Benedict Cumberbatch, Transition Completed: Films, Fame, Fans - Softcover

Porter, Lynnette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780926154 ISBN 13: 9781780926155

Verlag: MX Publishing, 2014

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Praise for 'Benedict Cumberbatch, In Transition' - Something entirely new and excellent from MX is 'Benedict Cumberbatch, in Transition: An Unauthorised Performance Biography' by Lynnette Porter. Dr Porter is the editor of 'Sherlock Holmes for the 21st Century: Essays on New Adaptations', so I was confident that the new book would not be simple hagiography. As title and subtitle suggest, this is a survey of Cumberbatch's career as an actor, touching on his extra-curricular life only to the extent that it influences his acting or is influenced by the transition from jobbing actor to star to celebrity. The facts are meticulously (but not tediously) referenced, and the writing, as one would expect, is both literate and engaging. 'Sherlock' is the turning-point, but it's good to be reminded of the extent and importance of the actor's career, before, during and after the breakthrough to stardom - acclaimed rôles in 'Rhinoceros' and 'Hedda Gabler' at the Royal Court, 'After the Dance' at the Old Vic, and 'Frankenstein' at the National Theatre; performances as Van Gogh and Stephen Hawking on television; leading parts in 'Copenhagen', 'Neverwhere' and the continuing comedy series 'Cabin Pressure' on radio; 'War Horse', 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' in the cinema, and his emergence as a real film star in 'Star Trek: Into Darkness'. Benedict Cumberbatch is a great actor, unpretentious, honest and dedicated. He's also a genuinely nice man. --Sherlock Holmes Society of London

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Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Fifth Estate, 12 Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug-these would be milestones in most actors' entire career. For Benedict Cumberbatch, roles in these films are merely a year's additions to his already-vast resume. 2013 proved to be the final step in Cumberbatch's transition from respected working actor to bona fide worldwide celebrity and recipient of BAFTA Los Angeles' Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year. Like its predecessor, Benedict Cumberbatch, In Transition (MX Publishing, 2013), Benedict Cumberbatch, Transition Completed: Films, Fame, Fans explores the nature of Cumberbatch's fame and fandom while analysing his most recent roles. This in-depth performance biography does more than critique the actor's radio, stage, film, and television performances-especially his star turn in the long-awaited yet controversial third series of Sherlock. It also analyses how and why the actor's work is so memorable in each role, a perspective unique to this performance biography. Cumberbatch's role in popular culture, as much as his acting in multiple media, is well worth such scrutiny to illustrate that Benedict Cumberbatch represents both the best of acting and of the power of celebrity.

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• Verlag: MX Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780926154
• ISBN 13: 9781780926155
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 296