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Benedict Cumberbatch to play Alexander Litvinenko in Londongrad

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Variety is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch will take on the role of murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in Londongrad, a limited series from HBO which is based upon Alan Cowell’s book The Terminal Spy. The series, which Cumberbatch will also executive produce, will tell the true story of Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who […]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to undergo reshoots in November and December

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Once upon a time, news that a movie such as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness undergoing weeks of reshoots would typically have sent alarm bells ringing, more often than not signalling that a studio was desperately looking to pull off a last minute salvage job. However, additional photography has become commonplace in the […]

Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – The Power of the Dog

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The Power of the Dog, 2021. Written and Directed by Jane Campion. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Conroy, Keith Carradine, Peter Carroll, Adam Beach, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife […]

2021 BFI London Film Festival – The Power of the Dog

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The Power of the Dog, 2021. Directed by Jane Campion. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Thomasin McKenzie. SYNOPSIS: A rancher torments his brother’s new stepson as they work in the sweltering environment of the American West. Jane Campion rewards those who are willing to wait for her. It has been […]

Spider-Man: No Way Home images showcase Spidey, MJ and Doctor Strange

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While much of Marvel Studios’ focus right now is on next month’s Eternals, we do have another MCU treat to enjoy before the end of the year, and just to remind us that Spider-Man: No Way Home is incoming, Entertainment Weekly has dropped a couple of new images from the Spidey sequel, offering a new […]

First trailer for The Electrical Life of Louis Wain starring Benedict Cumberbatch

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StudioCanal has released a poster and trailer for The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, the upcoming biographical drama from director Will Sharpe which tells the story of the extraordinary life of the eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch) from the late 1800’s through to the 1930s; watch it here… The extraordinary true story of […]

Benedict Cumberbatch praises Marvel directors Jon Watts and Sam Raimi

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Following his starring turn in the fourth episode of Marvel’s What If…? [read our review here], fans of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange are in for a double dose of big screen Sorcerer Supreme in the coming months with appearances in both Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Having just […]

First look at Benedict Cumberbatch in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

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Coinciding with its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, Amazon has released a first-look clip from the biographical drama The Electrical Life of Louis Wain which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the eccentric British artist alongside Claire Foy as his wife Emily Richardson; take a look here… The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist […]

Filmmaker Jane Campion assembles an all-star cast in first trailer for The Power of the Dog

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Jane Campion is back with her first film in 12 years, and the trailer promises a stunning return. The Power of the Dog is an upcoming Netflix film that follows the scorching tale of two brothers and the widow and her son who upend their sleepy but repressed life on a Montana ranch. The film is […]

First trailer for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home

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After months of waiting (and a leak over the weekend), Sony has finally unveiled the first trailer for Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: No Way Home, which confirms many of the rumours that have been circulating about the movie and culminates with the return of an old foe. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Shang-Chi is Marvel […]