Benedict Cumberbatch is earning the best reviews of his career and Oscar buzz for his performance in Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.” The “Doctor Strange” favorite stars as Phil Burbank, a sadistic rancher who becomes hellbent on destroying the life of his new sister-in-law (Kirsten Dunst) and her son (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
Phil’s toxic masculinity hides all traces of his sexual frustration and loneliness, although the cracks in his armor slowly start to reveal themselves.Cumberbatch went full Method actor for the role, learning how to castrate a bull and to play the banjo, refusing to speak to co-stars like Dunst on set, and choosing not to bathe so he could wear the stink of his character at all times.
But one Method choice led to a bit of a downturn in his health.
The actor got nicotine poisoning more than once due to the amount of
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