Benedict Cumberbatch Was Abducted in 2004 and It Still Haunts Him
Benedict Cumberbatch’s “near-death” experience in South Africa still affects him 20 years later. In an interview with Variety published Wednesday, the Dr. Strange actor opened up on the harrowing time he and his co-stars got abducted by six men while working on the BBC miniseries To the Ends of the Earth in South Africa in 2004.
Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about life-altering abduction
In an interview with Variety before the premiere of his new film "The Thing with Feathers" at the Sundance Festival, the 48-year-old actor recalled the events of 2004. At that time, while filming the BBC miniseries "To the Ends of the Earth,
Benedict Cumberbatch Recalls His 'Near-Death' Abduction In South Africa
Benedict Cumberbatch opened up a about a terrifying ordeal that happened 21 years ago: he was briefly abducted. In an interview with Variety, Cumberbatch recalled that in 2004, while shooting BBC miniseries To The Ends Of The Earth in South Africa,
Benedict Cumberbatch reveals hours-long kidnap ordeal after he was abducted while filming TV show: ‘Near-death’
He was never the same again. Benedict Cumberbatch told Variety in a new interview that he was kidnapped while filming the BBC miniseries “To the Ends of the Earth” in South Africa in 2004. According to the article,
‘Was going to get raped or…’: Benedict Cumberbatch recalls 'kidnapping' incident while filming BBC show in South Africa
Benedict Cumberbatch and his friends were returning from a diving trip when their vehicle suffered a tyre blowout. Stranded on the roadside, they were approached by six armed men who abducted them at gunpoint.
Benedict Cumberbatch Reveals He Was Robbed and Kidnapped While Filming TV Show in South Africa: 'I Could Die at Any
Benedict Cumberbatch Reveals He Was Robbed and Kidnapped While Filming TV Show in South Africa: 'I Could Die at Any Moment'
Benedict Cumberbatch's 'near-death' kidnapping led him to take 'all sorts of risks' as he 'changed'
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch detailed his terrifying kidnapping in South Africa which changed the direction of his life for good. He spent hours in captivity with his friends.
Benedict Cumberbatch reflects on harrowing kidnapping experience in South Africa: ‘The near-death stuff…’
Benedict Cumberbatch recently shared a harrowing experience from his past in an interview with Variety, revealing that he was kidnapped while filming the BBC miniseries To The Ends of the Earth in South Africa in 2004.
Benedict Cumberbatch makes somber confession after near-death 'kidnapping'
Benedict Cumberbatch has recounted a harrowing experience from 20 years ago when he was robbed and kidnapped while filming in South Africa. In a recent interview with Variety, the Oscar-nominated actor,
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