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Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power Of The Dog: "I don't just shoot period films"

2021-12-01T12:37:19.692Z


INTERVIEW - For his role as a withdrawn and manly cowboy in Jane Campion's western, the British actor, star of Sherlock and the Avengers, can hope for his second Oscar nomination.


“I wish I had my hat on.

"

A beautiful sun heats the Lido in these first days of September.

Benedict Cumberbatch accompanies

The Power of the Dog

, the feature film by Jane Campion, in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

Before finishing the filming of

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

, interrupted by the Covid.

Meeting with the British actor without cape or hat.

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LE FIGARO.

- How did you get the role of Phil Burbank?

Benedict CUMBERBATCH.

-

I first met Jane Campion in Los Angeles in 2019. We only had an informal chat, it wasn't an audition for

The Power of the Dog

, but I remember my nervousness.

Jane is such a powerful female voice… Like an idiot, I saw

The Piano Lesson

again

before this meeting, a film that means a lot to me.

She arrived alone, without a driver, very humble.

I relaxed, I felt like I was drinking a cup of tea with a friend.

We talked about the project

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Source: lefigaro

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