Benedict Cumberbatch Will Star as HAMLET at the Barbican, Aug 2015

BROADWAY WORLD.COM
March 20, 2014



According to the Daily Mail, Benedict Cumberbatch as solidified his place as HAMLET in the West End. The Shakespearean drama will run at the Barbican Theatre, beginning in August 2015 and will be produced by Sonia Friedman and directed by Lyndsey Turner.

Cumberbatch's recent film roster includes The Fifth Estate, 12 Years a Slave, and August: Osage County with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. His upcoming projects include The Imitation Game, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, Magik, The Penguins of Madagascar, Everest, The Lost City of Z and Flying Horse.

He is well known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the UK series "Sherlock". Other recent film credits include J.J. Abrams' Stark Trek Into Darkness.

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Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich lend their voices to DreamWorks Animation's The Penguins of Madagascar

FAN CARPET
August 6, 2013

He can currently be seen as Marvin in Dean Parisot's RED 2 and word is that John Malkovich will lend his voice alongside The Hobbit trilogy antagonist Benedict Cumberbatch in the forthcoming Madagascar spinoff The Penguins of Madagascar.

Cumberbatch will take on the role of the CIA agent hot on the trail of Malkovich's charming villain of the story.

The DreamWorks Animation favourite has spawned several Penguins spinoffs including a straight-to-DVD film and a comic book written by David Server and Jackson Lanzing as well as the Nickelodeon TV show.

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