In the current issue of GQ Style, there is a photo feature with Benedict Cumberbatch and Alice Eve. The photos looked more than a year old, and they likely were older pics, repurposed for GQ Style. As it turns out, Benedict’s friend Tertius Bune took the photos. Because Benedict Cumberbatch would naturally have a childhood friend named Tertius Bune. It’s like finding out that Benedict had a childhood friend named Lord Higginbottom Fancypants. So, Benedict and Tertius are BFFs and Ben invited Terty to come stay with him in Venice Beach. Wait… Benedict was living in Venice Beach for a while?!?!?!
It’s photographer Tertius Bune’s longstanding friendship with British Actor, Benedict Cumberbatch that was the catalyst behind their seminal photoshoot for the latest issue of GQ Style. Shot on Los Angeles’ iconic Mulholland Drive we see Cumberbatch and his Star Trek Into Darkness co-star Alice Eve transformed into a modern day Bonnie and Clyde.
His relationship with Cumberbatch is demonstrated through a truly unique and unfiltered way of representing his friend. “I do believe I can cast him in a light that shows him as he ultimately is,” Bune says of the actor. “I’m talking about his versatility as a human being.” In fact the shoot is testament to the spontaneity that comes from real friendship – an invitation to stay for a few days in LA provided all the inspiration Bune needed. “It was such an amazing time…but most importantly to witness this truly awesome moment in Benedict’s career. Such a gift to be able to share that with him”.
GQ Style: Tell us about your shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch. Where were you?
Tertius Bune: I had come to L.A. for a couple of shoots whilst Benedict was promoting a movie. Benedict invited me to stay with him at his house in Venice Beach. I met Alice the first night I arrived while at an Oscars party. The three of us just clicked. As we all hung out in the following weeks, I thought to myself; here they are after over ten years from first meeting and working together, both of their careers had really picked up steam in the prior few years. This is where the inspiration for the story came. Benedict and Alice both seemed to be grabbing or if you will, “stealing” all these roles in Hollywood. The story was shot on Mulholland Drive, a road in L.A. that has a certain outlaw quality and history to it.We understand that you and Benedict are old friends – is there a particular trick to shooting someone you know so well?
Yes, Benedict and I have known each other since I was six and he eight years old. There is no particular trick to photographing someone you’ve known your whole life but I do believe I can cast him in a different light due to the fact that I know him as well as I do. This shoot in particular I wanted to show his edgier side. Which is not something I contrived, he has it. I see the media painting Benedict as the proper British boy (yes this is part of him), but he has a vast range. And I’m not just talking about acting or character range.What was it like working with Alive Eve?
Alice was Amazing to work with. She came at me throwing idea after idea with lots of excitement. I love collaborating like this with subjects. It’s what makes for something special.How easily did Benedict make the transition from actor to model – did he have a ‘blue steel’ moment in his locker?
Benedict is a master in front of any lens. He just gets it.
I’m doing the math… Benedict would have been living in Venice Beach in early 2012. Bune mentions meeting Alice at an Oscar party – Benedict was in LA a lot during the 2012 awards season. So, these photos of Alice and Benedict are from February or March of 2012. Okay. Fine. But answer me this: were Alice and Benedict banging back then? Because I kind of wonder if they were.
As for all of the nice stuff Bune says about Benedict… yes, Cumby is a proper British dude and yeah, he probably has a little bit of an edge. I think of it more of his “inner bitch.” I think Benedict’s instincts veer more towards bitchiness and smack-talking, and he’s had to learn how to be more professional, more of a gentleman over the past few years.
Photos courtesy of GQ Style, via Tumblr.
He sounds like he’s in love with him.
He should have done the shoot instead of Dead Eyed Eve
He should have photograph Benedict alone.
Alice is beautiful but she looks like a dead fish next to him, a bit like Kim and Nori.
It seems that most of his friends are fond of him.
Benedict and Alice have no chemistry at all. I can’t see them as a couple or lovers, I’m not even sure they’re good friends.
I really don’t think there is or there was anything between them.
I can’t either. She always seems the type to only get with someone who can help her career. I’m thinking that Benedict didn’t have much juice early in their friendship, so that nixed any ‘relationship’ between them. Now that things have changed, she’s managed to be seen with him a lot. And yes, I’m probably wrong about her and how she feels about Benedict.
I’m fairly sure Ben’s been quoted as saying he and Alice are good friends. And she spoke of him affectionately when promoting STiD. They’ve been in at least three films together, including “Hawking” and “Starter for Ten.”
Anyway, I love him. It’s unhealthy.
and she co-presented him with his Bafta award.
I just can’t warm to her in anything I’ve seen. It has nothing to do with Benedict.
Definitely agree on that. Maybe it’s the roles she chooses.
No, it’s Eve.
In almost all her interviews I’ve seen she’s just…not warm.
All her ideas still didn’t make it an amazing photo shoot, they/she looked bored. As if she is thinking ummm what time is my pedicure?
My word, GQ really do write the MOST obsequious, puke-tastic articles ever, don’t they? Truly unique and unfiltered? The spontaneity that comes from real friendship? Deary, deary, me. They should just stick with the pretty pictures, which I’d be quite interested in seeing.
Its almost as bad as the Vogue piece…almost.
What makes it worse is you see no evidence of any of this “truly unique and unfiltered.. The spontaneity that comes from real friendship”
It looks like two people who barely know each other and are not even that fond of one another.
Not saying that’s the reality, just how it comes across in these shots.
They had me gagging at “seminal” photoshoot. I had to look it up to make sure the words means what I think it does. In what world is a photoshoot on Mulholland Drive ground-breaking? Unless they use the word as meaning sperm-like and then I really do want to know more about that photo-shoot…
Yeah, I don’t think they know what the word means.
For this shoot, “goofy” or unconvincing” would have been more appropriate. I guess GQ agreed since they shelved them for a while.
That was GQ?! For a second, I assumed it was Hello!
(Sixer: you were in my dream last night! A bunch of us were doing one of those team building/paintball events, and we were part of a team that all went by the name of Tommy. I gave myself the full name of Tommy Steele, and you kept following me around singing “half a sixpence,” and giving away my position.)
That was GQ. Otherwise known as PRM (PR Monthly). What utter tosh it puts out these days.
Ha! I probably would do that: I hate paintball with a vengeance. And the Sixlets ALWAYS beg for it on birthdays. Happily, their father obliges without me. I shall go to sleep tonight chanting Dream Of Fanty, Dream Of Fanty, and will report back. You might want to worry!
You don’t dream of me already? I just assume that everyone does.
Deep down inside, you believe we are all just avatars, existing entirely for your convenience? I love you a little bit more each and every day.
Honestly, it’s not even that deep down.
BC and AE look fine, objectively, but I don’t see any spark between them and they give a vibe that’s about as warm as a bowl of day-old oatmeal.
I think they were. Good for him. She’s a pretty girl. She actually looks a bit like his mother did. Eeew.
If he had a house in Venice Beach, one could assume he still has a house in Venice Beach. And didn’t a certain costumed trollop confirm he has been hanging about in LA recently?
I think maybe what Benny Boy needs a proper governess. Oh look, my afternoon plans just cancelled.
@j.eyre
Paramount put the ST cast in rental houses on Venice Beach.
I’m sorry, ‘costumed trollop?!’ It’s LA, that could be anybody. Who was it?
“I’m sorry, ‘costumed trollop?!’ It’s LA, that could be anybody. ”
Oh that’s GOOD, ahahhahah
Fabulous. The first think you can teach your new charge is about Grranimals clothing.
I don’t know about any costumed trollop (no idea who that’s supposed to be), but it was obvious he was in CA for a while from the reported sightings and pictures we saw during that time.
I don’t think they were at that time. He was with Lydia Hearst then — and she lives (or lived) in Venice Beach. But he had a rental in VB through “Star Trek.”
Lol at the “he was with Lydia Hearst”.
People need to stop the fanfictions and ship him with every blond he meets, that’s ridiculous.
I suppose I should have said “I heard.” At the time, I was a big fan of his, and asked questions of people who would know.
“people who would know” are also apparently claiming he spent all of those weeks in cali since the oscars hanging out with a bunch of drug addicts.
anyone else heard this?
J where did you hear that?
drug addicts could be half of Hollywood
Cate – DL, but then the thread exploded with trolls before anyone could substantiate it. Its closed for comments now.
Would love a link if you can provide it.
BC’s publicist kinda confirmed he was ‘with’ LH.
They said something like, “They are good friends but to say they are dating is a bit strong.”
Please remember I’m paraphrasing but that confirmed to most they were ‘casually dating’ *wink wink*.
“drug addicts could be half of Hollywood”
hahahaha, you people are on a roll here, burns all around
I can’t see Benny taking drugs, except occasional light recreational stuff, of which doesn’t everyone who works in the entertainment /business city industry? But, he doesn’t strike me as a hell raiser. He went on record in an interview once where he said he couldn’t drink much and only buys it in when friends come round and chucks what wine is left away. I found that funny, as I don’t have that problem at all and I have no problem finishing off any wine left in the bottle.
I hate datalounge, it is full of people making stuff up for effect.
I’m sorry. I’ve tried really hard to get the physical attraction to this guy, but I can’t. I think he’s a great actor and a very nice person, but I think he’s kind of odd/creepy looking. I don’t get the love fest.
I didn’t either. Then I heard his voice. I don’t know how or why but that did it for me.
Can someone please explain the appeal of Alice Eve? I don’t get it.
Big boobs
She’s got a slight Dominatrix vibe – something a certain type of Englishman gets off on – the Public School type usually – that said I don’t see even a smidgeon of interpersonal attraction between those two.
Public School boys like a dominatrix?
Really? Seriously? How’d this come about?
LOL, I can’t anymore, this whole comment section if effing gold! GOLD.
Generations of Public School education, beatings, large domineering Matrons in crisp starched uniforms administering ointments for the physical ailments – leaves a mark. Although the fagging (that means younger boys acting as unpaid servants to older boys – NOT what you might think it means), the beatings with a cane are all banned now of course. BUT TOO LATE – it’s left it’s mark on those Aristocratic/Posh genes – the British aristocracy tend towards being a little bit mad, a little bit twisted – it’s all the interbreeding what does it…and the habit of sending generations of the same family to the same schools like Eton, Harrow etc…
LadySlippers! Spanking nannies, bankers and government wonks wishing to be diapered and play penned by wing-eyebrowed steely blondes, oh entire services devoted to it. frisbeejada is quite right. I’m not sure Cumby is the typical repressed “how shall I scold you for stealing the pudding” client, though, by any means.
Not a smidgeon of attraction – really? I mean the obvious heat radiating between them and the towel is so hot, she has to wear gloves to keep from being burned!
Oh my!
It’s too bad that I’m just a gentle and demure flower….
😉
**ETA**
Thank you lovely frisbeejada and Madame Liberté for your explanations.
And ROTFLMAO, ‘clients’ Madame??? Oh you and your devious fountain pen. 😉
Clients with standing appointments indeed, demure blushing m’LadySlippers. Methinks a royal or two are among the mix! 😉
” Spanking nannies, bankers and government wonks wishing to be diapered and play penned by wing-eyebrowed steely blondes, oh entire services devoted to it. ” @Liberty, you just described half of the US Senate.
Oh lilacflowers. Shame on you!
You left out our noble and esteemed lower house of Congress. Clearly that means Madame Liberté’s quote applies to at *least* 2/3 of them (I’m being modest as it’s probably closer to 3/4). And no mention of the other worthless lugs in DC (various government employers and lobbyists)
Which are also in the 2/3-3/4 range. Tsk Tsk.
Sheesh. Talk about cherry picking and leaving out people. So NOT cool.
😉
I finally watched an episode of Sherlock after avoiding everything this guy was in like the plague (because tumblr) and his voice sounded nothing like I expected it.
Everyone’s first reaction.
After one season you’ll be deeply in love.
Sometimes he sounds like he has a cold in that episode, when they’re at dinner at Angelo’s. Just a bit.
His inner bitch, ahahahha, Kaiser I think I’m falling for you way more than for him, another fab commentary as always <3
Cumby’s been described by other friends as goofy, and that does comes across (like when he imitates Chewbacca, or makes silly faces for the camera, or photobombs U2). He also swears like a trucker in a lot of interviews. So I think his edge is less inner bitch than inner 12-year-old boy who’s trying really hard now to act like the successful, mature adult he’s supposed to be but who just can’t stop himself every now and then from saying the F-word and acting like an idiot.
Yup. That’s what I see too.
Yes. Bingo. This.
Not a fan of this photoshoot either, although they both look nice.
I do think it’s a good thing he’s got so many friends from his childhood still, since that usually means the celeb hasn’t turned into an ass, but Tertius is a bit of an odd duck lol.
In other news, if I got what I read on Twitter correctly, a journalist fan in Malaysia wrote a guide on how to stalk Benedict at his hotel. I am hoping I’m wrong though.
I read about that, too. If it’s true, and unfortunately I wouldn’t doubt it, I’m annoyed and pissed for him. If they like him so much they can buy one of his movies and not be psychotic. I’m a fan, too, but this is ridiculous.
“a journalist fan in Malaysia wrote a guide on how to stalk Benedict at his hotel”
ahahahahhaha, what!??!
oh dear
Why the HELL do people do this.
I don’t know, either, Joanie. That’s a new level of awful, stalking tips…just ugh.
Because we live in the digital age with this type of social media becoming the norm. How did the groupies/stalkers manage before Twitter/Tumblr is beyond me. 😉
How do pronounce Bune?
It’s pronounced “byoon”, like June.
To me, there is nothing special about this photoshoot. It’s sooo cliche to do a “bonnie and clyde” on mulholland drive. But benedict looks so handsome as always!!
Apparently it was a tough crowd in Malaysia
Tumblr is covered with videoclips and gifs of Cumby photobombing himself and generally being adorable at the awards in Malaysia. I tried to post a couple of links, but it seems my post was deleted. If you do a quick search, you’ll find them.
How was it tough? Did an attendee post something?
From what I gather, it was pretty sombre due to the announcement of the missing flight being determined to be lost, all souls perished.
That makes sense. Tough timing for Benny.
@Miss Scarlet: and based on a few clips on tumblr, there was some awkwardness with him doing the “interview audience members” thing. But overall, it seems like the tragedy of the missing flight really made the entire situation very heavy and mournful, understandably.
People probably expected higher level speech writing but this is a kids charity foundation with a high donation money use percentage, so it’s largely volunteers running the show.
Wow, I just saw a clip of BC photobombing himself at the awards and NO ONE laughed. I mean, c’mon!
I saw parts on a live stream, it was good and Benny’s a natural, he was hilarious. I mean it when I say that the man was born for comedy.
And also, he’s really good at the whole interview/reporter thing, could be his other job, lol.
@Kaiser, who wrote: “I’m doing the math… Benedict would have been living in Venice Beach in early 2012. Bune mentions meeting Alice at an Oscar party – Benedict was in LA a lot during the 2012 awards season.”
I didn’t see a date in the article so do you mean instead the ‘2013’ Awards season? That hair cut Benny is wearing in the ‘car’ photo with Alice looks like the hair cut he wore in “Star Trek: Into Darkness” (2013) and he would have been promoting that film and “12 Years a Slave” in 2013 rather than 2012. I still can’t believe he sat next to Angelina Jolie at the 2013 Oscars! I’m sure he was invited to all the Oscar parties this past February.
His friendship with photographer Tertius Bune from such an early age reminds me of the Ben Affleck/Matt Damon friendship, with Ben being 8-years old and Matt being 10-years-old when they first met. 🙂
Maybe it was around the time he was filming STiD, not promoting it. So it would have been 2012 and would explain why he had a house there at that time.
Personally I don’t think he and Alice have ever hooked up. Rather she, much like Lydia Hearst, seemed to suddenly become much closer to him than they did before after his star started rising.
This. He’s long said AE is a friend of his but it’s amazing how suddenly close she seemed when he started getting big time movies and Sherlock fame. Same with LH, though I do think he ended up hooking up with her for a while as FWB.
I suppose as well, he was single whereas before he was with his girlfriend and it would have looked a bit shit to be hanging out with different women.
Jana,
I don’t think they hooked up either.
Oh god the sport awards thing was bad overall. I mean no one laughed at his jokes, was the crowd too dumb to understand it or were his jokes that bad. Some were good others were meh. But I hope he learned his lesson and doesn’t host such shit again.
Even if he wanted to host it woul be better to do it with Oliver awards or something regarding the industry he is in. This sports mix up wasn’t the best idea.
Though I can’t blame him entirely, whoever wrote his script effed up and honestly Cumby was the only lively thing keeping this boring award show alive but the crowd was so not responsive which made it more awkward to watch.
Language and cultural differences are probably the biggest reasons his jokes fell flat. And the mood of the country doesn’t help at all.
Bad timing all around.
…I get what you mean, Abby, but it’s a charity for kids so I’m more lenient. I doubt they were hiring expensive writers if at all (it’s largely run by volunteers) and the location was just unfortunate given the timing.
I thought it was great. Admittedly, humor is such a sensitive thing, you can’t always win with everyone. And it does depend so much on the cultural background and mentality.
But I think he did a good job, he can’t help what kind of crowd he gets.
Personally, I feel the crowd weren’t really entertainment savvy people, it felt like two worlds colliding. At least it was fun to watch. Well to me at least.
But I have to say one thing tho, how do you know no one laughed or got his jokes? Maybe they don’t have a culture of pre-recorded fake laugh tracks and generally loud audience reactions. I mean some people just smile or chuckle to themselves. Not every culture is like the anglophone countries.
I thought Alice had a long term boyfriend. I don’t think Benny is the sort to mix business and pleasure and she’s not his usual type.
@ ZsaZsa
I am just interested: Does Benedict have a type? And who is his type?
Martin Freeman.
(Sorry, should’ve said Tom Hiddleston, I know)
He tends to go for the model type. Olivia is actually the exception.
I’m not bothered who he bangs. I don’t think he cares what people think from that statement. He’s having fun at the moment there’s no problem with that.
I like the fact that Benny never beats about the bush.
Alice is pretty but I still think she has a long term boyfriend.
@Kelly
Martin Freeman is a bit of an idiot, and I don’t like the way Benny cosy ups to Gary Oldman either – Bad influences. Benny deserves someone nice to marry, and Tom H is a good match for him, and shame he is taken, but Mark Gatiss would make Benny a good partner.
I hope he settles down, he is a really nice guy and deserves someone nice, Gwynnie is back on the market… I can see Benny coming part of the Goop stuff.
@zsazsa.
What makes you think he goes for ‘the model type’?
Isn’t she? Pretty, blonde with blue eyes?
A bit much to suggest that blonde, blue eyes is his ‘type’, seeing as the only evidence of that is Olivia. Everything else is fatuous gossip.
@ Zsazsa
What makes you think he goes for the model type?
In my experience many men who want model-type girlfriends and who openly say so have a low self-esteem and therefore need some arm candy who helps them gain them the admiration of other men. Kind of “what a man – have you seen his girlfriend?” I don’t mean to say it is in any way wrong to have a girlfriend looking like a model but searching only for this criteria in a partner is … not good.
Cumberbatch doesn’t seem to be man with low self-esteem. Why do you think he goes for the model type and why was Olivia an exception?
Benedict looked downright bored and uninterested in these photos and AE , well not like she was “throwing ideas with lots of excitement” (unless she is dead inside).
I wonder if Benedict’s friendship with Tertius got him the gig. GQ probably has been holding this substandard pictorial in the vault, No point in publishing until they knew interest in him increased and they could sell copies no matter how bad the photo spread was.
@pru, this is exactly what my reaction was. Well put.
I think they make a cute couple. I guess this Cumberdude likes blondes.
And you come to that conclusion based on what?… Olivia Poulet was blonde. That’s it. His only other ACTUAL relationship was with Anna James. Lydia, Katia.. That was tabloid nonsense. So the ‘he likes blondes’ theory is a bit odd. A people really this easily misled by the media?
And this is only a photoshoot. A photoshoot devoid of any spark or chemistry whatsoever. So there’s really nothing cute or coupley about this either.
Cumby doesn’t do anything for me but he looks GOOOOOD in that first photo!
If there was ever a more ridiculous name than Benedict Cumberbatch, it’s ‘Tertius Bune.’
This!
“Tertius Bune”: In which class are such names heaped on a child?
Upper middle class?
Lower upper class?
The higher the class the crazier the name. Middle class tends to go for roman / traditional names: “Alexander” or “Christopher” or “Timothy”. Working class goes for the latest boygroup farts in names: “Justin”, “Jayden” or “Chantal”.
Here’s an old blind item supposedly about Alice Eve. Huge grain of salt, of course, etc. (I personally think she’s fine. Not exactly a great actress, but doesn’t seem that “cold” to me. Maybe she’s just shy.)
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29. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 05/03 **#7**
I have said about ten words to this actress and all I can say is that she gave me a fake smile and quickly decided the wall over my head looked far more interesting. Normal reaction, but everyone else I know who has spent any time with her, finds her to be the most impersonal, cold and not too bright person they have met. People are astonished she is an actress. Foreign born. Probably a B- lister, but only because of an upcoming role, and not because of her past which would probably place her in the C list category. Mostly movies. There is no way she could do television because she really has the wrong expressions and timing for television. No one can understand how she got any of her roles. She has hit the casting couch before but apparently she was just as uninteresting in bed as she was in the role she won for her casting couch audition. Jessica Biel is a better actress, but people hear her name and for some reason I guess they think with that name and that body she is going to be great. SNL had thought about using her at the end of this season because she is promoting a movie but saw an audition tape of hers where she was supposed to be doing improv and couldn’t do anything. The only thing she can do is memorize lines. I’m sure she is probably a lovely person inside, but it does not come across on the outside. She dates no one, male or female, although people say she prefers the company of women and that she is uncomfortable playing a sexualized female lead which is what she usually ends up playing. She gave a speech once at an event and was supposed to interact as part of it with other people. She couldn’t. She had to keep looking at the teleprompter and it turned into the most awkward few minutes people had ever seen. She really does have a great name though. Alice Eve ” Star Trek Into Darkness”
http://www.agcwebpages.com/BLINDITEMS/2013/MAY.html
I could see Alice Eve being Benedict’s FWB. Both are public school educated, both of their parents were actors, they’ve known each other for years and I think she would keep her mouth shut. However, I think it’s in the past, they are not FWB any more but have remained friends.
Outside of being relatively attractive I don’t see a type but the women he eventually puts a ring on will have to be smart. I don’t see him with someone who can’t keep up. Alice doesn’t strike me as the brightest bulb but what do I know she did read English at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University.