BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (was "Richard III")

**Posted by nakahara** January 22, 2016 8:22 am

Promo pic. Verrrry nice!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/bbc/12113348/BBC-enlists-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Judi-Dench-and-emojis-to-show-Shakespeare-off-to-the-world.html

**Posted by miriel68** January 22, 2016 8:24 am

My daughter actually screamed when I had shown her eye brow action - she is more Tom Hiddleston fan but she said there is no question that BC is just the best actor around.
I think Judi Dench is a bit too old for her part, although it shouldn't matter in a play. I love blind casting.

**Posted by SusiGo** January 22, 2016 8:36 am

What an amazing pic. And, yes, miriel, the eyebrow twitch is great. Micro-acting at its best.

**Posted by ukaunz** January 22, 2016 9:12 am

A little bit of the preview can be seen here, including the eyebrow twitch. I'm deaded
http://adorable-bc-pictures.tumblr.com/post/137789803156/benedict-cumberbatchs-scenes-in-the-hollow-crown

**Posted by Yitzock** January 22, 2016 2:27 pm

Oh my. Honestly, this look good. I know I'll be imagining him as Hamlet when I read that later in the semester, but it looks like I'll be picturing him while reading Richard III now, too. I missed the eyebrow twitch before when I saw a lower quality video of that.

**Posted by besleybean** January 22, 2016 5:40 pm

Fantastic clip.
Ah yes, I remember now.
I said: I can guarantee it will air when I am away in April!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** January 22, 2016 11:55 pm

* thuds *

Shakespeare seems to be made for Benedict. Is it April yet??

**Posted by besleybean** January 23, 2016 8:23 am

So with Setlock too, this is going to be a good April!

**Posted by Mattlocked** January 23, 2016 4:51 pm

The last two videos don't work here.
Now I start getting seriously concerned what might be wrong with my laptop.

**Posted by SusiGo** February 5, 2016 9:56 pm

An amazing new promo pic:

**Posted by besleybean** February 5, 2016 10:03 pm

Oh yes.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** February 6, 2016 7:45 am

* gasps *

**Posted by Liberty** February 6, 2016 8:50 am

I like the picture, but it looks really photoshopped to me - not something I usually notice. I suppose that's just the way they do things now! (Or maybe I'm wrong, and it's just a normal photo). I'm so looking forward to this!

**Posted by besleybean** February 6, 2016 8:51 am

Oh I agree, it's obviously a made up pic for advertising purposes.

**Posted by SusiGo** February 6, 2016 10:03 am

I think they wanted to have these characters in the same pic for promo purposes but there was probable no scene in which they all appear. So they chose this way to do it. Quite a common practice.

**Posted by besleybean** February 6, 2016 10:24 am

Indeed and 'promotion', that's the word I was looking for!
#50+

**Posted by Ivy** March 8, 2016 11:56 am

**Posted by tonnaree** March 8, 2016 12:26 pm

All hail the King.

**Posted by SusiGo** March 8, 2016 12:37 pm

I am so very, very excited for this.

**Posted by gently69** March 8, 2016 12:38 pm

Coming soon... I need a date!