Benedict Cumberbatch Calls Out Netflix, Questions 'The Power of the Dog' Limited Theatrical Release

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Benedict Cumberbatch is calling out Netflix and he’s looking for answers as to why his new movie was shown in theaters for such a limited amount of time.

The 45-year-old actor stars in the streaming service’s new movie The Power of the Dog and he received a Best Actor nomination at the Oscars for his work in the film. Benedict wishes more people got to see the film in theaters though. Click inside to find out what he said… The actor’s new cover story for Vanity Fair mentions that he has “one misgiving” with Netflix. “If I’m in the belly of the beast, then surely I can start asking questions of it,” Benedict said.

The outlet says his main question is, “Why did Netflix give the film such a perfunctory run in theaters?” The movie played at all of the major festivals last fall and then was given a short two-week theatrical release before being added to Netflix. “This is for Scott [Stuber] and Ted [Sarandos] and everyone who runs Netflix: Could you not afford to have a longer theatrical release?” Benedict asks in the article. “Maybe not.

I don’t know. I’m positioning this as a question publicly in Vanity Fair. I haven’t actually had this conversation with them, but I would and I will.” Benedict is also speaking out with his thoughts on the success of Spider-Man: No Way Home.