Benedict Cumberbatch does not try to solve the case why he is considered a sex symbol.
Cumberbatch, whose tenure on the BBC series “Sherlock” propelled him into viral Thirst fandom, shared Amount that he knows he’s no relation to Brad Pitt or Leonardo DiCaprio in terms of his looks.
“I’m not Brad, I’m not Leonardo, I’m not a typical movie star,” Cumberbatch said. “People were going, ‘Why is he even attractive to us?’
He added, “I worry about myself in the mirror as I age, like all the other bastards do.”
And don’t tell me Cumberbatch is a celebrity either.
“It’s so derogatory,” he said of the term, “and just lumps someone famous together. Am I a ‘celebrated’ person? Well, for what? For selling cheese? For being on a reality show? For having something outrageous? For being an actor?”
However, Cumberbatch isn’t looking to reprise his title role in a possible “Sherlock” revival, even though that’s what made him a heartthrob.
“It would take it to be better than it’s ever been,” Cumberbatch said of a return to the show starred in Martin Freemanadding that “a lot of money” would also help. “You leave them or yourself wanting more. It’s always itchy, but I think it has to be the superlative version of what we’ve already achieved.”
Meanwhile, Cumberbatch is continues its MCU tenure and will also lead the “War of the Roses” remake with Olivia Colman. “Poor Things” screenwriter Tony McNamara is writing the script, simply titled “The Roses,” with Jay Roach directing. The official synopsis reads: “Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo (Cumberbatch) and Ivy (Colman): successful careers, amazing children, an enviable sex life. But beneath the facade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentment that ignites when Theo’s professional dreams crashes.” Both Cumberbatch and Colman are producing, with Cumberbatch’s SunnyMarch banner and Colman’s Her South of the River banner behind the project.
