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Movie Review – The Courier (2021)

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The Courier, 2021. Directed by Dominic Cooke. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, Kirill Pirogov, Iva Šindelková, James Schofield, Anton Lesser, Keir Hills, and Vladimir Chuprikov. SYNOPSIS: Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Courier director Dominic […]

Benedict Cumberbatch to receive the 2021 TIFF Tribute Actor Award

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Benedict Cumberbatch has made quite the impression in film. He’s starred in some of Marvel’s biggest films, he’s won over fans in a Star Trek film, and lent his skills to many awards contenders. Now, the Toronto International Film Festival is set to honor the actor at their upcoming TIFF Tribute Awards. It was announced […]

First look at Benedict Cumberbatch in Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog

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Netflix has released the first image from Jane Campion’s upcoming adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel The Power of the Dog, offering a look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank; take a look here… Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and […]

Avengers: Endgame Iron Strange Movie Masterpiece Series Figure unveiled by Hot Toys and Sideshow

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series special edition Iron Strange figure which is inspired by concept art from The Art of Avengers: Endgame. The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $440; take a look here… An alternate version of a scene shared as concept art in […]

Doctor Strange was written out of Marvel’s WandaVision, confirms Kevin Feige

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During its nine-episode run earlier this year, fans were anticipating the arrival of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange in Marvel’s WandaVision for at least one episode, however, the cameo never came to be. Now, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Marvel Studios’ president Kevin Feige confirmed that Cumberbatch had signed a deal to appear in the […]

Benedict Cumberbatch to star in Colin Trevorrow’s WWII drama War Magician

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Deadline has revealed that Benedict Cumberbatch will star in Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow’s World War II drama War Magician from StudioCanal. Cumberbatch will play Jasper Maskelyne, “a British illusionist who used magic to defeat Erwin Rommel in World War II.” The story will follow Maskelyne and “a ‘magic gang’ from Africa, Europe and the Middle […]

Benedict Cumberbatch on whether Sherlock will return for series 5

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After airing its seemingly last episode back in 2017, titled ‘The Final Problem‘, the future of the hugely popular BBC series Sherlock has been in doubt following busy work schedules for each member of the main cast including Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes), Martin Freeman (Dr John Watson), and Mark Gatiss (Mycroft Holmes). Now, in an interview with […]

Benedict Cumberbatch praises Doctor Strange 2 director Sam Raimi, calls him an “incredible force”

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With the second Doctor Strange instalment, titled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, currently filming, star Benedict Cumberbatch has provided his thoughts on director Sam Raimi – who took over directorial duties from Scott Derrickson. In an interview with Collider, Cumberbatch had nothing but praise for the Spider-Man and Evil Dead director, stating that Raimi has been very […]

Benedict Cumberbatch has no interest in playing a live-action Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars

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Following the recent name-drop by Ahsoka Tano, played by Rosario Dawson, in the second season of The Mandalorian, fans are expecting Grand Admiral Thrawn to make the jump from animation to live-action for the upcoming Star Wars: Ahsoka spinoff, with many fan-casting Doctor Strange and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch for the role on the Imperial villain. […]

New trailer for The Mauritanian starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim and Benedict Cumberbatch

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STX Films has released a new trailer for The Mauritanian. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the drama is based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s bestselling memoir Guantanamo Diary and stars Tahar Rahim as Slahi alongside a cast that includes Jodie Foster, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our […]