Benedict Cumberbatch transforms into a grieving father as he films somber scenes with two child actors for his new role in The Thing With Feathers
Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Dylan Southern’s adaptation of Max Porter’s critically acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers.
And the actor, 47, was spotted on Friday filming emotional scenes for his new role in the upcoming movie.
Benedict, who will play the lead role, cut a somber figure as he filmed the scenes with two child actors.
can be seen wearing a smart double-breasted navy blue coat as he stands next to two boys who will star in the film as his sons.
He paired a navy blue scarf with the smart coat and wore a white shirt and black tie in what appeared to be a funeral scene.
In other photos, Benedict is seen looking a little worse for wear as he donned a black robe as he spoke to a police officer at his home.
Benedict Cumberbatch filmed somber scenes Friday for his role in Dylan Southern’s adaptation of Max Porter’s acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers
The actor was joined by two child stars as he filmed a dramatic scene for his new role, in which he plays a grieving father.
Benedict plays a young father whose grip on reality quickly disintegrates after the tragic death of his wife.
The upcoming film, an adaptation of Max Porter’s Novel, focuses on a father and his two young sons who deal with the sudden death of their wife and mother.
However, after the death of his wife, a strange presence known as ‘Crow’ begins to haunt Benedict from the shadows of his apartment that he shares with his two young sons.
According to DeadlineBenedict is a big fan of Max Porter’s previous work, but still claimed he was ‘skeptical’ about the idea of a film adaptation.
He said: ‘Having been a huge fan of Max Porter’s extraordinary book and Enda Walsh’s stage adaptation, I was skeptical about a film adaptation.
But the experience of reading Dylan Southern’s adaptation reignited the cinematic memory of reading this most visceral story of a family consumed by grief.”
‘Dylan has masterfully handled the dexterity of Max’s kinetic poetry. It’s so well realized, both on the page and in the deck and pitch.
‘It contains all the wildly sharp turns of changing hues and colors between the domestic and the mythical, between the despair, the comedy and every day of loss. It’s an exciting book, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring Dylan’s cinematic vision of it to the big screen,” he added.
He paired a navy blue scarf with the smart coat and wore a white shirt and black tie in what appeared to be a funeral scene.
In another snap, the camera crew and cast could be seen hanging around a black car as they prepared to start filming
Benedict plays a young father whose grip on reality quickly disintegrates after the tragic death of his wife
The upcoming film, which is an adaptation of Max Porter’s novel, focuses on a father and his two young sons as they deal with the sudden death of their wife and mother.
However, after the death of his wife, a strange presence known as ‘Crow’ begins to haunt Benedict from the shadows of his apartment that he shares with his two young sons.
In other late-night scenes, Benedict is seen looking worse for wear as he donned a black robe
With a messy haircut and an untrimmed beard, Benedict appears shocked as he stands at the door
In another scene, a police officer knocks on his door while the camera crew is filming in the background
In another shot, the film shows a mysterious woman leaving Benedict’s house
It comes after Benedict is transformed into a beggar who is mistaken for Jesus and brutally crucified in his new film The Book Of Clarence.
The actor who starred in BBC drama Sherlock and The Imitation Game will take on the role of Benjamin, who is accidentally impaled.
The Book Of Clarence follows the hapless Jerusalemite who makes a misguided attempt to capitalize on the rise of celebrity and influence the Messiah for his own personal gain.
The journey leads him on an exploration of faith and on an unexpected path.
The real Jesus is played by Captain America and For Life star Nicholas Pinnock, 50, in the biblical comedy-drama.
After being given an infinite source of coins by Pinnock’s Jesus, Cumberbatch’s character transforms himself and begins throwing money at people, before being mistaken as a ‘messiah’ by the Romans and crucified.
At the crucifixion moment he looks pained as he is tied to the cross with his long hair blowing in the wind.
It comes after Benedict is transformed into a beggar who is mistaken for Jesus and brutally crucified in his new film The Book Of Clarence
The actor who starred in BBC drama Sherlock and The Imitation Game will take on the role of Benjamin, who is accidentally impaled
In that respect, he is a world away from his usual clean-cut appearance, with a disheveled appearance and an unkempt beard.
LaKeith Stanfield will star opposite James McAvoy, while Jay-Z is one of the film’s producers.
The film was initially set to be released in Britain on January 19, but was postponed at the eleventh hour.
Sony will now reportedly look to release the film around March Deadline Notification of the postponement came from Legendary, who produced and financed it.
The film has already been released in the US and collected $3 million over the four-day weekend last month.
Critics have given the film an 89% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.