Rhondinella March 13, 2014 Share March 13, 2014 Cumberbitches, start your engines! (Do try to keep the squealing to a minimum if you can). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/
rereader2 March 28, 2014 Share March 28, 2014 So is this where we put every media mention of Benedict? If so... Stylist Magazine: 22.1 FACTS ABOUT BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW (Oh, Stylist Magazine, we knew.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-8701
rereader2 April 2, 2014 Share April 2, 2014 A very nice interview, with photos, as Benedict drives a Jaguar on a frozen lake in Finland (you heard me) in High Life magazine: Benedict Cumberbatch: ice driving in Finland 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-18079
rereader2 April 2, 2014 Share April 2, 2014 I think a lot of how good he looks on film depends on the camera angle--and the character he's playing, or persona he's put on. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-18128
janeta April 2, 2014 Share April 2, 2014 For the Shakespeare fans: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26680729 (Hamlet) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-18347
daisycat April 4, 2014 Share April 4, 2014 It's the voice. I was puzzled by all the hoopla until he opened his mouth. 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-21669
MacGuffin April 8, 2014 Share April 8, 2014 Interesting: http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/benedict-cumberbatch-admits-seeing-shrink-sherlock-intensity/ I bet a lot of actors that play intense roles do get some therapy on occasion. Kudos to him for not hiding it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-27057
rereader2 April 20, 2014 Share April 20, 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch Leading As Time Magazine’s Most Influential Actor. There are still two days to vote, here. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-42565
Rhondinella April 21, 2014 Author Share April 21, 2014 Well, he certainly wins my vote as "Most Ubiquitous Actor" (not that I'm complaining). Martin Freeman is a close second. I don't remember the last time I've seen two relatively unknown actors get skyrocketed into fame this quickly on just the basis of one (albeit very good) show. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-42808
rereader2 April 23, 2014 Share April 23, 2014 (edited) Benedict came in 7th overall in the Time 100 Readers' Poll. ETA: And he's made the magazine's Time 100 as well, essay by Colin Firth. (I don't know what order they have them listed in, but Benedict is listed first online in their "Time 100 Artists" category.) AETA: Also from Time Magazine: Benedict Cumberbatch Is Everyone's Favorite European on the TIME 100 Edited April 25, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-46333
rereader2 May 6, 2014 Share May 6, 2014 (edited) From HuffPo: Benedict Cumberbatch Met Gala 2014: White Tie Suits 'Sherlock' Star. (Very true.) ETA: GQ agrees, calling Benedict the best-dressed man at the event. ETAA: From the Daily Mail: Anna Wintour proclaims Benedict Cumberbatch was the only one who 'nailed' the white tie theme at this year's Met Gala. (She should know!) Edited May 12, 2014 by rereader2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-63256
rereader2 May 7, 2014 Share May 7, 2014 (edited) From Digital Spy: Benedict Cumberbatch reads final 'Flat of Angles' short story - listen (You can listen to it there.) From the Mirror: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand and more celebrities design and sign cards for UK's first children's charity (With a slideshow of cards.) Edited May 7, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-64488
rereader2 May 8, 2014 Share May 8, 2014 From RadioTimes: In 2003, Benedict played Edmund Bertram in a radio production of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. They are re-airing it on Radio 4 Extra (in the UK) beginning May 12. I wonder if we'll be able to listen to it online in the US... (There is a one-minutes clip at the RadioTimes link above and at the BBC website. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-65969
rereader2 May 12, 2014 Share May 12, 2014 From Radio Times: Benedict Cumberbatch and his mum to launch BBC2 Chelsea Flower Show coverage Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-69747
rereader2 May 18, 2014 Share May 18, 2014 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in War Drama 'The Yellow Birds'. They don't say what role, though. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-78191
rereader2 May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 (edited) You'll have to go to the articles in question, but there are several photos of Benedict at the Chelsea Flower Show, with and without his mum, courtesy of RadioTimes and Twitter; and a few of Benedict at the Park Theatre gala, from the Daily Mail. (I like the pink shirt at the flower show.) Edited May 19, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-79861
rereader2 May 20, 2014 Share May 20, 2014 And more from the flower show, videos this time... An interview with Benedict: Video posted by Solei Holopainen And a joint interview with Benedict and his mother, plus footage of the two of them strolling among and discussing the flowers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldWaHbTnv1c Video posted by Tatjana R And there's an article with another photo (and including both videos) on the BBC America website: WATCH: Benedict Cumberbatch and his Mum at the Chelsea Flower Show Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-81498
rereader2 May 22, 2014 Share May 22, 2014 (edited) Remember the card Benedict created for a charity (above, May 7)? Greeting card designed by Benedict Cumberbatch sells for £2,649. (Source: the Express) *** From the Park Theatre Gala (above, May 19), there is video: Video by Red Carpet News TV In which Benedict talks about the importance of live theater. (Source: Unreality TV) *** From Variety: Benedict Cumberbatch Replaces Guy Pearce in Johnny Depp’s Whitey Bulger Movie. Edited May 22, 2014 by rereader2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-84952
goodbyeglittergirl May 23, 2014 Share May 23, 2014 I love him even more for talking about therapy, etc. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-86040
rereader2 May 30, 2014 Share May 30, 2014 (edited) You can listen to Benedict reading the bronze medalist story in the 9-and-under category of this year's 500 Words competition here at Radio Times. (It's a good story, too!) And he's done the voice-over for a spot in which a footballer melts in the heat (of Brazil); you can read about it at CampaignLive, and see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzfLcV6S8do Edited May 30, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-94516
Drapers4thWife June 1, 2014 Share June 1, 2014 Benedict appeared at all three days of the Hay Festival. On the first day, he stepped in for Amanda Abbington (who had to cancel at the last minute) to read the bronze winning entry in the 500 Words contest for writers aged 9 and under. The second day, he read several Letters of Note: Chris Barker to Bessie Moore (WWII sweethearts, Louise Brealey read opposite as Bessie) Iggy Pop to a suicidal fan Kurt Vonnegut to a high school board He also read letters from Richard Avedon to his father and Ted Hughes to his son, but there are no videos of those yet. On the third day of the festival, Benedict performed scenes from Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra with Dame Judi Dench at her Shakespeare masterclass. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-97672
rereader2 June 2, 2014 Share June 2, 2014 (edited) On the third day of the festival, Benedict performed scenes from Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra with Dame Judi Dench at her Shakespeare masterclass. And before that, there was an interview with Dame Judi Dench; when they opened it up to questions from the audience, Benedict waved his hand and asked: "Would you like to be in Richard III with me?" he asked. "Yeah," Dame Judi replied after a theatrical pause, prompting cheers from the crowd. (Source: the Telegraph, among others.) ETA : The letter from Richard Avedon to his father is up now. *** This is more a "might be" than anything else: Benedict Cumberbatch And Tom Hiddleston To Star In First World War Movie?. The producer has confirmed that the actors are being considered, but have not yet been approached, so take that as you will! Edited June 2, 2014 by rereader2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-100443
rereader2 June 6, 2014 Share June 6, 2014 (edited) From BBC America: LISTEN: Benedict Cumberbatch Reads D-Day Bulletins For 70th Anniversary. You can listen to Benedict's first recording--part of the original BBC radio new report from D-Day--there. And you can see the scripts and hear clips of all the readers (including a longer clip of Benedict) at Radio4. *** Entertainment Weekly has the first stills from The Imitation Game. Edited June 6, 2014 by rereader2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-111304
Capricasix June 6, 2014 Share June 6, 2014 Ooh, Allen Leetch is in that movie, too! Another good reason to see it :D I listened to some of the recordings of BC reading the D-Day dispatches. He also read some of the BBC news reports from D-Day, along with Patrick Stewart and Toby Jones. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-111390
Drapers4thWife June 7, 2014 Share June 7, 2014 More speculation: according to Deadline, Benedict is supposedly on Marvel Studios' wishlist to be their latest comic book hero Doctor Strange. IndieWire warns not to get our hopes up though, because both Tom Hardy and Benedict are on Hollywood Studios' wishlists for just about every part, so they think it's just mere speculation. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-112636
rereader2 June 9, 2014 Share June 9, 2014 (edited) From USA Today: Benedict Cumberbatch's newest mission: playing a good-looking and debonair secret agent. Who also happens to be a wolf. (In Penguins of Madagascar.) Edited June 9, 2014 by rereader2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-115719
rereader2 June 20, 2014 Share June 20, 2014 From RadioTimes: Glowing reviews for Benedict Cumberbatch at Imitation Game test screening in New York. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-143801
rereader2 June 22, 2014 Share June 22, 2014 For those of us who need a little help getting into the soccer thing, Benedict Cumberbatch Explains Soccer and Cristiano Ronaldo to Americans. (Or in other words, he's narrating a documentary on the subject, renting now on Vimeo.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-146367
rereader2 June 23, 2014 Share June 23, 2014 This may be a bit overly tangential, but for those who like a little crossover, Daniel Radcliffe sorts celebrities, including Benedict: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-149515
rereader2 June 25, 2014 Share June 25, 2014 From the Boston Herald: At last, a Benedict Cumberbatch sighting! From RadioTimes: Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch to film The Lost City of Z in Belfast Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-154580
rereader2 June 29, 2014 Share June 29, 2014 (edited) From Now Daily: Benedict Cumberbatch: Clothes are a joy (No, really?) And here's a clip of Benedict singing--in character--in August: Osage County (from BBCAmerica.com): Edited June 29, 2014 by rereader2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-163449
rereader2 July 4, 2014 Share July 4, 2014 From Female First: Benedict is among the celebrities lending their names/support to Bowel Cancer UK. (Apparently it's a slow Benedict-news day...) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-175981
rereader2 July 8, 2014 Share July 8, 2014 (edited) PopSugar has a video roundup of what Benedict has in the pipeline over the next few months. (It's somewhat incomplete, and there's nothing new there--but it is a new video.) Edited July 8, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-184077
M. Darcy July 10, 2014 Share July 10, 2014 FYI, since tickets go on sale next month, here is a link to the info for buying tickets to see BC in Hamlet http://hamlet.barbican.org.uk/ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-189266
rereader2 July 11, 2014 Share July 11, 2014 (edited) Benedict is going to be at ComicCon again this year, this time on a panel for Penguins of Madagascar. Edited July 11, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-192362
rereader2 July 16, 2014 Share July 16, 2014 The International Business Times has a nice interview/article with/about Benedict on their website. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-205727
rereader2 July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 (edited) There is trailer for The Imitation Game: There's a slightly different trailer here. (This one's not YouTube, so I can't embed, or at least I don't know how to embed.) *** And from ITV: Benedict Cumberbatch: Finally I can 'photobomb' myself (as an exhibit at Madame Tussaud's). Edited July 21, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-218277
mledawn July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 I can't wait to see this movie. My parents were big history buffs and I learned about the Enigma code machine when I was a kid. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-218670
Capricasix July 21, 2014 Share July 21, 2014 FYI, since tickets go on sale next month, here is a link to the info for buying tickets to see BC in Hamlet http://hamlet.barbican.org.uk/ *cashes in retirement account to pay for plane ticket to London* 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-219127
rereader2 July 22, 2014 Share July 22, 2014 I'm looking forward to the movie as well, especially having done some design work on a book about Bletchley Park. And there's a bit more on BBCAmerica.com about the Madame Tussaud's "fitting". Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-221424
rereader2 July 24, 2014 Share July 24, 2014 Wired has The Imitation Game as one of the week's best trailers. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-227612
M. Darcy July 25, 2014 Share July 25, 2014 *cashes in retirement account to pay for plane ticket to London* I have no inside information but I would be shocked if Hamlet didn't wind up being one of the plays that are live cast around the world in movie theatres. NT Live is releasing Frankenstein again this fall for the 3rd or 4th time so they know the interest is there. Heh, even without that, they know the popularity of Mr. Cumberbatch (who was quite the hit at Comic Con yesterday). 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-230119
rereader2 July 25, 2014 Share July 25, 2014 (edited) There are about a bazillion reports of Benedict's highly successful appearance at ComicCon yesterday--here, have a few: Hero Complex TIME Magazine Belfast Telegraph The Independent Movies World Jo Blo The Mirror And there's a 15-minute YouTube of his appearance there: *** In other news, you can enter to win a copy of a Benedict fan book at Crushable.com Edited July 25, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-230775
M. Darcy July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Here's all the info on Hamlet including dates and ticket prices http://hamlet.barbican.org.uk Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-238020
rereader2 July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Here's another piece on Benedict's Penguin panel: TV3: Expose Entertainment And a couple on his panel for the Hobbit: Geeks of Doom Radio Times And here's the "Best of Worst of ComicCon 2014" from HitFix, which has Benedict's two panels as two of the "Best"s Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-238496
rereader2 July 29, 2014 Share July 29, 2014 (edited) According to Broadway.com, the reason Benedict won't be playing Dr. Strange is because filming conflicts with him playing Hamlet onstage. And about Hamlet, Playbill.com announced that there will 100 £10 seats made available for every performance. (That's awesome indeed!) *** And here's a video from Anglophenia, wherein they report on their viewers' reasons for finding Benedict attractive: Edited July 29, 2014 by photo fox fixed tags :) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-242388
rereader2 July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 (edited) Someone at HuffPoCanada is a REALLY big fan: Benedict Cumberbatch's Hottest Moments Of 2014... So Far (PHOTOS) (There are 63 photos. Sixty-three. I didn't even get half-way through.) Edited July 30, 2014 by rereader2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-245583
BizBuzz July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 Someone at HuffPoCanada is a REALLY big fan: Benedict Cumberbatch's Hottest Moments Of 2014... So Far (PHOTOS) (There are 63 photos. Sixty-three. I didn't even get half-way through.) OMG, some of those pics were priceless, thanks for sharing that. My fave, believe it or not is BC and Robert Downey Jr! They are so stinking adorable! And be still my heart him on the GQ cover! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-246148
rereader2 July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 They did do a good job of picking excellent photos! (I just didn't have time in the middle of the afternoon to look at so many. :)) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-246613
rereader2 July 31, 2014 Share July 31, 2014 From Cumberbatchweb: Benedict Cumberbatch says thank you to all those who supported The Prince’s Trust 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/1402-benedict-cumberbatch-not-your-fathers-sherlock/#findComment-248784
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