Benedict Cumberbatch puts on a cosy display with wife Sophie Hunter

Benedict Cumberbatch revealed the biggest challenge of playing a American rancher in his new film was learning how to roll a cigarette with one hand while sitting on a horse - as he walked the red carpet at its UK premiere. The actor plays a domineering bully who responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son in western drama The Power Of The Dog, which is Oscar-winning director Jane Campion's first film since 2009.

Claire Foy steps out for a screening of her new movie, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, held at Regent Street Cinema over the weekend in London, England.

Kirsten Dunst wears a chic green dress while posing with her co-stars Kodi Smit-McPhee and Benedict Cumberbatch at the premiere of their film, The Power of the Dog, during the 2021 BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on Monday (October 11) in London, England.

Kirsten Dunst and Benedict Cumberbatch were so deep in character for Jane Campion’s upcoming Netflix thriller The Power Of The Dog that they didn’t speak to each other on set.

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David Benedict There are two reasons that, among recent Hamlets, Cush Jumbo (“The Good Fight”) is right up there alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Ian McKellen.

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst are celebrating their new project.

Michael Appler On Friday evening, halfway through the march of this year’s New York Film Festival, the legendary director and writer Jane Campion joined Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in premiering her newest film, “The Power of the Dog,” to a New York audience. Friday’s event spilled over into Central Park’s Tavern on the Green for an intimate after party.

Premiering this week at the New York Film Festival, filmmaker Jane Campion’s mesmerizing neo-Western “The Power Of The Dog” is one of the year’s most anticipated films. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the cruel and fiercely repressed rancher Phil Burbank, it gracefully lays bare the emotion and agony of those living alongside him on a Montana cattle ranch in the 1920s.

Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Benedict Cumberbatch gather around Jane Campion at the premiere of their new film, The Power Of The Dog, during the 2021 New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Friday (October 1) in New York City.

Even before his “Spider-Man” trilogy, filmmaker Sam Raimi arguably helped jumpstart the superhero genre with his Liam Neeson-starring flick “Darkman.” An R-rated take on the genre, the film came out a year after Tim Burton’s “Batman” and years before popular mature comic book films like “The Crow” and “Blade.” READ MORE: Benedict Cumberbatch Was “Sad” About ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Director Change But Is Excited By What Sam Raimi Brings To The Film The director is making a triumphant return to Marvel

The four major fall festivals are almost over and it appears there are three solid Best Actor contenders in the mix for the 2022 Academy Award. Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”), two-time nominee Will Smith (“King Richard”) and Benedict Cumberbatch, whose only nomination to date was just six years ago.

Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter are enjoying a night out!

Studiocanal, Film4, Shoebox, SunnyMarch and Amazon Studios have released the full trailer for The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain, the period film that traces the story of the titular English painter who specialized in exaggerated cartoons of wide-eyed felines. Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy star for director Will Sharpe. Check out a look at the Wain world in the video above.

How does an artist define themself outside of their medium? Louis Wain became known for his whimsical cat pictures, but his life was far more intriguing and complicated. “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” takes viewers through the eccentric true story as he navigates his world and an unexpected element of romance.

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical, black-and-white drama Belfast claimed the TIFF People’s Choice Award on Saturday night, affirming its status as a major player to contend with in the 2022 Oscars race.

Sébastien Raybaud’s production and financing company Anton has taken a minority stake in SunnyMarch, the UK production outfit co-founded by Benedict Cumberbatch.

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