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Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch says his Star Trek: Into Darkness character is relevant to today!

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Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that he believes the villain he plays in the new Star Trek movie is relevant in today’s society.

Cumberbatch, who is currently filming the third series of the modern day twist on the famous Arthur Conan Doyle novels with co-star Martin Freeman, plays John Harrison in the new film, Star Trek: Into Darkness.
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Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch to feature on new album & Julian Assange refused to meet him for ‘The Fifth Estate’

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Benedict Cumberbatch could be about to add another string to his bow, it has been reported. The talented actor is about to release his latest movie Star Trek Into Darkness but it’s been claimed that he has also been turning his hand to music and will be featured on a new compilation album put together by Röyksopp.

Benedict found fame on hit BBC drama Sherlock in recent years and his star has been on the rise ever since. As well as starring in Star Trek, he has also worked on Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit’ and recently filmed ‘The Fifth Estate’ where he took on the lead role.

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Sherlock: Steven Moffat says fourth series ISN’T confirmed, but if everyone wants to do it there will be one (assuming they all survive….)!

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With many a story circulating about series four of Sherlock, despite the fact that series three hasn’t even been completely filmed yet, show runner Steven Moffat has come forward to say that nothing has actually been confirmed.

We reported earlier this year how the shows main star, Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock in the hugely popular BBC detective series, had said that both he and co-star Martin freeman, who plays his sidekick John Watson, had both signed up for a fourth series, and were both keen to keep doing the show for as long as it ran.
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Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch’s mum wants him to get married and he says he has new found respect for Star Trek!

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Sherlock star, Benedict Cumberbatch’s mum wants him to get married as she wants grandchildren!

In a recent interview for the Times newspaper, Caitlin Moran was invited to have Sunday lunch with the BBC detective star and his parents, actors Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton.
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Sherlock Series 3: Martin Freeman says he is loyal to the show!

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After we reported earlier this week how Benedict Cumberbatch had stated that he was “in it for the long haul”, his Sherlock co-star, Martin Freeman has said that, he too, is staying loyal to the hit BBC detective series.

Cumberbatch, who along with Freeman has already signed up for a fourth series of the blockbuster show, stated in a recent interview that he would like to grow old with his on-screen eccentrically brilliant alter ego, and that he could see the show, which is a modern day twist on the famous novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, lasting for many years to come.
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Benedict Cumberbatch says Sherlock could have been a “cheesy spin-off” whilst Star Trek’s JJ Abrams says he is “grateful” for the show!

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We simply adore Benedict Cumberbatch’s modesty; it makes him even more appealing!

The Sherlock star has revealed that he hesitated before taking the lead role in the hit BBC detective series, fearing it may have come across as a “cheesy spin-off.”

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Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch says Sherlock is too busy for sex!

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With the third series of Sherlock currently being filmed its main star Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that we won’t be seeing a new love interest for his alter-ego, as Sherlock is too busy for sex!

Throughout the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, which Sherlock is based on, there was only ever one woman in Sherlock’s life, Irene Adler, but even she only actually featured in one story (though she was referred to continuously thereafter).
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Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch says he doesn’t get why people think he is sexy!

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What’s sexier than a man who doesn’t even think he is sexy? And when that man is Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch, brain cells might explode trying to work out why!!!!

Cumberbatch, who is currently filming for the third series of the hit BBC detective series along with his co-star Martin freeman, has been voted Britain’s hottest bloke in 2012 AND 2013 by Sun newspaper readers, but insists he can’t see what all the fuss is about!
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Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch says he is in show for the long-haul and Martin Freeman says show success is like Beatlemanina!

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Sherlock fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the shows main star has revealed that he isn’t leaving any time soon!

Benedict Cumberbatch caused more than a little stir when he first stepped out in the hit BBC detective drama series, wearing the infamous deerstalker hat, which lead to a phenomenal career surge and demand for the very typically British actor, and his co-star Martin Freeman, who plays John Watson.
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Sherlock Series 3: My Mad Fat Diary star Sharon Rooney joins cast!

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Sharon Rooney, star of the E4 hit comedy drama My Mat Fat Diary, has joined the cast of Sherlock for series 3, Radio Times reports.

Rooney shot to fame playing 16 stone Rae in My Mad Fat Diary, who had just left a psychiatric hospital, and was trying to rebuild her life and fit in to normal teenage society.

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Sherlock: Benedict Cumberbatch reveals carjacking nightmare, and insists he is middle class!

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Sherlock superstar, Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that his 2000 hijacking experience has left him scarred for life.

The actor, who is currently filming for the third series of the hit BBC detective series, had been filming in South Africa for the TV series To the Ends of the Earth when he, and two co-stars were held hostage in an execution position with duvets over their heads after their car was carjacked.
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Sherlock Series 3: Doctor Who director, Nick Hurran, to direct Sherlock series three finale!

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It has been accidentally confirmed that the third instalment of Sherlock series three will be directed by Doctor Who genius, Nick Hurran!

Episodes one and two of the third Sherlock series, entitled The Empty Hearse and The Sign of Three, have already begun filming, with a scheduled break planned before production of the third and final episode of series three commences.
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Sherlock Spoilers: Lara Pulver says she has no doubt that Irene Adler will be back!

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Whilst it has been confirmed that Lara Pulver’s Sherlock character Irene Adler will not be returning to the hit BBC detective series, the actress has revealed that we haven’t seen the last of her just yet.

Pulver’s entrance as Adler, a dominatrix who repeatedly outwits Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) before being finally defeated herself, caused quite a stir in “A Scandal in Belgravia” with many complaining to Ofcom about her opening scene, in which she sits completely naked. The flirty minx got right inside Sherlock’s head, and heart a little bit after bombarding him with text messages asking him to meet her for dinner.
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Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch blown away in new Star Trek: Into Darkness poster, and final trailer released (PICTURES & VIDEO)

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With the release date for the new Star Trek: Into Darkness movie edging ever closer, a final trailer for the much-anticipated film has been released!

In the trailer fans can see Sherlock superstar Benedict Cumberbatch as villain John Harrison as he declares full-on war on both Starfleet and the planet Earth.

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Sherlock Series 3 Spoilers: Hypnotist Derren Brown spotted on set, putting Martin Freeman under spell – Could this be how Sherlock faked his own death?????

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We have all been wondering from the very moment the last episode of Sherlock ended just how the show creators were going to explain how the fiendishly clever detective was able to get up and walk away having just, apparently, plummeted to his death from the top of a high-rise hospital building, and pictures in today’s Sun newspaper may just have the answers.

Fans of the hit BBC detective series based on the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle with a modern-day twist, will know how filming for the much-anticipated third series began earlier this month, and now pictures have emerged showing the famous hypnotist and magician Derren Brown on set, apparently putting Martin Freeman’s character, John Watson, under a hypnotic trance.
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