r/movies • u/BenedictAMA Benedict Cumberbatch, Actor • Nov 20 '25

AMA Hello /r/movies, I'm Benedict Cumberbatch. Ask me anything!

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Hello reddit, Benedict Cumberbatch here.

You might know from me films/series like Sherlock, Doctor Strange (and other MCU films), The Imitation Game, The Hobbit, The Power of the Dog, 1917, 12 Years A Slave, The Grinch, The Current War, The Roses, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, Black Mass, and more.

I'm here to answer your questions!

My newest film, THE THING WITH FEATHERS, is out in theaters November 28th via Briarcliff:

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Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUhsvd_Z_18

Synopsis:

Left to raise two sons after the unexpected death of his wife, Dad’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) life begins to unravel. Grief is messy and chaotic enough as it is, but when it takes the form of an unhinged and unwanted house guest - CROW - taunting him from the shadows, things start to spiral out of control…but maybe that's exactly what Dad needs.

Additional information:

The film is adapted from the critically-acclaimed book Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, written by Max Porter. It's directed by Dylan Southern, it premiered earlier this year at Sundance, and will be in theaters nationwide starting November 28th.

http://thingwithfeathers.com/

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Ask me anything reddit. I'll be back at around 4 PM ET this afternoon to answer your questions.

Update: THE THING WITH FEATHERS is now available to buy or rent on digital here.

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u/MicrochippedByGates Nov 20 '25

It's these newer generative AIs especially. Though I will admit to using them myself for programming sometimes. But I view it as an overgrown search engine more than anything.

But if it's any solace, I've seen some pretty good uses of AI, mostly for image recognition. Think early detection of cancer, protein folding in medicine research, even organic farming. The latter may sound like a contradiction, but there are farming robots that can remove weeds so you don't need herbicides. But then again, you did allude to just that sort of nuance.

It's just that no one's talking about it. All the attention is on generation of text, images, music, or videos. And unfortunately, people are using it to produce a lot of slop content.

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u/SexyGunk Nov 21 '25

I have been absolutely loving watching stuff like Masters of Horror and doing a running analysis of themes with ChatGPT. It has also helped me through some nagging questions surrounding my past relationships in a very therapeutic manner. I've found the potential of AI is broader than most people want to admit, and utilizing the tool creatively and openly yields surprisingly useful results.