“During filming, [Campion] gave me full permission to be him.
She introduced me as Phil and said, ‘Look, Benedict’s very nice.
You’ll meet him at the end of the shoot.
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This is Phil, you’ll be working with him.’
That was it.”
“All of it” scared Cumberbatch, he admits.
But working with Campion was “an amazing thing.
To have that friendship and that collaboration is gold and that’s Jane.”
The Power of the Dogis now playing in theaters, and hits Netflix Dec. 1.
Listen to the full interview onEW’sThe Awardistpodcastbelow or available wherever you listen to podcasts.
