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Benedict Cumberbatch transforms into a grieving father as he films sombre scenes with two child actors for his new role in The Thing With Feathers


Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Dylan Southern's adaptation of Max Porter's acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers.

Benedict Cumberbatch filmed sombre scenes for his role in Dylan Southern's adaptation of Max Porter's acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers on Friday The upcoming film, which is an adaptation of Max Porter's Novel, focuses on a father and his two young sons dealing with the sudden death of their wife and mother. After being gifted a never-ending source of coins by Pinnock's Jesus, Cumberbatch's character transforms himself and begins throwing money at people, before being mistaken as a 'messiah' by the Romans and crucified.

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