Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed his friendship with Olivia Colman hit a ‘speed bump’ after they hurled insults at each other on set of their new movie.
The actor, 49, stars alongside Olivia, 51, in The Roses, which is a remake of the original 189 movie The War of the Roses.
In a new interview, both stars revealed how they fully embraced the storyline of a lawyer and his wife deciding to divorce, which leads to a ferocious legal battle.
The pair follow in the footsteps of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner who originally played the roles of Theo and Ivy.
However, while the real-life friends largely enjoyed hurling insults at each other on set of the big budget film, there was a point where it got too much.
Benedict explained: ‘There was one speed bump where it started to get a bit toxic, and I was like, “I might need to check in with you as a friend, because this is getting a bit nasty now”.
Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed his friendship with Olivia Colman hit a ‘speed bump’ after they hurled insults at each other on set of their new movie
The actor, 49, stars alongside Olivia, 51, in The Roses, which is a remake of the original 189 movie The War of the Roses
In a new interview, both stars revealed how they fully embraced the storyline of a lawyer and his wife deciding to divorce, which leads to a ferocious legal battle
‘But after that, it was just a lot of fun insulting each other and making it up [to one another].’
The scene in question saw the pair shoot a vicious fight that breaks out following a disastrous dinner between their characters that airs towards the end of the movie.
Benedict continued to Yahoo: ‘I can’t remember exactly what it was, but I just thought, “Oh, if we’re doing a scene and having a moment together, chatting on set and doing it, and then I’m going off and doing things — I just need to clear the air and [remind myself] it’s okay, we’re good, we’re here, we’re helping each other”.
‘It’s all the same as it was before the gloves started coming off. So, the short answer is it was a lot of fun, but I did — I had a blip.’
Olivia said she knew all along the scenes were ‘pretend’, adding: ‘After that, we’d just go “aww” and we would always have a little cuddle at the end of a scene.’
She said that scenes like that you ‘couldn’t get away with in real life’, though joked she ‘might try it’.
The dark divorce comedy is set for release August 29 and is still based on the 1981 novel.
Meanwhile, on Thursday night Benedict looked smitten as his wife Sophie Hunter joined him for the premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London.
Olivia said she knew all along the scenes were ‘pretend’, adding: ‘After that, we’d just go ‘aww’ and we would always have a little cuddle at the end of a scene’
Benedict Cumberbatch looked smitten with his wife Sophie Hunter as he joined co-stars Olivia Colman and Allison Janney at the UK premiere of The Roses on Thursday
Meanwhile Oscar winner Olivia wowed in an exaggerated olive green Elie Saab cape gown with floor length cascading sleeves
She was joined by her husband Ed Sinclair who posed by her side in a smart brown suit and matching tie
His theatre director wife Sophie, stunned in a mint green boat neck gown as she proudly walked the carpet with her husband.
Oscar winner Olivia wowed in an exaggerated olive green Elie Saab cape gown with floor length cascading sleeves.
She was joined by her husband Ed Sinclair who posed by her side in a smart brown suit and matching tie.
The film also stars American actress Allison, 65, as a divorce lawyer, and she turned heads at the premiere on Thursday.
Allison looked striking in a bright red high-neck tulle gown, featuring a pleated skirt and cinched waist with a sheer cape.
