Filming “The Power of the Dog” was a very particular type of challenge for star Benedict Cumberbatch. Not only did he need to portray an accomplished rancher, who is an excellent carpenter, whistler and can tightly roll a cigarette with one hand, but the actor also had to pick up the banjo for the role.
Cumberbatch stars as Phil Burbank — a macho rancher, who is repressing his inner feelings and desires, while outwardly tormenting his brother George’s new wife Rose and her son Peter . Cumberbatch sees Phil as a tragic figure. “He’s a man in great pain. He’s so lost in his masculinity, in his veneer of masculinity,” the actor shared, explaining why he was drawn to Phil’s story.
After coming of age on screen, Smit-McPhee says that he can relate to the movie’s meditation on personal acceptance. For example, Campion had Cumberbatch and Plemons waltz for rehearsal in an effort to help them find that brotherly love. But they found that the unconventional created real chemistry. “It gives you real courage to be daring, to leave yourself vulnerable and exposed and be fully prepared to give her everything,” he said.
In some ways, the working methods are different. “The Power of the Dog” had “a sort of cannon of importance with the script that’s sort of solidified before you go into shooting,” Cumberbatch explained. “You often go into production with only two thirds of the script on these bigger sand pit play pens, and there’s a looseness about that that’s sort of terrifying.”
So, could there be any potential for a crossover with Smit-McPhee returning to his “X-Men” character now that the IP is part of the MCU?
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