By Andrew Williams August 7, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman) has […]
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays the Oscar game in trailer for ‘The Imitation Game’
July 22, 2014 
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Benedict Cumberbatch will likely find himself in the Oscar game thanks to his starring role in The Imitation Game, if the newly released trailer is any indication. Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing – the brilliant, difficult scientist who helped crack the German Engima Code for the Allies – in this Morten Tyldum-directed flick. The trailer seems […]
Continue reading‘Sherlock’ to return for Christmas special in 2015; Season 4 follows in 2016
July 3, 2014 0 Comments
Yes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will play another. BBC One’s Twitter account has made flesh the dreams of Tumblr’s collective hivemind: more episodes of Sherlock. Creator Steven Moffat added in an official statement that Sherlock and Watson would first return with a Christmas special in December of 2015, to be followed by a fourth season, […]
Continue readingMarvel wants Tom Hardy or Benedict Cumberbatch for ‘Doctor Strange’
June 9, 2014 0 Comments
With director Scott Derrickson now attached to direct Doctor Strange, Marvel is on the lookout for an actor to play the comic-book sorcerer. According to Deadline, the studio’s wish list resembles that of every hormonal teenager on Tumblr, and includes Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch. The two of them have played villains in geek properties […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: Sherlock – Season 2
April 11, 2014 0 Comments
By Andrew Williams April 11, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Genius detective Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: Sherlock – Season 1
March 14, 2014 0 Comments
By Andrew Williams March 14, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Returning army doctor John Watson (Martin […]
Continue readingLeaky boat – The Fifth Estate review
November 12, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas November 12, 2013 In The Fifth Estate, director Bill Condon sets out to answer the question, “Can you make a thrilling film about a website?” The answer is, after viewing, ‘No,’ even when the website in question is Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, which captured the world’s attention as it persistently released classified documents […]
Continue readingJulian Assange leaks letter to The Fifth Estate’s Benedict Cumberbatch
October 10, 2013 0 Comments
Benedict Cumberbatch reportedly wanted to meet Julian Assange before production began on the WikiLeaks movie The Fifth Estate. Assange, no fan of the project but apparently a big fan of Cumberbatch, declined. Then, in typical Wikileaky fashion, he revealed his letter to the world, outlining his reasons. “I believe you are a good person, but […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Fifth Estate
July 18, 2013 0 Comments
Benedict Cumberbatch debuts his Aussie accent in the trailer for The Fifth Estate, in which he plays controversial WikiLeaks founder and bad haircut-haver Julian Assange. Directed by Bill Condon and scripted by Josh Singer, the picture details Assange’s rise to infamy through the eyes of his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl). It marks the third film about […]
Continue readingPoster and Trailer Debut: 12 Years a Slave
July 16, 2013 0 Comments
The poster and trailer for Steve McQueen’s inevitable Oscar contender 12 Years a Slave have arrived online. The picture tells the true, tragic tale of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery for, well, 12 years. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Northup, while Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
June 12, 2013 0 Comments
Earlier this week we saw the poster, and now we have the first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In it, we get our first glimpse of the titular dragon, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, not to mention new cast-members Evangeline Lilly (Tauriel), Lee Pace (Thranduil), and Luke Evans (Bard the Bowman). I suppose […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
June 10, 2013 0 Comments
Warner Bros has unveiled the first poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug via the film’s official Twitter page. The second of Peter Jackson’s three Hobbit features, this one sees Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and his merry band of dwarves face off against the titular, insanely wealthy dragon (voiced by Freeman’s Sherlock co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch). […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: August: Osage County
May 8, 2013 0 Comments
The poster for the John Wells directed adaptation of August: Osage County has been released, highlighting how star studded its cast is. The film, adapted from Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play, stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts as mother and daughter alongside Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette […]
Continue readingEyes on the Enterprise – Star Trek Into Darkness review
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo May 6, 2013 There’s a lot to like about Star Trek Into Darkness – J.J. Abrams‘ second foray into the cosmos aboard the once-rickety USS Enterprise – and even quite a bit to love. At times, it’s got swagger that rivals Captain James Tiberius Kirk’s own. Elsewhere, however, the screenplay’s cold Vulcan […]
Continue readingJessica Chastain signs on for Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak
April 8, 2013 0 Comments
Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is yet to hit cinemas, but actors are signing on to his follow-up in droves. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jessica Chastain is the latest to put her hand up for a part in his horror flick Crimson Peak. She joins Emma Stone, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Charlie Hunnam. The picture concerns a woman […]
Continue readingSee Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate
January 24, 2013 0 Comments
The first shot of Benedict Cumberbatch as notorious WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released (by EW), and it is the bleached nightmare we all anticipated. The Fifth Estate, directed by Bill Condon and scripted by Josh Singer, reportedly details Assange’s rise to infamy through the eyes of his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl). It also stars Laura Linney, […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Star Trek Into Darkness
December 7, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness has landed, promising a sequel that has much more in common with The Wrath of Khan than we expected. Though the one-minute clip features lots of money shots and little plot, we are treated to a threatening monologue from Benedict Cumberbatch’s mysterious villain. Also, glimpses of […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Star Trek Into Darkness
December 4, 2012 0 Comments
The first teaser poster for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness has been released online, and it eschews the space aesthetic in favour of a more grounded, apocalyptic vision. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with the one-sheets for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises and Inception will be able to note the similarities here. You have to wonder if the Star […]
Continue readingStar Trek Into Darkness official synopsis released
November 28, 2012 0 Comments
The official synopsis for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel has been spotted by The Film Stage over on Paramount’s official press site. We’ve long known that Benedict Cumberbatch will play the villain in the flick, titled Star Trek Into Darkness, but his character’s identity has remained under wraps. And, well, that’s still the case. At least this newly […]
Continue readingJames McAvoy re-teams with Benedict Cumberbatch for WikiLeaks movie
November 12, 2012 0 Comments
James McAvoy is in negotiations to star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Bill Condon’s upcoming WikiLeaks movie, Variety reports. Cumberbatch will star as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange; McAvoy would play his German colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg. New RoboCop Joel Kinnaman had previously been rumoured to have secured this role. The picture is based on Domscheit-Berg’s book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
July 9, 2012 0 Comments
The poster for Peter Jackson‘s first half of The Hobbit saga – An Unexpected Journey – has bowed at Comic Con (provided for our viewing pleasure by Slashfilm). No sign of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), but we do get to see Gandalf (Ian McKellen) alive and well in the green, green, grass of Middle Earth. But look out behind […]
Continue readingThese charming men – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review
May 18, 2012 0 Comments
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Starring Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Rated MA. Originally published January 17, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is now available on DVD, Blu-ray and Quickflix Pay-Per-View. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the most gentlemanly motion picture of the year (or perhaps, of any year). Based on John le Carré’s 1974 novel of the […]
Continue readingThese charming men – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review
January 17, 2012 3 Comments
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Starring Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the most gentlemanly motion picture of the year (or perhaps, of any year). Based on John le Carré’s 1974 novel of the same name and starring a batch […]
Continue readingGod save the equine – War Horse review
December 22, 2011 0 Comments
War Horse – Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and Peter Mullan. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. At its core, War Horse is an anti-combat film about the cowardice of man in comparison to the bravery and unflinching determination of animals. It sounds like it were tailor-made for Werner Herzog. In actuality, it’s […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
July 20, 2011 1 Comment
Numbers numbers everywhere! The poster for Tomas Alfredson‘s upcoming spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy has debuted online (courtesy of Empire), featuring Gary Oldman as iconic literary character George Smiley … covered in numbers! Based on John le Carré’s novel of the same name, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy tells the story of M16 agent Smiley, who […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: War Horse
June 30, 2011 2 Comments
We’ve been screaming till our voice went hoarse (geddit?) for this one. Finally, we can enjoy the first teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse. If you’re unfamiliar with the World War 1 novel (or the Tony-winning play which it inspired), the title pretty much says all you need to know. It […]
Continue readingCumberbatch, Humphries and Lilly join The Hobbit
June 21, 2011 0 Comments
Peter Jackson has revealed the final round of major casting for The Hobbit via his official Facebook page, announcing Barry Humphries as the Goblin King , Evangeline Lilly as Woodland Elf Tauriel and Benedict Cumberbatch as the dragon Smaug. Much loved Sherlock Holmes actor Cumberbatch was already voicing the Necromancer – ruler of the stronghold […]
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