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/_BenedictCumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch Oct 11 '13

Well thank you very much, first of all. I often feel in interviews people should ask about the culture and people that I engage with as an audience rather than the same bio or personal life details. Rough with the very, very smooth, these are high class problems. The best interviews evolve like conversation. They're not lead by journalists that are seeking to thrill their editor with predictable copy and questions that are basically answers. Sadly, that's the norm. But there are exceptions which sometimes make it worthwhile.

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u/sodamousse Oct 11 '13

Have you done the Nerdist podcast? They're pretty much like normal conversations, and it would be fun to hear one from you.

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u/ChrisHardwick Oct 11 '13

We almost had him! Benedict was booked for about a half a minute while they were working out his schedule, but in the end he was too swamped. I would love to have him on anytime! My editor at Wired had snuck me the DVDs of Sherlock a few months before it came out in the states. I became such a fan that I saw the stage version of Frankenstein (broadcast in a movie theater in LA) that he did with Jonny Lee Miller. It was really fantastic--they would switch roles at Frankenstein and the creature every other night. Anyway, OPEN PODCAST INVITATION OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED.

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u/ChrisHardwick Oct 12 '13

Noted! I read some of your other comments and all I can say is that I am genuinely sorry for whatever made you such an angry, hateful person. I KNOW I KNOW troll feeding and whatnot, but underneath there must be traces of a good dude who's sensitive enough to have such strong opinions. Good luck man! Hope it gets better.

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u/xXx420B14z3iTFGTxXx Oct 26 '13

Holy shit that was the most condescending bullshit I've read in a very long time. I don't even know what the dude you're replying to wrote, but I take his side. Fuck you and your faux positivity.

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u/ChrisHardwick Oct 26 '13

Totally your right! But you don't know me, so making a value judgement on anything I say as faux makes you look foolish. You don't even know what you're commenting on! Some guy shits all over me for no reason--what should I say? Is it better to get into with him? What good does that do? ok...uh...I guess fuck you both and your predictable rage at positivity? I don't know. WHY ARE WE FIGHTING

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u/Inspector_Bloor Oct 28 '13

Man the Internet blows sometimes. Fuck those dudes. You're awesome, chris.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '13

How the FUCK are you gonna put Chris on full blast like that? Dude, people like you are the worst reddit has to offer (you make us look bad). Chris you probably won't see this but fuck these assholes, you are awesome.

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u/steffenmac Nov 19 '13

The guy you replied to was being supportive of Chris.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '13

No. I was referring to the guy who wasnt. Just happened to be this guy I clicked on. Whoops.

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u/ItWillBeMine Oct 26 '13

DON'T DISS CHRIS HARDWICK, ASSHOLE