thelostsmiles: On any given subject, Cumberbatch can usually be relied on to take a position with so
thelostsmiles: On any given subject, Cumberbatch can usually be relied on to take a position with some stridency. He has strong form for this. And long may it continue.Yes, Benedict Cumberbatch is back. And he is right back in the world of work, he says, after some lovely time off. “I did a lot of Dr Strange-ing over multiple winter lockdowns, but before that I had done [Jane Campion’s upcoming western] The Power of the Dog in New Zealand when the first lockdown occurred,” he says.“I was fortunate enough to have my entire family cradled next to me, which was just wonderful. So my mum and my dad were sheltering with us. They came for a set visit and ended up, poor things, staying for four months. It was it was actually a wonderful, happy accident to be able to spend that much time with their grandsons. It was magic, something we’ll never get back and wouldn’t have had otherwise. So it was a weird blessing in disguise.” And we can banish any worries that he might be so seduced by the marvels of the Marvel Universe – the ultimate rebellion for a classically trained English actor – that he would forego the rich character studies and intense true-life dramas which made his name. “I often get pigeon-holed as the sort of the oddball outsider hero – the headstrong and intelligent character,” he says. “But actually, these guys are very, very, very different.” Because Cumberbatch is a joy to be in the presence of when he is relaxed and on form like this. Talk keeps returning to this moment in history we are living through – to its impacts, the personal, societal and political, the global and local. read the interview in its entirety here -- source link