Benedict Cumberbatch attends 92nd Street Y screening of ‘The Imitation Game’ tonight

16 Nov 2014 9:28 PM PT  Updated 11:41 PM PT

 

Today was a day of screenings and premiers for Benedict Cumberbatch.   After attending the New York Premiere of Dreamworks Aminmation’s Penguins of Madagascar, he then went on to 92nd Street Y Screening of The Imitation Game.  We bring you photos from that event as well.

 Post Screening Interview

After the screening, Cumberbatch answered questions and spoke to the house that was packed to overflowing.   He talked about the deep admiration he had for Alan Turning and his ability to remain focused.  When he got the script, he was playing Khan in Star Trek at the time and so was in a completely different frame of mind.   But after reading the script and studying Turning, he now wonders why people don’t know about the man.   “Why isn’t he on the cover of science and history books” Cumberbatch asks.

Cumberbatch went through a comparison of Alan Turning and Stephen Hawking.  He praised Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in Theory of Everything.

When asked his opinion on Alan Turning’s pardon, Cumberbatch replied “It still is too little too late.”  They had actually filmed a scene while filming The Imitation Game in which Turning’s body is found, bit when they went to create the final cut, it just didn’t feel right and didn’t fit with the rest of the film so it ended up on the cutting floor.

He shared that he also wore a fake set of teeth to portray Alan Turning.

Asked what he would like to do for a project that he hasn’t already done and Cumberbatch replied that he would love to play Patrick Melrose of Edward St. Aubyn’s novels.

When the interview is uploaded, we will post the interview here.   Please watch for our to update you on its availability.

About 92nd Street Y

92nd Street Y Cultural Institute & Center  is a world-class cultural and community center where people all over the world connect through culture, arts, entertainment and conversation. For 140 years, we have harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten and change lives, and the power of community to repair the world.

As a proudly Jewish organization, 92Y enthusiastically welcomes and reaches out to people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds while embracing Jewish values like learning and self-improvement, the importance of family, the joy of life, and giving back to our wonderfully diverse and growing community, both locally and around the world.

92nd Street Y is also a  world-class performing arts center, presenting classical, jazz, popular and world music and a wide variety of dance performances. 92Y is also a legendary literary destination for where the most celebrated writers and discerning readers have gathered since 1939.

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