Benedict Cumberbatch’s Method Acting Pissed Off Jesse Plemons
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Jesse Plemons Was "Pissed Off" By A Comment Benedict Cumberbatch Made Method Acting And It's Totally Understandable
"There was one time he got under my skin."
by Alex Gurley ContributorLink
Benedict Cumberbatch may have taken things a step too far while method acting.
Amy Sussman / Getty Images for Deadline While working on The Power of the Dog, the actor stayed in character as Phil Burbank at all times — despite the fact that Phil was a really big jerk.
Kirsty Griffin / Netflix /Courtesy Everett Collection And no one knows that better than Benedict's co-star Jesse Plemons, who admits that it kind of pissed him off at points.
Frazer Harrison / WireImage / Getty Images "It creates a mood," Jesse said while discussing the film with Variety.
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection He continued, "There was one time he got under my skin. He was like, 'Hey, big boy.' It wasn't 'fatso.' I feel like a few people in life have been like, 'Hey, big boy,' and I was like, 'Goddamn it. What the fuck.'"
Kirsty Griffin / Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection Later, Jesse did let Benedict know the comment "pissed [him] off," and he apologized.
Kirsty Griffin / Netflix /Courtesy Everett Collection "He was like, 'I'm so sorry.' I was like, ‘No, don’t worry. It was great,'" Jesse explained.
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection Thankfully, Benedict kept to himself most of the time to avoid further insults, and Jesse says the method acting "was really helpful" for the film.
Karwai Tang / WireImage / Getty Images You can read all that Jesse and Benedict had to say here.
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