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I wanted to take the audience on a journey where that transition was funny and awkward. It's the same cynicism that [Strange] has.

Benedict Cumberbatch

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Benedict Cumberbatch
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
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Hammersmith
London
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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