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Damon Lindelof says it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret in Star Trek Into Darkness

December 4, 2015 by Gary Collinson

In the run up to the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, director J.J. Abrams and everyone else involved with the film went to painstaking lengths to keep the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Khan Noonien Singh a secret – which would have been fine, had everyone not guessed the villain from the moment that the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Damon Lindelof, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness

Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)

November 29, 2015 by Helen Murdoch

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard and Corey Stoll. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, jesse plemons, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

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

November 26, 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. In Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, there is no protagonist. […]

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

Jake Gyllenhaal and Benedict Cumberbatch to star in The Current War

September 25, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal (Everest) and Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) are in talks to co-star in the long-gestating project The Current War. The script for the film has been doing the rounds for some time now, with the likes of Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen and Timur Bekmambetov linked to […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Benedict Cumberbatch, jake gyllenhaal, The Current War

Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)

September 18, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll and Kevin Bacon. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: adam scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, black mass, Corey Stoll, dakota johnson, joel edgerton, Johnny Depp, kevin bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott Cooper

Kevin Feige says Benedict Cumberbatch’s popularity nearly cost him Doctor Strange role

December 29, 2015 by admin

Benedict Cumerbatch was a popular choice for the role of Doctor Strange when he was announced last year, but Marvel head-honco Kevin Feige has said that the actor’s popularity nearly cost him the role. “He was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time,” Feige told EW. “[But] he kept getting […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Doctor Strange, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins officially begins shooting

March 11, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

In a somewhat similar scenario to what we saw in the late 1990s with Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Dante’s Peak and Volcano, we have two different adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book on the horizon, with the second of which, directed by Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Jungle Book: Origins, Naomie Harris, Peter Mullan, The Jungle Book

Doctor Strange described as “psychedelic” and “different” by film’s cinematographer

August 6, 2015 by Justin Cook

While the theatrical release of Doctor Strange is still over a year away, Ben Davis, the film’s cinematographer, makes it sound like both a faithful comic book adaptation and truly unique Marvel Cinematic Universe film.  As reported by ScreenDaily, Davis described what fans can expect from Doctor Strange when speaking at a BAFTA Masterclass in […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Davis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scott Derrickson, Tilda Swinton

David Oyelowo calls the reaction to Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘coloured’ slip “ridiculous”

January 30, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Benedict Cumberbatch came under fire this week after accidentally referring to black actors as “coloured” during a radio interview. The actor has since apologised for this gaffe. However Selma actor David Oyelowo has spoken out about this apology and called the negative reaction Cumberbacth received, “ridiculous”. “When you look at what he was actually saying […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, Selma

Sherlock rides again… and again

January 4, 2015 by Simon Columb

Robert Downey Jr., Jonny Lee Miller, Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch have all played Sherlock Holmes in either film or television during the last four years. Now I know that people say that Hollywood reproduces the same shlock year on year, but when it is literally the same character stories recreated, within the time it […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Simon Columb Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elementary, Ian McKellen, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes

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