Benedict Cumberbatch talks "The Fifth Estate" Assange drama flopDecember 10, 2013 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Benedict Cumberbatch has discussed the financial failure of The Fifth Estate, Digital Spy said. The Bill Condon-directed drama about WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange was recently named the biggest financial flop of the year, earning back only 21% of its budget at the international box office. "I think it's a better film than many that have done better than it did at the box office, and why that's the case I don't know," Cumberbatch told Digital Spy and other journalists. "I can take a hit, in the sense that I've had good hits as well, but [box office] isn't why I do the work. I mean, of course there's a concern actors have about being bankable, but it hasn't seemed to affect the industry's interest in me or the offers I've had since." Reviews of the film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September, were mixed, although Cumberbatch's performance as Assange was universally praised. "I've had very positive feedback about my work in that film, and if I was asked to do the job again, I'd do it," he added. "It's a fascinating character in an extraordinary period." Cumberbatch will next be seen in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, which is released this Friday (December 13). Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |