BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Benedict Was Almost Afraid to Play Sherlock...

**Posted by SherlocklivesinOH** January 17, 2014 7:47 pm

http://www.eonline.com/news/500606/why-benedict-cumberbatch-almost-turned-down-sherlock

Do you know, someone mentioned to me that BBC had their doubts about whether he should be cast...because they afraid he wasn't sexy enough?

**Posted by Mattlocked** January 17, 2014 8:32 pm

And his mother told him he has the wrong nose.

This bit is very interesting and we fans should keep that in mind:
".....I felt like I was being asked to join the family and have some fun. There was nothing businessy about it. And that's how to operate it."

**Posted by zeratul** January 17, 2014 9:33 pm

How can anybody think Benedict would be NOT sexy or handsome? He has just some magic aura.

**Posted by SherlocklivesinOH** January 18, 2014 2:09 am

I'll post the article where that was talked about.

**Posted by tonnaree** January 18, 2014 12:22 pm

zeratul wrote:
How can anybody think Benedict would be NOT sexy or handsome? He has just some magic aura.

I actually can understand this.

Benedict is beautiful, but not in the cookie cutter slick movie star kind of way. His looks are very distictive and even unusual in some lights. I have no trouble believing that some television executive would look at him and at first sight go, Ummm, are we sure he's sexy enough?

They just had to see our man in action to convince them.

**Posted by saturnR** January 18, 2014 2:23 pm

Agree. He's not very sexy at all compared with George Clooney I think it's coz his face is jaggular, at odd angles. People like a smooth face but he looks like Dracula.

**Posted by Mattlocked** January 18, 2014 2:29 pm

Does he?

Honestly I think George Clooney looks boring compared to Benedict.

**Posted by Harriet** January 18, 2014 5:18 pm

I don't like smooth faces either. It was a picture from ASiB that made me think: Let's give this show a try

(The picture that Susi has no more as her avatar )

**Posted by SusiGo** January 18, 2014 5:23 pm

This is just for you, Harriet:

**Posted by Harriet** January 18, 2014 5:30 pm

(I blocked your other new avatar as well )

Last edited by Harriet (January 18, 2014 5:30 pm)

**Posted by SusiGo** January 18, 2014 5:30 pm

My pleasure.

**Posted by SusiGo** January 18, 2014 5:35 pm

Your loss.

**Posted by zeratul** January 18, 2014 6:21 pm

tonnaree wrote:
zeratul wrote:
How can anybody think Benedict would be NOT sexy or handsome? He has just some magic aura.
I actually can understand this.

Benedict is beautiful, but not in the cookie cutter slick movie star kind of way. His looks are very distictive and even unusual in some lights. I have no trouble believing that some television executive would look at him and at first sight go, Ummm, are we sure he's sexy enough?

They just had to see our man in action to convince them.

Well basically symmetrical faces are described as beautiful. I think Benedict's face is quite symmetrical.
Also his voice and everything he does makes him quite sexy ;).

**Posted by tonnaree** January 18, 2014 9:58 pm

If you even consider anything lacking on his outsides, what shines out from his insides makes him radiant.

**Posted by zeratul** January 18, 2014 10:31 pm

Well if you watch the dubbed German version, you will be save from a crush, as I have been before I watched the third in the original version...

**Posted by veecee** February 7, 2014 8:53 pm

SherlocklivesinOH wrote:
http://www.eonline.com/news/500606/why-benedict-cumberbatch-almost-turned-down-sherlock

Do you know, someone mentioned to me that BBC had their doubts about whether he should be cast...because they afraid he wasn't sexy enough?

Mofftiss laughingly mention it in the commentary following the Season 3 episodes (at least in the US). Then it cuts to some screaming fans outside 221B. Cute.

For the record, I think George Clooney is superattractive, but in a more conventional way.

**Posted by besleybean** February 7, 2014 8:55 pm

George is gorgeous, but Benedict is Sherlock Holmes.

**Posted by Wiggins** February 17, 2014 9:05 am

As far as my husband knows benedict looks odd to me based on our viewing of season one this December. But in January when we launched into season 2 and 3 I became sherlocked.

It's his mannerisms the mystery , the impish grin ... Everythig

And I think he did get better looking in the following years.

The hair is less frizzy.

And I think the moment I really went bananas was the Molly kiss.

The hair ruffle, face grabbing with two hands...

Good lord.

**Posted by Harobed** February 21, 2014 12:07 am

tonnaree wrote:
zeratul wrote:
How can anybody think Benedict would be NOT sexy or handsome? He has just some magic aura.
I actually can understand this.

Benedict is beautiful, but not in the cookie cutter slick movie star kind of way. His looks are very distictive and even unusual in some lights. I have no trouble believing that some television executive would look at him and at first sight go, Ummm, are we sure he's sexy enough?

They just had to see our man in action to convince them.

Sooo well said, Dear One...it's his Voice that gets me...so deep & resonate...oh, the man's got "magic" alright & quite the Intense portrayal's of characters!
I am new to the artful talents of Our Mr. Cumberbatch...ya know, no one warned me of how Addictive just watching him can be!!!

**Posted by besleybean** February 21, 2014 6:42 am

We all get smitten.