Not only did Cumberbatch have to follow an animal act, but Letterman, who began by referring to Star Trek as Star Wars, asked his guest-a veteran of twenty movies, including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and War Horse-if he was new to major motion pictures. Cumberbatch-his dead-white complexion shaded by a newsboy cap-is “chuffed” by his posh digs it’s his first starring role in a blockbuster, and he’s not used to this level of star treatment-well, from everyone except David Letterman, who has not, apparently, been following the actor’s rise as avidly as the actor’s Internet fan club, the Cumberbitches. It’s a summery spring day in New York, and we’re on the patio of his room at the Bowery Hotel. I meet Benedict Cumberbatch the afternoon after an awkward appearance on Letterman, where he was promoting his part as John Harrison, an intergalactic terrorist, in J. J. Photo: Brian Bowen Smith/Paramount Pictures
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