaverous and thin. And he [Gibson] said: \u2018No, you can play it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Brian Cox said that he didn\u2019t want to wear a kilt in the film (AP)<\/p>\n Cox, who is from Dundee, also had issues with characters wearing kilts in the film, which is set in the late 13 century. History suggests that kilts weren\u2019t worn in Scotland until the 16th century<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cI just didn\u2019t want to be in a kilt. Of course they didn\u2019t have kilts in those days but they had to have kilts [in the film] because that is what it is about,\u201d Cox added. <\/p>\n The actor agreed with Kermode that Braveheart is \u201ctosh-like\u201d and \u201ca f***ing lie, the whole thing\u201d.<\/p>\n Cox, though, did have some good things to say about working with Gibson, complimenting the star on how he managed others on the set. \u201cHe is great. Mel is wonderful to work with. He gets a bad rap but actually he is a really good man. I saw him deal with some lads [on the film] who were alcoholically inclined and he used to deal with them absolutely beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Brian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PREMIOS_WEBBY_13811.jpg\")
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