Zack Sharf With nearly $800 million in the U.S. and $1.8 billion at the worldwide box office, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is the kind of blockbuster phenomenon that’s rare for even non-pandemic times.
24.02.2022 - 19:35 / variety.com
Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorThere are few actors as skilled at capturing the gift and curse of genius than Benedict Cumberbatch. In a career that’s spanned stage, television and film, the actor has established himself as your go-to for cinematic brilliance.
But that’s only part of his range and over the past decade, the star of “The Power of the Dog” has played a wide variety of complex characters. Cumberbatch is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb.
28, the latest accolade for the Emmy- and BAFTA-winner and two-time Oscar nominee. On the eve of this honor, we take a look at 10 of his greatest roles.TIPSHEETWHAT: Benedict Cumberbatch receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameWHEN: 11:30 a.m., Feb.
Zack Sharf With nearly $800 million in the U.S. and $1.8 billion at the worldwide box office, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is the kind of blockbuster phenomenon that’s rare for even non-pandemic times.
Naman Ramachandran While the actual BAFTA film awards ceremony on Sunday may have been largely apolitical, the red carpet leading up to it was awash with political commentary.“The Power of the Dog” star and BAFTA best actor nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, who attended the event with his wife Sophie Hunter, wore a badge depicting the Ukrainian flag.Cumberbatch said the awards are “a celebration of an industry that’s about imagery, and images speaking as loud as if not louder sometimes than words. So it’s a small gesture,” the actor told BBC News.“But away from this, what we all have to do is continue to put pressure on our politicians as far as the refugee crisis goes, continue to put pressure on the Putin regime, continue to help in any which way we can — whether that’s through donations or housing refugees, all of which I’m looking to do and have done.” The U.K.
The Power of the Dog star Benedict Cumberbatch says he plans to be a part to the UK government’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme, which will enable British people to take in refugees from the embattled country.
Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter plan on doing their part to support Ukrainian refugees.
Rebel Wilson left Benedict Cumberbatch red-faced at the 2022 EE BAFTAs with an X-rated joke during the star-studded ceremony. The 42 year old Australian host, who wowed on the red carpet as she showcased her small waist, left The Power of Dog actor Benedict, 45, cringing at the glittering awards ceremony held at London's Royal Albert Hall. Rebel, who donned a stunning floor-length red dress, unveiled a 'BAFTA cake' which she revealed was 'a cake of Benedict Cumberbatch'.
Celebrities showed their support for Ukraine on the red carpet of the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards through a touching subtle accessory. Taking to the pre-show of the award ceremony on Sunday evening, a whole host of famous faces posed up a storm whilst making a political statement by wearing badges and pins with the colours of Ukraine's flag out of respect of the war that is currently happening there.The invasion which started over two weeks ago has been causing devastation throughout the European country and now people are taking a stand.
Sky News: “It is a really shocking time to be a European, two and a half hours’ flight away from Ukraine, and it’s something that hangs over us.“We all need to do more than wear a badge. We need to donate, we need to pressure our politicians to continue to create some kind of a haven here for people who are suffering.”He added: “Everyone needs to do as much as they can.
Benedict Cumberbatch has said the upcoming Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness will be as successful as Spider-Man: No Way Home.Following its release in December, Tom Holland’s third Spider-Man film became the first Hollywood film to gross over $1bn since 2019, reaching the milestone in just 12 days. By January it had become the sixth highest grossing film of all time at the box office, collecting a huge $1.69billion (£1.25bn).But according to Cumberbatch, who plays the titular Doctor Strange, the upcoming The Multiverse Of Madness could be just as big.“It’s a big, big movie,” he told Empire (via Screenrant).
Benedict Cumberbatch is coming to the defense of the LGBTQ+ community after Sam Elliott shared some seriously bigoted comments about the Oscar-nominated film The Power Of The Dog.
BAFTA Film Sessions event — was referring to Elliott’s controversial appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF Podcast” last week, in which he’d called “Dog” a “piece of s–t” and compared the characters to Chippendales dancers “who wear bowties and not much else.”“That’s what all these f – – king cowboys in that movie looked like,” Elliott ranted. “They’re all running around in chaps and no shirts.
Sam Elliott recently finished the first season of his hit Paramount+ series, “1883,” the first spinoff of the uber-popular “Yellowstone.” And in the aforementioned series, Elliott continues his career-spanning work portraying super masculine guys. In the case of “1883,” he’s, once again, a cowboy, as well, with his gruff voice and facial hair.
Benedict Cumberbatch has a few things to say about that “The Power of the Dog” criticism.
Benedict Cumberbatch is breaking his silence to defend his latest movie, The Power of the Dog.
Receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Benedict Cumberbatch delivered a serious acceptance speech, saying, “There’s more for us all to do,” to support Ukraine.
Benedict Cumberbatch knows how to keep secrets. The actor showed off his tight-lipped tenacity on Sunday at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards while speaking with ET about the many fan theories that have popped up since the trailer dropped for his upcoming blockbuster, While speaking with ET's Nischelle Turner about the theories — which included speculation about an evil version of Doctor Strange, the involvement of the Illuminati, unannounced cameos and much more — the celebrated actor made a series of various, cryptic expressions to the camera.«I'm just trying to pull faces as clues that will then be turned over on the internet,» Cumberbatch explained, teasingly.
cancer for seven years. Addressing the crowd gathered at the ceremony, Benedict said: ‘I want to mention my sister who we lost last year. She would have loved this.
Benedict Cumberbatch knows how to keep secrets. The actor showed off his tight-lipped tenacity on Sunday at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards while speaking with ET about the many fan theories that have popped up since the trailer dropped for his upcoming blockbuster, While speaking with ET's Nischelle Turner about the theories — which included speculation about an evil version of Doctor Strange, the involvement of the Illuminati, unannounced cameos and much more — the celebrated actor made a series of various, cryptic expressions to the camera.«I'm just trying to pull faces as clues that will then be turned over on the internet,» Cumberbatch explained, teasingly.
Ethan Shanfeld Honored today with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Benedict Cumberbatch paid tribute to his sister Tracy Peacock, who died of cancer last year, and called attention to the crisis in Ukraine at the unveiling ceremony, held Monday in Hollywood.“I want to mention my sister who we lost last year,” Cumberbatch said. “She would have loved this.