Dueling Richards?
Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch both to star as Shakespeare's Richard III:
Cumberbatch has been cast to star in the role in a television series of Shakespeare's History plays for BBC2. The initial The Hollow Crown series already appeared on PBS in the USA.
Martin Freeman will appear in the play at the Trafalgar Studios theatre in London's West End.
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/apr/06/benedict-cumberbatch-richard-iii-bbc2
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/04/martin-freeman-to-play-richard-iii-london-west-end
Cumberbatch has been cast to star in the role in a television series of Shakespeare's History plays for BBC2. The initial The Hollow Crown series already appeared on PBS in the USA.
Martin Freeman will appear in the play at the Trafalgar Studios theatre in London's West End.
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/apr/06/benedict-cumberbatch-richard-iii-bbc2
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/04/martin-freeman-to-play-richard-iii-london-west-end