Benedict Cumberbatch Opens Up About Grief, Birds & Emotional Filmmaking | The Thing with Feathers

Benedict Cumberbatch
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Go behind the scenes of The Thing with Feathers with Benedict Cumberbatch and Dylan Southern as they discuss the film’s haunting themes of grief, trauma, and the extraordinary symbolism of birds. Benedict opens up about portraying raw emotion, working with children on set, and the incredible dynamic between humans and birds during filming. Dylan Southern shares insights into directing young actors while maintaining authenticity and care. A compelling insight into the craft, the challenges of emotional storytelling, and unforgettable on-set moments — including some cheeky surprises!
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Felly I'm going to start of course following in the footsteps of such
Babadook Monster Calls Andrew Arnold's brilliant film Birds
Your week last week as well What do you think about creatures as metaphors
feeling like we're working with the roles we're involved with in group dynamics
That kind of trauma on screen I think that must have been
anything concerning life in literal terms
The paths of such a nature would be those
I'm concerned about the ways of the ways of the future
This is what I've been dealing with
I'm looking at every cultural figure in Wales
I was looking at any place something
volved in lives and the like and it feels as though he's been there all along
e time and awareness
Therefore it is difficult to know what the thing is
you're feeling like
Edgar
Allan Poe
and a letter of excellent work
where there is connection with the roads
I think the thing about the different
colors you know is that it's something else
It's something difficult to get across you know
Regarding obtaining it in a different form
I think the story is saying something very good indeed
You can look at
something from different
perspectives I think that's what it was
A difficult period for Princess Diana's public image began when she
arrived
at the National Gallery
I was making every possible effort
and one of the men involved was
After that you were holding the
casket and I was
looking after the coff
for all manner of progress ahead
along this path
That was the one to follow
I think something
about the spirit
world and the idea of being safe
e area being written about
concerns the increase
concerned with the success of the flight
and
they are difficult to comprehend
by historical figures
They also deal with
time which
is something
essential for success
and power of the
historical figures here
They are difficult yet
they are successful
They're fully engaged with this potential
When the cro I had to move on
to the set
I had
decided on that
It's coming
with all the
way forward
the power and
the potential but
It's about
the historical figures—Not
the glass But so stubborn it
made me say
Thank you they are very important
to men
and the number
must be us
man and man
I'm knocking
on their
door at the
same time
opening my bag and at once reaching
for my hat
The crow was
there I don't believe I've ever told you this before Or
rather that was the time
That's my book 48
healthy food picks she'd always say forget it I'll do the whole thing myself
My wife can't stand pigeons I know a lot of them
I live in a city where there are quite a few of them— that's troubling But no I've got a friend of ours wonderful Virginia
A fantastic Spanish woman she's fearless except for birds—she's terrified of them
I wanted to ask you about the character since he's simply referred to as Dad and you obviously don't need to explain what that means to me
I'd be curious to know if you'd ever give it a name or if there were any unique differences
The crowd of speakers none of whom had names
I'm grateful if I was but I don't remember
I think it was very important to create a genuine biography
I couldn't understand who he was or what the mixture was
building the trust with Cleo who's playing her name
His name is Dan which is significant and especially significant in particular
Otherwise the reliance placed on him becomes chaotic after his selection
I needed to understand who he was and
also get things from the record in the institution
Dealing with a true biography is something I can
engage with to fully appreciate its significance
You don't need to worry about what
you see on the screen it wasn't necessary
Its elliptical nature is fundamental
and environmentally significant
Felly I'm really putting in a lot of effort with Margaret
and I mean all the prep is about
figuring out who any person I'm playing is
When the work begins and then
it involves a great deal of effor
yesterday's work met reality
which is
relating to a computer and original
computer relating to activities
I was
asking you because I'm asking
Clearly themes are very large and they
are very large
They're extremely hard to keep track of
given all the advice but
I wanted to know
If you're managing
children on set like
this I have to ask how serious are you
You're putting them in a state of confusion and dealing with their
control in those matters
ey clearly are
playing childre
Indeed we're taking a
serious look and in the
film the two paths—Richard and Henry Boxall—
It's utterly impossible
and I'm leaving
it as it hadn't asked for anything beforehand
We're taking a lot of
questions because
That was new to them
and we're introducing
it because they'receiving
the kind of interes
Actually we haven 't been to the
schoolroom for a while so we haven't learned
anything at all
that we could possibly learn
Allan o'r blaen
there is
nothing being produced
being produced but you know it's
significantly
difficultespecially
For two front
drivers there was
excellent support from them
we're making sure
They successfully
communicated the role they were playing
making sure they were doing it rig
It was
interesting before
I left—I wanted to ask about all the emotions
you're supposed to feel
I find it hard to
work with
the group
I think of all
the most difficul
I was thinking about commuting every
day and going to
those places every day at the end of the shif
were you engaged in
discussing
some notable ideas and
were you able to
I was going to do various
things I was going to do
The first part of the film
was the very
first part we photograph with its division
Long ago I used to carry the burden of food and
I was heading to that
place and then it went o
I'm going
to that place
where I used to do a number maybe two or
two of those
and there
It's also my
responsibility so I have
ways to get there now and as I was saying
It was far
ahead of the recording'srelease
and only
after I had
been beaten did
the smoke finally
roll in
s motor
his going
a little
rather than the period
when you're not there
and then you think
Oh I
have to writecompletely
