His name is better than yours

OMG! The most amazing new photoshoot!!  - and interview - now with cover

Benedict Cumberbatch presenting the Doctor Strange teaser trailer on Jimmy Kimmel Live. [x]

Marvel’s Doctor Strange Teaser Trailer

Taking the trousers off for Mark Gatiss (x x)

New piccies from BTS & filming on Sherlock ‘The Abominable bride’ (x)(x)(x)

The originals from the exquisite archives of Karen Woywod

Fan pictures of him onstage: (x), the first press ‘review’: (x), press pictures of Ben as Hamlet: (x), & my Edits of those:  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Fan pictures of him onstage: (x), the first press ‘review’: (x), press pictures of Ben as Hamlet: (x), & my Edits of those:  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet Edit 05 - (x)

Fan pictures of him onstage: (x), the first press ‘review’: (x), press pictures of Ben as Hamlet: (x), & my Edits of those:  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Rehearsal images have been released for Lyndsey Turner’s production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. Check out the images below (click picture to enlarge). The production opens at the Barbican Theatre on 25th August (previews from 5th August) for a limited run until 31st October 2015. Set design is by Es Devlin with video design by Luke Halls. Hamlet will be broadcast to cinemas around the world on Thursday 15th October 2015 as part of National Theatre Live. Click here to find out details about £10 tickets for Hamlet. The production also stars: They join the previously announced Leo Bill as Horatio, Sian Brooke as Ophelia, Anastasia Hille as Gertrude, Ciarán Hinds as Claudius, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Laertes and Jim Norton as Polonius. Completing the cast are:  Barry Aird (Soldier), Eddie Arnold (Danish Captain, Servant), Nigel Carrington (Servant, Cornelius), Ruairi Conaghan (Player King), Rudi Dharmalingam (Guildenstern), Colin Haigh (Priest, Messenger), Paul Ham (Official), Diveen Henry (Player Queen, Messenger), Karl Johnson (Ghost of Hamlet’s father), Amaka Okafor (Official), Dan Parr (Barnardo), Jan Shepherd (Courtier), Morag Siller (Voltemand), Matthew Steer (Rosencrantz), Sergo Vares (Fortinbras) and Dwane Walcott (Marcellus).

I’ve seen and swam and climbed and lived and driven and filmed. Should it all end tomorrow, I can definitely say there would be no regrets. I am very lucky, and I know it. I really have lived 5,000 times over.

Happy 39th Birthday, Benedict!

People say, “This is your moment.” Well, I hate to say it, but I don’t believe in moments. I don’t believe in one-offs. I believe in something continuing and continuing, and I want to be doing this job for the next 50 years if I live that long.