Benedict Cumberbatch Recalls Zoolander 2 Role Backlash
Benedict Cumberbatch aware of the controversy surrounding his character in Zoolander 2.
In the 2016 comedy – box office success and critical failure – Sorcerer Supreme The actor plays a non-binary, long-haired, eyebrowless model named All.
“There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the role, which is understandable now,” the actor told his co-star Zoolander 2 star Penelope Cruztransparent Diversity‘S Actor on Actor series. “In this day and age, it would never have been performed by anyone other than a transgender actor.”
Cumberbatch continued, “But I remember at the time didn’t necessarily think about that, and it was about two dinosaurs, two cliché languages that don’t understand this new, diverse world. But yeah, it’s a little bit of a cliche. backfire a little bit.”
Controversy aside, being on set is a great experience. “It was a pleasure to meet you for that brief moment and to work with Ben [Stiller] and Owen [Wilson]”, he added,” and the fervor of that movie, being a die-hard fan of the first movie. “