Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock," "Star Trek Into Darkness") is reportedly in talks to play English mathematician Alan Turing in the long-awaited "The Imitation Game" at Black Bear Pictures. Graham Moore penned the much-heralded screenplay which is a biopic of Alan Turing, an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, computer scientist, … [Read more...]
Arterton, Cumberbatch Join Pythons In “Anything”
November 7, 2012 by
Gemma Arterton is confirmed and Benedict Cumberbatch in talks to join the comedy "Absolutely Anything". The story follows a teacher who discovers he has magical powers that allow him to wipe out classrooms of badly behaving students and bring people back to life. As he tries to learn how to use these powers, things just keep going wrong. Most of … [Read more...]
Cumberbatch, McGuigan Do Epstein Biopic
November 1, 2012 by
"Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch and director Paul McGuigan are re-teaming for a biopic about The Beatles' iconic manager Brian Epstein for Playtone. The story will not deal with the band but Epstein himself, a closeted gay gambler and addict who signed the band in 1961. He was also a brilliant visionary who helped guide them to international … [Read more...]
Casting: Cumberbatch, Moretz, Bell, Enos
August 26, 2012 by
August: Osage County "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch is in negotiations to join the cast of "August: Osage County" at The Weinstein Company. Shooting kicks off late September in Oklahoma. Cumberbatch will act as the sensitive son of Meryl Streep’s sister, Mattie Fay Aiken (Margo Martindale). She castigates and belittles the man, who believes … [Read more...]
Casting: Cumberbatch, Findlay, Kitsch, Emerson
June 2, 2012 by
Twelve Years A Slave "Sherlock" and "Star Trek 2" star Benedict Cumberbatch is set to join the cast of "Shame" and "Hunger" director Steve McQueen's latest project "Twelve Years a Slave". Cumberbatch is in line to play a 19th century Louisiana cotton plantation owner who buys Chiwetel Ejiofor's forced into slavery character and is won over by his … [Read more...]
Cumberbatch To Play The Master?
February 28, 2012 by
He just took on Sherlock Holmes' arch nemesis Moriarty in the most recent season of the BBC's "Sherlock". Now rising British star Benedict Cumberbatch could be jumping to the other side of the fence to play an arch nemesis himself - The Master. The Daily Express has suggested the interesting rumour that Cumberbatch is being lined up to play the … [Read more...]
