Before I start, let's put it in record at the amount of "ahaha somebody might finally let him to act evil on screen more" and "yay his character will be IN SPACE" I am having right now at the report of Benedict being casted in the Star Trek sequel (as the rumoured 'naughty baddie' Khan). We already know that Simon Pegg is in the sequel, so there's ( Read more... )

Sherlockology on Twitter linked an article that points out something interesting that was not discussed in the previous post regarding the possibility for Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch to work together (in some capacity)?

From HitFix (emphasis mine): [...] In the book, there is talk of how the White Council had to drive The Necromancer out ( Read more... )

A fully formatted version (which I originally typed before LJ rejected it unless I remove one of the links) here, for those who doesn't want to dig around for the links. However, feel free to comment either places. :) I will edit this post once the problem is resolved.

From deadline.com:

He (Benedict) will portray Smaug via motion capture. He is ( Read more... )

From here. Archived.( for my OCD side. :P )

Just dropping off links (which is plastered all over twitter and tumblr by now).

So accordingly the hint Ian McKellen dropped the other day about what Cumberbatch's could be might not be new after all. Not especially if the man himself has mentioned it before.

What roles would you most like to play?Richard II, Oswald in Ghosts, Smaug in The ( Read more... )

From here. Copied for archival purposes. ( hint for Smaug the dragon? )

Who am I calling a tease? Well.

From Ian McKellen's blog:

Martin told me he was "chuffed" about the prize. So was the entire crew back here in Wellington; and about Benedict. Now, what can he be playing in The Hobbit ( Read more... )

These are probably everywhere by now, but I think they are worth repeating if only to show how much I adore both Martin and Benedict (and I shall try to refrain from flailing at the ginger-haired Mark). :D

There's a BAFTA red carpet interview of Benedict, sporting his famous Sherlock!hair and talking about how much of a joy it is for both being ( Read more... )

I originally didn't plan to pass on this link, but I guess it might be worth reading for some of you who travels in both Sherlock and Hobbit fandom or either one of them. This is relevant considering that both of the main actors of Sherlock are now tied into Hobbit as well. More if you have the tendency to be in the vicinity of London, of course ( Read more... )

From today's Digital Spy:

Martin Freeman has accidentally revealed that his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch has landed a role in The HobbitThe actor made the revelation at the 2011 BAFTA Awards after the pair picked up the 'Best Drama' award for the BBC One detective series ( Read more... )