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India Today
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Benedict Cumberbatch labels Hollywood as grossly wasteful, urges sustainability
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has criticised the Hollywood film industry for being "grossly wasteful". His comments came during an episode of the food-focused podcast, Ruthie's Table 4. Expressing his concerns, he highlighted the extensive use of resources for set building, lighting, and the physical transformations required for major roles."Think about set builds that aren't recycled, think about transport, think about food, think about housing, but also light and energy," he noted, emphasising the high levels of wastage required for studio lighting. These issues are compounded by the industry's reliance on single-use plastics and other non-sustainable detailed his personal experience while filming Marvel's 'Doctor Strange'. He shared that he had to consume five meals a day, along with snacks like boiled eggs, almonds, and cheese. This was done to maintain the muscle mass needed for the role. "It's horrific eating beyond your appetite," he remarked. The actor questioned the broader responsibility towards sustainability. He stated, "Going back to responsibility and resourcefulness and sustainability, it's just like, 'What am I doing? I could feed a family with the amount I'm eating.'"The 49-year-old stated that he is committed to promoting green initiatives on movie sets in his roles as both an actor and a producer. "You don't have to give the crew plastic bottles," he said. He also advocated for alternatives in line with 21st-century sustainability efforts. The environmental impact of film production has been highlighted by the fact that movies can emit between 391 and 3,370 metric tonnes of CO2, depending on their scale. This reality has prompted organisations such as the Producers Guild of America to push for more sustainable practices within the industry. The call for a transition to clean energy is becoming increasingly urgent as climate change continues to impact productions and filming locations worldwide.- EndsMust Watch
Daily Mirror
2 days 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
2 days 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.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bono says he lived on instant mash and airplane food as a teenager after his mother died
Bono has revealed he lived off instant mashed potato and leftover airplane food after his mother died. The U2 frontman, 65, revealed all on Ruthie's Table 4 podcast, telling host Ruthie Rogers his diet was very basic after his mother, Iris Hewton, passed away when he was 14. '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],' he said. The singer – who is now estimated to be worth an eye-watering £500million – then told Ruthie he was more concerned about spending his money on music. '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.' Bono's brother worked at Dublin airport, and he says he was able to bring back food Aer Lingus didn't serve. 'The house was two miles away from the runway where my brother Norman worked for Aer Lingus,' he said. '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.' Ruthie Rogers is a renowned chef and presenter, who owns Michelin starred Hammersmith restaurant The River Café. Bono told Ruthie he unfortunately can't remember much about his mother, and said his relationship with food definitely changed after she passed away. 'Sadly, I don't have many memories of my mother cooking or otherwise,' he added. '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.' He says he able to start eating more luxuriously after joining U2, as they would use their expenses on fancy meals out. '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,' he said. '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.'
Forbes
01-07-2025
- General
- Forbes
Many Pets Get Lost On The Fourth Of July. Here's How To Keep Them Safe
Many dogs and cats get lost on the Fourth of July. Fourth of July frivolity and fireworks make it a fun holiday for human Americans and a scary one for our pets. The loud noises terrify many dogs and cats into running away — which is easier with more doors opening during parties. On average, animal shelters see a 30% spike in lost pets from July 4-6. 'It's a huge pickup weekend,' said Mirah Horowitz, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which pulls pets from overcrowded shelters and prepares them for adoption. 'A lot of stray animals are picked up on the Fourth of July.' Horowitz and the team at her nonprofit, which involves a foster program in Northern Virginia and a rescue campus in South Carolina, have heard many stories from panicked pet parents due to Independence Day. 'We've heard everything from, 'The dog jumped out my window through the screen,' to 'He went out the dog door and got through the fence' or 'bolted through the front door' to 'I was walking my dog for their evening walk and he got scared and pulled the leash out of my hand,'' she said. One of her own dogs, Ruthie, was so terrified by fireworks and firecrackers on her first Fourth of July that she leapt from a couch onto a bookcase and tried to hide her head in the back of it. Naturally, it was upsetting to see Ruthie so traumatized. 'She was so, so scared,' Horowitz recalled. 'You can't provide reassurance in any sort of way other than to just sit there and hold them while they're shaking. It's hard.' (Now that Ruthie is older and is losing her hearing, the holiday is much easier — highlighting one of the advantages to adopting a senior or deaf dog, she noted.) Ruthie is terrified of fireworks. The other main cause of pets going missing on the Fourth of July is backyard parties, where guests are not as vigilant as the hosts about shutting doors and backyard gates to prevent pets from escaping, she added. Tips For Protecting Your Pet On The Fourth Of July To help your pets stay safe on Independence Day, Horowitz recommends the following: Be sure to walk your dog before it gets dark and fireworks start on the Fourth of July. Particularly anxious dogs might benefit from training to use dog earmuffs (which Horowitz likened to noise-cancelling headphones for dogs), compressing ThunderShirts or medication prescribed by your veterinarian (alternately, you can ask them about Benadryl dosages for your pet). Consider leaving your dog home from parties. If they must attend, keep them on a leash at all times and make sure they don't eat table scraps or burn themselves on a grill — or, of course, run off. 'We ask our foster parents if they are having a party or a barbecue that the dog be literally on leash in their hands in the yard, or crated in the house,' she said, noting, 'The other challenge with barbecues is they get into the chocolate cake and then you spend your Fourth of July in the ER.' Parents should be sure to have a conversation with their children about how important it is to not just let go of the leash (or simply be responsible for holding the leash themselves). Be sure your pet wears a collar and ID tag on the Fourth of July. Don't remove the collar during the ... More holiday weekend. What To Do If Your Pet Gets Lost On The Fourth Of July If you discover your pet is missing, immediately contact your county shelter as well as shelters in neighboring counties to report your lost pet and share a photo, description and your contact information, according to Horowitz. You can also upload a photo to Petco Love Lost, which uses facial recognition technology to match lost and found dogs and cats nationwide. Ideally, by taking precautions, your dog or cat will stay safely at home throughout the holiday weekend. 'For adoption purposes, we think about the week of the Fourth of July as, 'Let's get pets out of shelters and into homes so they can celebrate their independence,'' Horowitz said. 'You don't want to be sending them right back because of July 4.'
