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Benedict Cumberbatch starring in The Child in Time for the BBC

February 15, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Doctor Strange and Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch is set to produce and star in a television movie adaptation of The Child in Time for the BBC and Masterpiece. Cumberbatch, whose star seems to increasingly be on the rise, is producing the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel which explores the themes involved when a marriage is affected by the […]

Filed Under: News, Samuel Brace, Television Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Child in Time

Benedict Cumberbatch says he almost missed out on Doctor Strange role, confirms Avengers: Infinity War appearance

September 26, 2016 by Gary Collinson

In less than a month, Marvel Studios will unleash its latest superhero franchise as Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the role of the Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange. However, speaking to Empire, the British actor has revealed that he almost missed out due to his commitments to a stage production of Hamlet. “[I] really did think I […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Benedict Cumberbatch joins Showtime’s Melrose

February 28, 2017 by Ricky Church

Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot going on right now as he prepares to join the Avengers in Avengers: Infinity War, but the actor has now added another project to his busy schedule. Deadline reports that he has joined Showtime’s Melrose, a limited series which he will also executive produce for the network. The series will run for a total of […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Nichols, Edward St. Aubyn, Melrose, Showtime

Star Trek Beyond… Anyone Who Cares?

April 17, 2016 by Tony Black

Tony Black discusses Star Trek Beyond, and whether anyone really cares… If you took a straw poll of the general population, how many of them would know there was a new Star Trek movie dropping this summer? The chances are not nearly as many as there should be. Star Trek Beyond, the third movie of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Tony Black Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, J.J. Abrams, Justin Lin, Roberto Orci, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek Into Darkness

Michael Shannon joins Benedict Cumberbatch in The Current War

October 1, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Michael Shannon has signed on to play George Westinghouse alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Thomas Edison in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming drama The Current War. Jake Gyllenhaal had previously been in talks for the role. The Current War will see Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) directing from Michael Mitnick’s 2011 Black List script, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, The Current War

Sherlock Series 4 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Six Thatchers’

January 3, 2017 by Tori Brazier

Tori Brazier reviews the first episode of the eagerly-awaited fourth series of Sherlock… It’s been three years since the last series of Sherlock aired, and with suggestions that this fourth run could be the last, expectations are at their peak. Last January the BBC aired a one-off, stand-alone Victorian-set Sherlock caper – ‘The Abominable Bride’ […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Television, Tori Brazier Tagged With: Amanda Abbington, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Gatiss, Martin Freeman, Sherlock

A Flipping Useless Penguin Dance in latest Penguins of Madagascar clip

December 2, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Ahead of its UK release this Friday, a new clip has arrived online for DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar spin-off Penguins of Madagascar, which sees Skipper, Kowalski and Rico causing a diversion with a Flipping Useless Penguin Dance. Check it out below… Discover the secrets of the most entertaining and mysterious birds in the global espionage game: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Annett Mahendru, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Knights, Chris Miller, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Madagascar, Penguins of Madagascar, Peter Stormare, Tom McGrath

Second Opinion – Doctor Strange (2016)

October 30, 2016 by Helen Murdoch

Doctor Strange, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. When a film opens with the villain ceremoniously decapitating an innocent librarian and […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Benjamin Bratt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, mads mikkelsen, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Rachel McAdams, Scott Derrickson, Tilda Swinton

29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)

November 16, 2015 by Amie Cranswick

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. Black Mass is a very strange film. It’s a […]

Filed Under: Festivals, Leeds International Film Festival, Matthew O'Donnell, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: adam scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)

October 13, 2015 by Simon Columb

Black Mass, 2015 Directed by Scott Cooper Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Black Mass charts the rise in power of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, beginning in Boston in 1975. His relationship with his Mother and Brother, his murderous Winter Hill gang and his connection to […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: 59th BFI London Film Festival, adam scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

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