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Benedict Cumberbatch Says ‘I Upset People’ With ‘Zoolander 2’ Non-Binary Role and ‘Wouldn’t Do That Again’: ‘I’ve Had to Apologize Quite a Lot’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Benedict Cumberbatch recently participated in Variety’s “Know Their Lives” video series and shared some regret over his controversial role in Ben Stiller’s “Zoolander 2.” The “Doctor Strange” actor played a non-binary fashion model named All in the comedy sequel, which was an infamous box office flop in 2016 with just $28 million at the domestic box office. “I’ve had to apologize for that quite a lot.

It’s a difficult one to talk about,” Cumberbatch said about playing a non-binary role. “I love that group of people and it was the chance to sort of be part of something that the first time around was iconic and I was a huge fan of.

But it got complicated and it got misunderstood and I upset people. I respect that, so I probably wouldn’t do that again now.” Cumberbatch’s role in “Zoolander 2” drew backlash as soon as the comedy’s trailer first released online.

LGBTQ activists urged moviegoers not to see the movie because of Cumberbatch’s casting, with one online petition calling for a “Zoolander 2” boycott. “Cumberbatch’s character is clearly portrayed as an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals,” an online petition stated at the time. “This is the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority.

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