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Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Benedict Cumberbatch blasts 'grossly wasteful' film industry
Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed his intense diet plan which led to over-indulgence in order to acquire his Doctor Strange physique. The aftermath left the London-born actor feeling 'horrific' as he was instructed to eat beyond his appetite. The 49-year-old Marvel star said he could have fed a family with the 'amount he was eating.' Cumberbatch recently appeared on podcast Ruthie's Table 4, where he exposed all of his eating secrets that made him Doctor Strange. Throughout the podcast, he discussed all things food, which led to him criticising the film industry for being 'grossly wasteful.' Speaking to host Ruth Rodgers, he said: 'You have someone who can prescribe you what you're eating and they can cook for you.' He went on to share the pure volume of food he was given, adding: 'We had a fantastic chef on the last Doctor Strange film. He needs to be on this many calories a day. 'He needs to have five meals, he needs to have a couple of boiled eggs between those five meals, some kind of high protein snack, cheese and crackers or almond butter and crackers, crackers, lots of crackers.' It was not all negative for Cumberbatch as he did enjoy the exercise part of his transformation and felt as if he was fueling his body properly for gruellingly long days of filming. 'For me, the exercise is great and the end result is that you feel strong and you feel confident, you hold yourself better, you have stamina through the exercise and the food that makes you last through the gig,' he added. The Sherlock Holmes star continued to speak passionately on the film industry and how it contributes to waste. He went on to say: 'It just slowly, slowly, you have to meet people where they are on these issues in filmmaking. 'So let me think about set builds that aren't recycled, think about transport, think about food, think about housing, but also light and energy.' 'The amount of wattage you need to sort of create daylight and consistent light in a studio environment. It's a lot of energy,' he added. Cumberbatch continued to speak out on behalf of actors and producers who often stay silent when it comes to speaking on global issues: 'So the first people to stick their head above the parapet to talk about anything to do with climate and excessive use of things, or hypocrisy, or systems that don't work, get slammed if they're actors, because they're ferried about.' More Trending He carried on by saying: 'It is a systemic thing, but as a producer, I'm really hot on that. 'I try to push the green initiative, the green handshake into every agreement I can.' There are two Doctor Strange films in the Marvel Universe franchise – both starring Cumberbatch post-bodybuilding. The Marvel star also starred as Sherlock in the BBC mystery crime drama series, which ran from 2010 to 2017. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Major stars and Hollywood icons who've appeared in Casualty from Tom Hiddleston to Kate Winslet MORE: TV fans can now binge 'must-watch' crime drama after season 2 is confirmed MORE: Meet the 'hidden' Russo sibling leading her Marvel director brothers' studio
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Benedict Cumberbatch has one big fear about Hollywood film career
Sherlock star Benedict discussed his Hollywood film career in a new interview Benedict Cumberbatch has admitted he is 'scared' of AI being used in films because he worried there are no rules. The acclaimed actor has used motion capture studios for animation but has drawn the line at completely working with AI. The former Sherlock star who has also appeared in Marvel films, became the latest actor to voice his concerns about AI. Benedict said: 'It's all to do with how you create an environment that's utterly AI. It's all virtual reality. And so, you enter a volume and you have minimal props and furnishing and then everything else is sort of faked around you. 'I've never done it. I mean, I've done a mocap stage, which is where your movements get turned into an avatar that gets turned into the character. In my case a dragon. But, you know, it can be anything and that's extraordinary. 'But it's like being a sort of tax return office. It's really bland. It's sort of carpeted and neon lighting and none of the glamour of a set or a location. But you know, you are free like a child in his bedroom just to imagine it all. And that's a kind of gift in itself. 'But AI volume I think is slightly different. I've never experienced it, I met Jeff Bridges, and another actor who was coming out of one and they looked utterly shell shocked, it's a different generation kind of going, what are we doing here. 'I am scared because I don't there's anyone in a room somewhere kind of, you know, overseeing the rules of this.' Benedict was giving a rare interview to Ruthie Rogers for her Ruthie's Table 4 podcast which invites a range of notable guests to take a seat at the iconic River Café and have a conversation about their memories of food. The actor touched on his cooking routines at home, with his three sons Christophe, Hal, and Finn aged six, eight and ten. He said: 'We have a kind of, we have daddy morning pancakes on a Saturday. It's nice. I mean, it's kind of traditional. It's more on the crepe side of pancakes rather than the fluffy. So, I use just plain organic flour and I put a little bit of vanilla essence, a little bit of cinnamon in, and sometimes two or three eggs, milk, I don't do amounts, I never really measure. 'I am trying to marshal them into sort of taking part. So they usually fight over the fun, easy jobs, like squeezing the lemons or cracking the eggs. They can be really helpful. I've completely destroyed any sense of a lie in for me on a Saturday, I think. 'I have to say I was partly inspired by, I mean, I'd already started doing it, but I thought, okay, I have to make this a continuum, by Rory Kinnear, who remembers his dad doing pancakes for him.' Benedict also spoke about having to bulk up his body for some films and enjoying the transformation part but not the excess food as he tries to live responsibly. He said of filmmaking: 'It's a grossly wasteful industry. So let me think about set builds that aren't recycled. Think about transport, think about food, think about housing, but also light and energy. 'The amount of wattage you need to sort of create daylight and consistent light in a studio environment. It's a lot of energy. 'So, you know, the first people to stick their head above the parapet to talk about anything to do with climate and excessive use of things, or hypocrisy or systems that don't work, get slammed if they're actors, because they're ferried about. I try to push the green initiative, the green handshake into every agreement I can. Whether it's just a gentlemanly discussion about can we, can we not have any single use plastic. Really, I think we're beyond that.'
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Benedict Cumberbatch says 'horrific' diet for Doctor Strange could 'feed a family'
The London-born film star, 49, said he could have fed a family 'with the amount of eating' he did Benedict Cumberbatch described it as 'horrific' to eat beyond his appetite while filming Marvel's Doctor Strange. The London-born actor, famous for portraying the spell-casting superhero, said he could have fed a family with the volume of food he consumed and slammed the film industry for being 'grossly wasteful'. During an interview on the Ruthie's Table 4 podcast, he said: "You have someone who can prescribe you what you're eating and they can cook for you. We had a fantastic chef on the last Doctor Strange film. "… But it's this amazing facility to go, 'Right, he needs to be on this many calories a day. He needs to have five meals. He needs to have a couple of boiled eggs between those five meals or some kind of high-protein snack, cheese and crackers or almond butter and crackers. Crackers. Lots of crackers.' "For me the exercise is great and the end result is that you feel strong and you feel confident. You hold yourself better, you have stamina through the exercise and the food that makes you last through the gig. "But it is horrific. I don't like it personally, I think it's horrific, eating beyond your appetite … It's just like, what am I doing? I could feed a family with the amount I'm eating." While Benedict, 49, said that you 'have to meet people where they are on these issues in filmmaking', he emphasised that it's a 'grossly wasteful industry'. This goes beyond just on-set dieting, as well. He continued: "It just slowly, slowly, you have to meet people where they are on these issues in filmmaking. But it's a grossly wasteful industry. "So let me think about set builds that aren't recycled. Think about transport, think about food, think about housing, but also light and energy. The amount of wattage you need to sort of create daylight and consistent light in a studio environment. It's a lot of energy. "So the first people to stick their head above the parapet to talk about anything to do with climate and excessive use of things, or hypocrisy, or systems that don't work, get slammed if they're actors, because they're ferried about." The star also added: "It is a systemic thing. But as a producer, I'm really hot on that. I try to push the green initiative, the green handshake into every agreement I can." Benedict is also known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the eponymous award-winning BBC series and won a Bafta TV award for the drama Patrick Melrose, which was based on a series of semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St Aubyn. Meanwhile, the Ruthie's Table 4 podcast invites a range of notable guests to sit at the River Cafe with co-founder Ruth Rogers. This season features conversations with people including Sir Elton John, Bono, Guillermo Del Toro, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, and Sir Ian McKellen.
RTÉ News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Benedict Cumberbatch recalls 'horrific' diet for movie
Benedict Cumberbatch has admitted that it felt "horrific" to eat beyond his appetite as part of his routine for Marvel film Doctor Strange. The London-born film star, 49, known for playing the spell-casting superhero, said he could have fed a family "with the amount of eating" he did, and criticised the film industry for being "grossly wasteful". Speaking on the podcast Ruthie's Table 4, he said: "You have someone who can prescribe you what you're eating and they can cook for you. "We had a fantastic chef on the last Doctor Strange film … but it's this amazing facility to go, 'Right he needs to be on this many calories a day. "He needs to have five meals, he needs to have a couple of boiled eggs between those five meals or some kind of high protein snack, cheese and crackers or almond butter and crackers. Crackers. Lots of crackers.' "For me the exercise is great and the end result is that you feel strong and you feel confident. You hold yourself better, you have stamina through the exercise and the food that makes you last through the gig. "But it is horrific. I don't like it personally, I think it's horrific, eating beyond your appetite … It's just like, what am I doing? I could feed a family with the amount I'm eating. "It just slowly, slowly, you have to meet people where they are on these issues in filmmaking. But it's a grossly wasteful industry. "So let me think about set builds that aren't recycled. Think about transport, think about food, think about housing, but also light and energy. "The amount of wattage you need to sort of create daylight and consistent light in a studio environment. It's a lot of energy. "So the first people to stick their head above the parapet to talk about anything to do with climate and excessive use of things, or hypocrisy, or systems that don't work, get slammed if they're actors, because they're ferried about." He added: "It is a systemic thing. But as a producer, I'm really hot on that. "I try to push the green initiative, the green handshake into every agreement I can." Cumberbatch is also known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the eponymous award-winning BBC series and won a Bafta TV award for the drama Patrick Melrose, which was based on a series of semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St Aubyn. Ruthie's Table 4 invites a range of notable guests to take a seat at the River Cafe with co-founder Ruth Rogers. This season features conversations with people including Elton John, Bono, Guillermo Del Toro, Kristin Scott Thomas, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, and Ian McKellen.
Extra.ie
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Bono: 'At 14, after my mother died, I spent food money on records and lived on Smash'
As one of the most successful rock stars in the world, Bono isn't short of a penny or two, but it turns out that life for the U2 frontman, who is said to be worth €575million, wasn't always so easy as he revealed he resorted to eating instant mashed potato and left over aeroplane food after his mother died. The Dubliner, 65, said that as a teenager, his brother used to bring him surplus food from the airport where he worked. He added that he spent the money he would have otherwise used for food to buy 'far more important' things, including records. Bono's mother, Iris Hewson, died in 1974, aged 48, after an aneurysm, when he was 14 years old. Speaking on podcast Ruthie's Table 4, the singer, who has been married since 1982, said: 'After my mother died, I would usually return home with a tin of meat, a tin of beans and a packet of Cadbury's Smash [instant mashed potato]. Bono in 1985. Pic: Pete Still/Redferns/Getty. 'Thinking back to being a teenager, food was just fuel. I would spend my food money on things far more important, like Alice Cooper's Hello Hooray. The house was two miles away from the runway where my brother Norman worked for Aer Lingus. 'He had talked them into allowing him to bring home the surplus food from the airline. This was highly exotic fare. 'Gammon steak and pineapple, an Italian dish called lasagne that we'd never heard of or one where rice was no longer a milk pudding but a savoury experience with peas.' Bono's parents. Pic: File The singer, who grew up on Cedarwood Road, Ballymun, north Dublin, added that he doesn't remember much about his mother but could picture the kitchen of his childhood home 'very well'. He told River Cafe owner and presenter Ruth Rogers: 'Sadly, I don't have many memories of my mother cooking or otherwise. After my mother died, we just didn't speak her name. So it's hard when you do that to recall these things. 'We certainly had kitchen table dramas, three men arguing a lot because the woman of the house was gone. And I remember my relationship with food changed.' Bono. Pic: Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock (15305839ad) Asked about his experience of travelling the world and trying new food after joining U2, Bono said: 'We were blessed with the gift of getting a manager who loved food and wine as much as he did music. 'Record companies would give us per diems, which means they pay for you to stay in a hotel up in Manchester or wherever after we had played. 'But we wouldn't stay in the hotel and we would drive back and save up our per diems and use them in nice restaurants.' The rocker, whose real name is Paul Hewson, added that he usually avoids drinking alcohol before a performance due to the notes he had to sing. 'I have only ever had alcohol twice before going on stage,' he told the podcast. 'Once because I had a wedding, and another was that my father had to put me to bed in Paris in the late 90s. You can't sing well if you drink before. If you sing those big notes, you have to be careful what you eat and drink before.'
