Benedict Cumberbatch is set to star in Dylan Southern’s adaptation of Max Porter’s acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers.
And the actor, 47, was spotted filming emotional scenes for his new role in the upcoming film on Friday.
Benedict, who is set to play the lead role, cut a sombre figure as he joined two child actors to film the scenes.
can be seen wearing a smart double-breasted navy blue coat as he stands by two boys who will star as his sons in the film.
He teamed a navy blue scarf with the smart coat and donned a white shirt and black tie in what appeared to be a funeral scene.
In other snaps, Benedict can be seen looking a bit worse for wear as he donned a black dressing gown when speaking to a policeman at his home.
Benedict Cumberbatch filmed sombre scenes for his role in Dylan Southern’s adaptation of Max Porter’s acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers on Friday
The actor was joined by two child stars as he filmed a dramatic scene for his new role, which sees him play a grieving father
Benedict is set to play a young father whose hold on reality soon falls apart following his wife’s tragic death.
The upcoming film, which is an adaptation of Max Porter’s Novel, focuses on a father and his two young sons dealing with the sudden death of their wife and mother.
However, after his wife’s death a strange presence known as ‘Crow’ begins to stalk Benedict from the shadows of his apartment which he shares with his two young sons.
According to Deadline, Benedict is a huge fan of Max Porter’s previous work yet claimed he was feeling ‘sceptical’ about the idea of a film adaptation.
He said: ‘Having been a huge fan of Max Porter’s extraordinary book and Enda Walsh’s stage adaptation I was sceptical about a film adaptation.
But the experience of reading Dylan Southern’s adaptation rekindled the cinematic memory of reading this most visceral tale of a family consumed by grief.’
‘Dylan has handled the deftness of Max’s kinetic poetry masterfully. It’s so well realized both on the page and in the deck and pitch.
‘It holds all the wildly sharp turns of changing tones and colours between the domestic and mythic, between the despair, comedy, and every day of loss. It’s a thrilling read, and I couldn’t be more excited to be taking Dylan’s cinematic vision of it to the big screen,’ he added.
He teamed a navy blue scarf with the smart coat and donned a white shirt and black tie in what appeared to be a funeral scene
In another snap, the camera crew and cast could seen hanging around a black car as they got ready to start filming
Benedict is set to play a young father whose hold on reality soon falls apart following his wife’s tragic death
The upcoming film, which is an adaptation of Max Porter’s Novel, focuses on a father and his two young sons dealing with the sudden death of their wife and mother
However, after his wife’s death a strange presence known as ‘Crow’ begins to stalk Benedict from the shadows of his apartment which he shares with his two young sons
In other late night scenes Benedict can be spotted looking worse for wear as he donned a black dressing gown
Sporting a dishevelled haircut and an uncut beard, Benedict appears shocked as he stands at his doorstep
In another scene a policeman can be seen knocking on his door as the camera crew are in the background filming
In another shot, a mysterious woman can be seen exiting Benedict’s home in the film
It comes after Benedict transformed into a beggar who is mistaken for Jesus and brutally crucified in his new film The Book Of Clarence.
The actor who has starred in BBC drama Sherlock and The Imitation Game will take on the part of Benjamin, who is nailed to a post mistakenly.
The Book Of Clarence follows the down-on-his-luck Jerusalemite who embarks on a misguided attempt to capitalize on the rise of celebrity and influence the Messiah for his own personal gain.
The journey leads him on an exploration of faith and an unexpected path.
The real Jesus is portrayed by Captain America and For Life star Nicholas Pinnock, 50, in the biblical comedy-drama.
After being gifted a never-ending source of coins by Pinnock’s Jesus, Cumberbatch’s character transforms himself and begins throwing money at people, before being mistaken as a ‘messiah’ by the Romans and crucified.
In the crucifixion moment, he looks pained as he is strapped to the cross while his long hair blows in the wind.
It comes after Benedict transformed into a beggar who is mistaken for Jesus and brutally crucified in his new film The Book Of Clarence
The actor who has starred in BBC drama Sherlock and The Imitation Game will take on the part of Benjamin, who is nailed to a post mistakenly
For the part, he is worlds away from his usual clean-cut look, with a dishevelled appearance and unkept beard.
LaKeith Stanfield will take on the lead role alongside James McAvoy, while Jay-Z is one of the producers of the movie.
The film was initially due to be released in the UK on January 19, but was postponed at the 11th hour.
Sony will now reportedly look to release the film around March, with Deadline reporting the postponement came from Legendary which produced and financed it.
The film has already been released in the USA and took in $3million over the four-day weekend last month.
Critics have given the movie an 89% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
