Rolled up shirt sleeves, wrist, waist and arse. That curve.
I’m so sorry Gary, I can’t concentrate on what you’re doing in this scene…Gary Oldman is in that scene?
Gary who?
The Benedict Cumberbatch Situation
There’s a situation happening all across the world and so far, only the British news media seems to have reported upon it.
Benedict on John le Carre: I write him and talk to him about an hour. It’s an actor’s dream. Anything you ask about the backstory; it’s there. It was almost like interviewing Guillam; it was wonderful.
From romangirl88’s YouTube page:
Gary Oldman and one of the Tinker Tailor producers mention how Benedict needs very few takes when filming. The one highlighted was the Angry Guillam scene.
Yes, Benedict is gorgeous and extremely talented, but what I love most about him is how much of a professional he is and just how incredibly hard he works at his craft. It’s apparent that he is a perfectionist, immersing himself completely in research and training and showing a willingness to change his hair color or transform his body rather drastically for every part. Also, from interviews, we all know that he has a lisp, but how he uses his voice and precise diction onstage or onscreen, you would never know it. Again, this is all about discipline and hard work. Outside of acting, I just love that he uses his work as a pathway to expand his knowledge of history, or social customs, or science, or whatever subject is being explored in his current project. Yes, looking at his parents, you can see that he inherited many gifts, but what he has done with those gifts through hard work, and quite frankly, many smart career decisions, is all Benedict. It’s obvious that many of his colleagues respect and admire him. That’s why I love this little clip, because all of the reasons listed above are merely illustrated through Gary Oldman’s little shake of the head at the end.
SO TRUE. And this little clip also reminds me of what Philip Johnson (DoP of Van Gogh Painted With Words) once said that Benedict is a true professional, and that the amount of dialogue he had to remember was amazing although he had a prompter he rarely needed it.
Movie Review - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011.
Directed by Tomas Alfredson.
Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke.
It was great, he’s [Benedict Cumberbatch] fantastic to work with. He’s very exact and he knows his lines better than anyone and he is like a Swiss watch. In the film he’s a very useful tool to reflect what Smiley says and doesn’t say, so he’s like Smiley’s mirror.
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Love Benedict giving advice on when to take photos in part 2. Thanks to ifucjey for finding the footage.
Part 1
http://elizabethtoni.com/2011/09/part-1of3-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-–-world-premiere-–-68th-venice-international-film-festival-2011-–-arrivals/
Part 2
http://elizabethtoni.com/2011/09/part-2of3-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-%E2%80%93-world-premiere-%E2%80%93-68th-venice-international-film-festival-2011-%E2%80%93-arrivals/
Part 3
http://elizabethtoni.com/2011/09/part-3of3-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-%E2%80%93-world-premiere-%E2%80%93-68th-venice-international-film-festival-2011-%E2%80%93-arrivals/
