Kirsten Dunst & Benedict Cumberbatch Join Kodi Smit-McPhee at 'The Power of the Dog' Premiere in London

HBO is developing Londongrad, a limited series based on Alan Cowell’s book The Terminal Spy, about poisoned KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko, with Benedict Cumberbatch set to star as Litvinenko, Deadline has confirmed. Cumberbatch also will executive produce the project via his Sunnymarch production banner.

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is coming off playing a Cold War-era civilian spy in the thriller “The Courier” and is getting another shot at the genre for a new HBO limited series, “Londongrad,” based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell. According to Variety, Cumberbatch will play real-life former KGB Agent Alexander Litvinenko, who famously was poisoned while in England with the radioactive isotope polonium-2010 back in 2006 after defecting from Russia.

Benedict Cumberbatch will star in a limited series for HBO, “Londongrad,” where he’ll play Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was poisoned by Polonium-210 in 2006. The series is based on the book “The Terminal Spy” by Alan Cowell. It is currently in development.

Kodi Smit-McPhee suits up in a sharp red ensemble for the 2021 SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Tuesday night (October 26) in Savannah, Ga.

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet (“The Reader“) was previously attached to film project based on the life of Vogue cover model turned wartime photojournalist Lee Miller, who helped spotlight the Holocaust atrocities against Jews committed by the Nazis during WWIII that had been hidden away from the front lines in evil concentration camps from the rest of the world.

Clayton Davis With Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” picking up steam after playing nearly the entirety of the fall festival circuit, Netflix has confirmed to Variety exclusively that Kirsten Dunst, one of the standout sensations from the Western, will campaign for supporting actress for the awards season.This decision doesn’t surprise those who have seen the film, as the story and characters orbit Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the Earthshot Prize 2022 award ceremony would be hosted in the United States of America following its debut in London. As royal viewers tuned in to the inaugural prize giving on Sunday 17 October, fans were delighted by the possibility that the British Royal Family may finally join with “American royalty” for the prize in 2022.Though, fans were not referring to Prince Harry and Meghan, even though that could be a possibility.

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen get cozy on the red carpet at the premiere of The Tragedy Of Macbeth during the 2021 BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (October 17) in London, England.

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 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.

Manchester City centre-back John Stones is "progressing really well" in his efforts to cut mistakes out of his personal game.

Going green! Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons’ eldest son lives in the sweetest space.

EXCLUSIVE: Frances Turner (The Man In The High Castle), Kristin Booth (The Hot Zone: Anthrax) and Jack Doolan (Marcella) are set to join Season 3 of The Boys in recurring roles. They will appear opposite series stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Anthony Starr and more.

Kirsten Dunst is taking fans on a tour of her Los Angeles ranch.

Looking toward the future. Queen Elizabeth II is confident granddaughter-in-law Duchess Kate has what it takes to be the head of the British royal family someday, according to expert Joe Little.

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