Articles about Benedict Cumberbatch
Becoming Eric
The unusual title star of a dark, gritty Netflix period drama set in 1980s New York just happens to be a giant puppet. DQ speaks to creature creation firm Stitches & Glue and puppeteer Olly Taylor about bringing Eric to life.
Puppet masters
Writer Abi Morgan and director Lucy Forbes pull back the curtain on Eric, a Netflix miniseries that stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a desperate father who believes a puppet holds the key to bringing home his missing son.
Benedict Cumberbatch brings Eric to Netflix
TRAILER: Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Netflix series Eric, a crime drama that follows the desperate search of a father when his nine year old son disappears one morning on the way to school.
Making Melrose
Screenwriter David Nicholls, director Edward Berger and executive producer Michael Jackson tell DQ about adapting Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose novels into a five-part limited series for Sky Atlantic and Showtime.
Timeless tale
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald star in a feature-length adaptation of Ian McEwan’s acclaimed novel The Child in Time that very nearly didn’t get made. DQ chats to the stars and screenwriter Stephen Butchard about the film’s journey to the screen.
Time for a change
Benedict Cumberbatch takes centre stage in The Child in Time, Stephen Butchard’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s haunting novel about loss and grief. The star tells DQ about shaking off his more famous alter-ego and stepping into a producer role.