Far from the refined subjects of Hawking and Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game, Jane Campion’s gritty adaptation of the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage has Cumberbatch playing Phil Burbank, a rugged 1920s cowboy who runs a ranch in Montana with his brother George (Jesse Plemons). Definitely cooler than Bono.įor starters, there’s his new film The Power Of The Dog. Benedict Cumberbatch is actually very cool. And yet, by the end of our lengthy chat about motorbikes, music and Manchester’s best techno clubs, we’re left in no doubt. It’s a very Milhouse move, starting an interview talking about your glasses. Wrapped up in a navy scarf and green quilted jacket, he looks like he has a cold (he doesn’t, there’s just a chilly anti-COVID draft coming from a nearby window.) He’s also wearing blue-tinted, prescription sunglasses, which he seems embarrassed about. When we meet him, at a lavish hotel suite in central London, he isn’t particularly impressive either. And he is best-known for playing cerebral, slightly nerdy characters like Sherlock and Marvel’s Doctor Strange. He is seen as incredibly English at a time when that is most definitely out. Born in west London, he is an ex-public schoolboy whose parents are both fusty stage actors. ![]() ![]() At first, there is not much about Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch that seems very cool.
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