
Benedict Cumberbatch weighs in on straight actors in gay roles ahead of 'Power of the Dog' release
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Cumberbatch, who plays a repressed cowboy in "The Power of the Dog," said his casting "wasn't done without thought," according to the film outlet IndieWire.
Cumberbatch, who is married to a woman, said at the Telluride Film Festival that his casting "wasn't done without thought," as reported by IndieWire. "One of the appeals of the job was the idea that in this world, with this specific character, there was a lot that was private, hidden from view," he said at the festival, where the film screened.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











