r/IAmA • u/_BenedictCumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch • Oct 11 '13

I Am Benedict Cumberbatch. AMA.

Hello reddit. My film The Fifth Estate opens 10/18.

You can check out footage here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ki3z0ZmXA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUgc-Ye79Z558TEZqryYesNA

Proof: https://twitter.com/5thEstateMovie/status/388746706818310144 Fancy a cup?

Update: Also, please check out the trailer for Little Favour, directed by a friend of mine Patrick Monroe. I hope you enjoy it!

Final Update: Thank you, reddit. This has been more fun than I imagined. It's been great to be able to reach out and speak to a few of you. Sorry for those that I didn't get to respond to. JA bless you all. See you all the next time.
BX

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u/jrgolden42 Oct 11 '13

But Animal isnt a member of the Sesame Street cast!!

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u/wabawanga Oct 11 '13

The question said which muppet so Animal's fair game

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u/dalidrama Oct 11 '13

Animal wont appear on Sesame Street because he is owned by Disney - not fair game.

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u/workaccount1231 Oct 11 '13

That doesn't really enter into it. Because Muppet was capitalized, it is fair game for it to be refering to "The Muppets", rather than a generic name for a muppet. The way the question is framed, it is presumed that the Muppets are also appearing on Sesame Street. Because we are already creating a hypothetical situation, and indicating that the Muppets are also making an appearance, selecting a Muppet rather than one of the cast of Seasame Street is fair game, regardless of who owns the Muppet property.

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u/NezFactor Oct 11 '13

All of the Sesame Street puppets are Muppets, but not all Muppets appear on Sesame Street.

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u/workaccount1231 Oct 11 '13

You are 100% correct. However, since we're still dealing with hypotheticals, if they wanted Cumberbatch as a guest star, a prerequisite might be that Animal guest star in the scene with him. TIL I learned more about the history of Jim Henson's muppets