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lickypickystickyme: meanmrbuddha: poobah: ooooops….. That’s...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08:03 -0400

lickypickystickyme:

meanmrbuddha:

poobah:

ooooops…..

That’s a shame

Looking for the entrance to hell?

Oh dear…

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Tue, 14 May 2013 21:50:44 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 21:24:45 -0400

keepyoureyesfixedonme: Letterman interviewing Benedict: Fallon interviewing Benedict:

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:40:33 -0400

keepyoureyesfixedonme:

Letterman interviewing Benedict:

Fallon interviewing Benedict:

The Times - Whats not to Love About Benedict Cumberbatch

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:06:28 -0400

cumbertrekky:

He was an all-action Sherlock Holmes for TV and now he’s conquering Hollywood in Star Trek. Caitlin Moran joins the actor at his parents’ home for Sunday lunch

I don’t know if you remember, but some time last summer – between the end of the Olympics and the return of The X Factor – it briefly became the thing to have a go at Benedict Cumberbatch for being “a posho”.

However many times Cumberbatch tried to explain that he was “just middle class, really”, a sum kept being done, over and over: “Harrow education” + “called ‘Benedict Cumberbatch’ ” = “A man who wipes his bum on castles”. There was a series of catty columns about it, with headlines like “Posh off to America” and “Poor posh boy”.

The underlying presumption seemed to be that Cumberbatch was some dilettante princeling – stealing roles such as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock, and the painfully repressed landowner Christopher Tietjens in Tom Stoppard’s Parade’s End, that would otherwise have gone to working-class actors such as Danny Dyer, or Shane Richie from EastEnders, and that this was all a great pity.

Of course, as with all these things, it blew over quite quickly – not least because it was superseded by the news that Cumberbatch had been cast in the new Star Trek movie, and was, therefore, about to become one of the most successful British actors of the past ten years. But I am reminded of it all today, in the back of a cab, leafing through a pile of cuttings on Cumberbatch.

“What a load of balls that was,” I muse. “The whole posh thing. What a load of old balls. What a funny old world.”

It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and I have been invited to lunch with Cumberbatch at his parents’ house in Gloucestershire. Star Trek Into Darkness is now about to open and this is the only day he has free to talk. I have made the great sacrifice and taken a train to Swindon.

The cab driver drops me outside the house.

“Here you go,” he says.

I climb out of the car, and stare at a gigantic, honey-coloured mansion, with immaculately tended lawns. Parked in the driveway are a black London taxi and a vintage silver Rolls-Royce.

Last night, Benedict had offered to pick me up from the station, saying he has a “loooooooooovely car”.

“Yes – you have, haven’t you, Benedict?” I think to myself, staring. “You’ve got a lovely pair.”

I crunch up the drive, carrying a massive bunch of flowers and a bottle of wine, and shout through the letter box.

“Hello! I’m from London! I’ve come on holiday, to the countryside, by accident!”

Silence. I circle the house. The place is so big, I can’t work out where the front door is.

I decide to go to ask a neighbour for advice on how to penetrate the Cumberbatch estate.

I head towards a nearby crofter’s cottage.

Benedict Cumberbatch is standing in the doorway of the tiny cottage, in a pair of knackered navy corduroy slippers, watching my progress across the lawn – lavishly strewn with hyacinths – with some curiosity.

“What were you doing at Kate Moss’s house?” he asks, mildly.

Ah. Kate Moss. The working-class girl from Croydon made good. That mansion is her house.

The “posh” Cumberbatches, by way of contrast, live next door: three small rooms downstairs, three small rooms upstairs. Every available surface is covered in books, family photographs or owls.

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dudeufugly: Interviewer: “You and Simon Pegg, Chris Pine and...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:06:27 -0400

dudeufugly:

Interviewer: “You and Simon Pegg, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto had a much tweeted about night out. I haven’t got the pictures.”

Benedict: “My favourite one was the … we were remodeled into the Zoolander jeep with shakes going… *starts dancing in seat*”

Google Play Interview

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Thu, 09 May 2013 22:53:16 -0400

younggirlandthesea: I love how you could literally type Beafihdjhsic Casdkjlkjdfaich and people...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:24:14 -0400

younggirlandthesea:

I love how you could literally type Beafihdjhsic Casdkjlkjdfaich and people would know who you’re talking about.

cumberverse: I swear the more “the sexiest man poll” he wins,...

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:17 -0400

cumberverse:

I swear the more “the sexiest man poll” he wins, the dorkier he gets.

The Oh-So-Scary Villian!

okayophelia: tacticalnymphomania: nellachronism: loveforalia: You know you had a Catholic...

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:56:51 -0400

okayophelia:

tacticalnymphomania:

nellachronism:

loveforalia:

You know you had a Catholic upbringing when somebody says “May the force be with you” and your instant reaction is to reply with “And also with you”.

Lift up your lightsabers.

We lift them up to the lord.

Let us give thanks to the Force our guide.

It is right to give the Force thanks and praise.

NO! Oh LAWD!!! hahahaha

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:48:09 -0400

NO! Oh LAWD!!! hahahaha

He knows….

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:24:39 -0400

He knows….

dudeufugly: cumberbuddy: I’ve never been so glad to see a gif...

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:00:31 -0400

dudeufugly:

cumberbuddy:

I’ve never been so glad to see a gif version. PREMIERE DORK.

once again Star Trek Into DORKNESS fits perfectly!

Star Trek’s latest baddie, ladies & gents…

“Sexier Than Benedict Cumberbatch” (x)

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:09:13 -0400

“Sexier Than Benedict Cumberbatch” (x)

lovely-rina: puttin-onthe-witz: paulandthemccartneys: FUCKING...

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:47:32 -0400

lovely-rina:

puttin-onthe-witz:

paulandthemccartneys:

FUCKING WHAT?!?!?! WHAT I ..I CANT EVEN SA Y HOQ FKLSA

IT’S IN COLOUR?!?!?!

Classic rock fandom, the only fandom to get excited when a photo is in colour.

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Sat, 04 May 2013 22:36:16 -0400

estherlune: #sorry guys #Ben doesn’t give a fuck Sassy!Batch

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:52:58 -0400

estherlune:

#sorry guys #Ben doesn’t give a fuck

Sassy!Batch

lickypickystickyme: teehee

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:59:32 -0400

lickypickystickyme:

teehee

granadabrettishholmes: The Solitary Cyclist Oh, I was so in the...

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:36:16 -0400

granadabrettishholmes:

The Solitary Cyclist

Oh, I was so in the mood to do this gif-set.

From Bending the Willow by David Stuart Davies:

The villain challenges Holmes to a fight after knocking the detective down. He calls Holmes a swine, but Holmes corrects him: ‘A gentleman! Only a ruffian deals a blow with the back of his hand.’ Holmes then proceeds to circle his opponent using some very fancy, fastidious footwork which prompts ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ of appreciation from the onlookers. Brett himself choreographed his little boxing dance, and it is most impressive. His stance, with his arms in the standard Victorian boxing position, is redolent of the period.
Michael Cox was worried about all the elements of this first show, and this
scene was no exception:
‘I thought, Gosh, are we going to get away with this? It’s all rather balletic isn’t it? But, in the end, I think we did. Or rather Jeremy did. Well done to him. And of course it echoes something within the story: the straight left against the slogging ruffian. He’s doing the posh kind of boxing against the
boorish brute.’

Loved this scene!

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Wed, 01 May 2013 00:32:42 -0400