Benedict Cumberbatch

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Doctor Strange (2016); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); The Grinch (Illumination, 2018) (2018).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Avengers: Age of Ultron ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The Hulkbuster armor pays off Banner being almost defeated by it before.
    “it's paying off the fact that he was, you know, almost defeated by this armor before.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:00:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Jack Kirby: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Jack Kirby ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). Kirby's cosmic creations at Marvel, Galactus and the Silver Surfer, are the ancestors of this material.
    “he creates galactus and silver surf and all these parrots”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:56:25 · Griffin Newman (0.35 sure it was them)

Jim Starlin: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Jim Starlin ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The cosmic Thanos comics were mostly Starlin and mostly dudes talking on half asteroids.
    “Starlin stuff, mostly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:52:56 · David Sims (0.30 sure it was them)

The Avengers (2012): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: The Avengers ⇒ Avengers: Infinity War (the host's read). The Hulk echoes Tony Stark's words from the first Avengers; the movie is full of callbacks.
    “echoing Tony Stark's words from the Avengers 2012”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:25:44 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Avengers: Endgame (2019): 1 line

  1. unmapped (continuity) · through Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which they acted in: Avengers: Infinity War ⇒ Avengers: Endgame (the host's read). Thor knowing where the reality stone is sets up a bad decision in Endgame.
    “that plays into Endgame, and a bad decision they make”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 1:03:46 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (3) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (2)

  1. contrast (contrast): Benedict Cumberbatch → Doctor Strange. Disliked him in Doctor Strange, prefers him in the two Avengers films.
    “And I disliked him in Doctor Strange quite a bit.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:36:24 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Joaquin Phoenix → Benedict Cumberbatch. Cumberbatch is a classically trained actor who can make pretend feel real; Phoenix is an autodidact who cannot.
    “classically trained theater actor who is like, I can make pretend things feel real.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:24:22 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Benedict Cumberbatch → Tilda Swinton. Casting Cumberbatch as Strange was so on the nose compared with the fuss over Swinton.
    “I felt that casting Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange was so on the nose.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 0:45:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): The War of the Roses → Benedict Cumberbatch. The speakers doubt Coleman and Cumberbatch can sell the initial reckless attraction the story needs.
    “They need to be hot and Coleman and Cumberbatch are not hot enough.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:13:08 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.