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Benedict Cumberbatch is getting a star!
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is going to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 28th February 2022 at 11:30 A.M. PST. The actor will be the 2,714th celebrity to receive the honor and his star will be placed at 6918 Hollywood Boulevard in front of The Line Store in the category of Motion Pictures.
Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ana Martinez said, “Benedict Cumberbatch career spans across genres – he is one of England’s prized exports and we are proud to welcome him to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He joins many of his compatriots on our famed sidewalk of stars.” Chair of the Board of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Emcee Nicole Mihalka, Director J.J. Abrams, Kevin Feige, President Marvel Studios, and Chief Creative Officer is going to speak at the ceremony for Benedict Cumberbatch.
Benedict Cumberbatch who is nominated for an Academy Award for his exceptional work in ‘The Power of the Dog’ in which he starred alongside Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons. The actor had already won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA, and SAG Award nomination for his portrayal of ‘Alan Turning’ in The Imitation Game in which he starred alongside actress Keira Knightley. The film received an Academy Award nomination for ‘Best Picture’ and the cast was nominated for a SAG Award in the category of ‘Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
In 2010, Benedict Cumberbatch starred as ‘Sherlock Holmes', in the BBC television series, ‘Sherlock’ and that’s the role that helped him to break through to various opportunities. The audience simply loved the actor as Sherlock Holmes and in 2014 his performance in an episode of the third season won him an Emmy Award. Benedict Cumberbatch starred as antagonist ‘Khan’ in Star Trek into the Darkness in 2013 which helped him achieve a new level of success and fame.
In 2016, Benedict Cumberbatch entered the Marvel Universe as Doctor Strange and was highly appreciated by the critics and the audience as Marvel Comic Superhero. The actor reprised his role as Doctor Strange in Thor: Ragnarok in 2017 and in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, and in Avengers: Endgame. Benedict Cumberbatch lent his distinctive voice for animated movies including, The Grinch and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (both 2018), playing the eponymous curmudgeon and the villainous tiger Shere Khan, respectively.
In 2013, Benedict Cumberbatch established his own production company 'SunnyMarch', alongside his producing partner Adam Ackland. The SunnyMarch's upcoming slate covers a variety of projects for television and film including Londongrad, War Magician, The 39 Steps, and End We Star. The actor is all set to produce as well as star in Justin Kurzel’s Morning, alongside Laura Dern and Noah Jupe. Benedict Cumberbatch also starred in and produced Kevin Macdonald’s The Mauritanian, opposite Jodie Foster and Tahar Rahim. The film, which was released by STX, received a 2021 BAFTA nomination for ‘Best Film’.
Benedict Cumberbatch who was recently seen as Doctor Strange in 'Spider Man: No Way Home', will soon be seen in the sequel of Doctor Strange in Marvel’s 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' which is all set to release in May. Speaking about the Multiverse of Madness, Benedict shared with Vanity Fair, "It’s a big moment for Strange. We can bring our game to this large tentpole fare and give it an authenticity and a heartbeat and something that makes it not just effects-laden nonsense."
On receiving the Academy Award nomination for 'The Power of the Dog', Benedict shared that he was asleep when the nominations were announced. He shared in a statement to The New York Times, “I think everyone heard about it [Oscar nomination] but me. I was asleep and I didn’t turn my phone on. I got an email last night from someone at Netflix saying, ‘Look, no matter what happens we’re so proud, it’s such a great movie and such a great performance.’ I mean, it was a lovely, beautiful email. And I went, ‘Oh, God, it’s happening tomorrow... I’m a dad of three small boys and I’m on my own — my wife’s in New York — so I’m trying to get them ready for school and get them in a car, get them going. But I kind of realized, “Oh, my phone, I better get it,” just as we were finishing breakfast. So I turned it on [starts to laugh] and explained to three slightly confused little faces what it meant and why I was giggling and smiling a lot, and they had varying responses. I don’t talk about my private life, but that it is something I’m willing to share. It was a lovely moment to have with my boys.”
In a recent conversation with Collider, Benedict Cumberbatch clarified that he does not see the fifth season of 'Sherlock' happening anytime soon. He shared, "I'm the worst person to ask on this because I never say never, obviously. But I don't know. And I'm the worst person to ask because my slate's pretty, pretty full at the moment, as is Martin Freeman, who plays the role of Dr. Watson and all the other key players involved. So, who knows? Maybe one day, if the script's right. And I say 'the script', maybe it could be a film rather than a series. Who knows? But anyway, not for now."
