Now that we know who becomes the CEO of WayStar Royco, there's been an outpour of takes on the Succession finale — from its stars and fans alike. Greg actor Nicholas Braun has now entered the chat, claiming that his character may be the least morally bankrupt of the Roys.
Spoilers ahead: While Greg has never been a frontrunner in the Succession fight, he is one of the few Roys who will be kept safe through Tom's jaunt as CEO. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, he expanded on Greg's evolution and where it landed him in the finale.
"Greg has always been the most innocent guy in this family, and the question is always, 'Well, can someone stay innocent in the Roy world?'" He explained. "The Disgusting Brothers stuff, you could start with the night at the club where they're drinking vodka with gold flakes. But I think the point of it is about his sweetness and chipping away at the innocence of Greg."
He continued: "You see when he's pursuing for the character played by Dasha [Nekrasova], Comfrey, that it's pretty sweet. And then you make that a little less sweet and romantic in calling himself a Disgusting Brother. I guess that evolution goes hand in hand with some of his more cunning and sort of the shitty things he does on the other side of things."
Braun also elaborated on the final slap fight between Greg and Tom (Matthew Macfayden), saying it wasn't scripted after the first few hits:
It was so fun. And so exciting. It just felt so right for those guys to have that moment. We didn't plan much. We knew things were sturdy in the room in case we bumped into them; we knew the room wasn't going to fall apart, because we were on a set and not in an actual home. Because Logan's home is a set. And so we just said, "Let's go for it." We only knew from the script that Matthew gives a swipe along the side of my head. And whatever happens from there, which instantly should be a hit back from Greg, it was on. We just let it rip and I think we did four takes.
Matthew's face was very red after the first take because I slapped him really hard. So we had to go quickly, because he was getting more and more red every take. And there are a couple takes where we hit each other in the face more. There were a few more shots we both got in maybe a punch to the stomach or things like that. There were different levels we played with, and this was the one we landed on. But it was fun as hell. We were both so charged up, full of adrenaline. And then had to go home with all of that adrenaline.
It seems as though most of the Succession castmates made concessions for the finale, whether in slaps or in gross smoothies. Say it ain't so!
Spoilers ahead: While Greg has never been a frontrunner in the Succession fight, he is one of the few Roys who will be kept safe through Tom's jaunt as CEO. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, he expanded on Greg's evolution and where it landed him in the finale.
"Greg has always been the most innocent guy in this family, and the question is always, 'Well, can someone stay innocent in the Roy world?'" He explained. "The Disgusting Brothers stuff, you could start with the night at the club where they're drinking vodka with gold flakes. But I think the point of it is about his sweetness and chipping away at the innocence of Greg."
He continued: "You see when he's pursuing for the character played by Dasha [Nekrasova], Comfrey, that it's pretty sweet. And then you make that a little less sweet and romantic in calling himself a Disgusting Brother. I guess that evolution goes hand in hand with some of his more cunning and sort of the shitty things he does on the other side of things."
Braun also elaborated on the final slap fight between Greg and Tom (Matthew Macfayden), saying it wasn't scripted after the first few hits:
It was so fun. And so exciting. It just felt so right for those guys to have that moment. We didn't plan much. We knew things were sturdy in the room in case we bumped into them; we knew the room wasn't going to fall apart, because we were on a set and not in an actual home. Because Logan's home is a set. And so we just said, "Let's go for it." We only knew from the script that Matthew gives a swipe along the side of my head. And whatever happens from there, which instantly should be a hit back from Greg, it was on. We just let it rip and I think we did four takes.
Matthew's face was very red after the first take because I slapped him really hard. So we had to go quickly, because he was getting more and more red every take. And there are a couple takes where we hit each other in the face more. There were a few more shots we both got in maybe a punch to the stomach or things like that. There were different levels we played with, and this was the one we landed on. But it was fun as hell. We were both so charged up, full of adrenaline. And then had to go home with all of that adrenaline.
It seems as though most of the Succession castmates made concessions for the finale, whether in slaps or in gross smoothies. Say it ain't so!
