Benedict Cumberbatch went full method for his upcoming movie role — or should we say full menthol? The 45-year-old is already earning Oscar buzz for his performance in Jane Campion’s drama The Power of the Dog, in which he stars as a sadistic rancher who becomes abusive toward his new sister-in-law (Kirsten Dunst) and falls in love with her son (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
The Doctor Strange star completely immersed himself in the role, learning how to play the banjo and to castrate the bull. But he took it a step further, refusing to speak to co-stars like Dunst on set and deciding not to bathe.
Seeing as one of his character’s defining characteristics was having all of his ciggies “perfectly rolled with one-hand,” as author Thomas Savage described
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