Benedict Cumberbatch is an actor known for playing all kinds of roles – geniuses (Sherlock), dragons (The Hobbit trilogy), time-bending doctors (Doc
Benedict Cumberbatch is an actor known for playing all kinds of roles – geniuses (Sherlock), dragons (The Hobbit trilogy), time-bending doctors (Doctor Strange) and numerous dramatic leading roles (The Power Of The Dog, Eric, The Imitation Game). The one thing we don’t get to see him fully lean into very often? Comedy. That’s about to change with The Roses, in which he stars opposite Olivia Colman as a married couple having some pretty extreme relationship troubles. Watch the trailer below.
Cumberbatch and Colman are Theo and Ivy Rose, spouses living a seemingly perfect life with their kids in a attractive house by the beach. But under the surface, jealousy and resentment starts bubbling up, with Theo’s career takes a downward turn just as Ivy’s is taking off. Cue a series of escalating jabs and retaliations at each other as they start to face their marital problems – including awkward exchanges over dinner, crabs in a bathtub, and gunshots in the kitchen.
Based on Warren Adler’s novel of the same name, which is itself a reimagining of the 1989 film The War Of The Roses, this big-screen adaptation is written by Poor Things’ Tony McNamara and directed by Meet The Parents and Bombshell’s Jay Roach. As well as Cumberbatch and Colman, it boasts a seriously star-studded cast, with Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Kate McKinnon and more popping up in the trailer. With a line-up that good, some substantial laughs are sure to bloom.
The Roses is in UK cinemas from 1 September.
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