'That's not nice!' Benedict Cumberbatch defends Keira Knightley in joint interview

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By: Kirsty McCormack
Published: Wed, September 17, 2014



The 38-year-old was clearly annoyed when David Poland took it upon himself to tell Keira she appeared "a little worn out" and couldn't help but retaliate.

As the Hollywood stars had their make-up touched up, Benedict told David: "That's not a nice thing to say to one of the most beautiful women on the planet," before Keira added: "Yeah, f*** you!"

David then proceeded to tell the 'Atonement' star that she had "a little Morticia Adams thing going on there", implying that she looked pale.

Keira, who was wearing a pretty white lace dress which was adorned with black polka dots, admitted that she looked tired because she hadn't eaten.

"I'm just basically really hungry. It's like hunger range that's about to come out in this nasty demon," she explained, before putting on a child's voice as if she was crying.

"I know that no one thinks i do eat but I do need food every now and then," she added, as Benedict laughed beside her.

The pair were promoting their new film 'The Imitation Game', which is a historical thriller film about British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist Alan Turing.

The film centres on Alan and his team of code-breakers at Britain's top secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, in breaking the German's infamous Enigma codes during the Second World War.

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Benedict Cumberbatch visits hospice patients while filming The Imitation Game

HENLEY STANDARD
Published 18/08/14




ACTOR Benedict Cumberbatch visited patients at the Sue Ryder hospice in Nettlebed while making a new film.

The Sherlock star plays the lead role in The Imitation Game, which tells the story of how British mathematician Alan Turing helped crack the Enigma code during the Second World War.

The film, which also stars Keira Knightley and Charles Dance, will be released in November.

The hospice served as the iconic Bletchley Park, the secret code-breaking centre where Turing and his colleagues deciphered German messages.

Healthcare assistant Linda Miller introduced Cumberbatch to patients in between shoots.

She said: “It was lovely seeing Benedict chat to the patients. He said he felt humbled being in such a caring place.

“Afterwards patients chatted about the experience for ages and relatives said they were looking forward to seeing the film as it would remind them of the time their loved one was at Nettlebed, even if they were no longer with us.”

Staff nurse Sue Hollands, who was on duty when Cumberbatch and Allen Leech, who plays suspected Soviet spy John Cairncross, visited, said: “There was a real buzz about the place as patients and staff felt quite excited about the filming. The actors took their time to talk to patients and were not starry at all — they were genuinely interested in the patients and took a lot of time to chat to them and the staff on the ward.

“Benedict Cumberbatch was an absolute sweetheart.”

Dance, who plays codebreaker Alastair Denniston, chatted to patients in day therapy and met day therapy manager Lynn Brookes and healthcare assistant Caroline Dixon.

Pam Chatfield, palliative care servies manager. said: “The staff and patients enjoyed having the filming going on and although there was some disruption to our routine it was, for the most part, welcome.

“The income generated from the hospice being used as a film set helps us to care for patients and their families and loved ones.”

Filming at Joyce Grove, a Jacobean-style manor built for merchant banker Robert Fleming in the 1900s, took place over two weeks in September. The great hall, Fleming Room and former library as well as the grounds were all used in scenes.

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Benedict Cumberbatch comes to Bletchley Park (MK WEB NEWS)

Keira Knightley in the latest offering from Hollywood, based here at Bletchley Park.

Cumberbatch is set to play Bletchley Park mathematician Alan Turning to follow his story and his work on the Enigma code during World War II. The film will also examine Turing’s role in breaking the Enigma cipher as well as the treatment he received after revealing his homosexuality in 1952.

Cumberbatch was born on July 19th 1976 in London and is the son of two actors, Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch and Wanda Ventham.

After a successful time at school, which also saw him act in plenty of school plays, Cumberbatch took a gap year to teach English in a Tibetian monastery before enrolling at University of Manchester to study drama.

Since 2001, Cumberbatch has a variety of major roles in theatre, television and film including roles in Heartbeat, Spooks and Silent Witness as well as playing Stephen Hawking in the award winning Hawking. He has also starred as Sherlock Holmes in the ongoing successful television series Sherlock since 2010.

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