The Doctor Strange promotional tour has officially started up! I’m so happy. So far, Benedict Cumberbatch has covered Vanity Fair and British GQ and he and Tilda Swinton have already made a promotional swing through Asia. The cast assembled in LA this week for some work and for last night’s LA premiere, which is where Benedict’s wife Sophie debuted her baby bump. The Cumberbump sort of distracted from the other ladies at the premiere, so let’s rectify that situation – I’m including photos of Rachel McAdams (she plays Doctor Strange’s love interest/Night Nurse) and Tilda Swinton (who plays The Ancient One). Rachel wore custom Versace and Tilda wore Haider Ackermann, her favorite label. I love Rachel’s dress, even though I’m a little bit tired of her in muted colors. The purple pop in this Versace is great though.
Rachel was on The Ellen Show this week to chat about the film, and she told a story about Benedict.
Of course Ellen brings up the Cumberbitches, and Rachel does her best posh otter accent and says, “He said, ‘Oh, it’s very flattering, but I just wish they called themselves something more respectable, like Cumberhumans or Cumberpeople.’” Which is funny enough on its own – Cumberbitches are like “I LOVE YOU, LET ME HAVE YOUR OTTERBABIES” and Benedict is like “Please respect yourself.” But it’s even funnier because Ellen points out that the whole reason that the Cumberbitch name stuck was because it has to sonically match “batch.” Then Ellen says, “He’s not that bright.” Thank you, Ellen.
And in case you wanted to barely listen to Benedict and Tilda joke with each other while playing Jenga, here you go. I will say this: his hair looks better here.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
How many wishes could a Cumberbitch wish if a bitch could wish a wish?
*giggles*
lol!!!!!
😂😂
Possibly my favorite CB comment ever
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I love her. But why those shoes Rachel?
IMO those are wrong shoes for that dress.
And did no one NO ONE learn the hard-learned leg lesson from Angie?
We got a two-fer today with that pose! Rachel here and Hilary Swank there!
Those clodhoppers are wrong for literally every dress
Those closed-toe, platform sole / heel (or whatever they are called) always make everyone’s foot look like a horse’s hoof. imho
Also: Rachel is Queen and Goddess and my forever crush
Do these Cumberbitches actually exist!? Because I read about it only on here and I just don’t find him attractive in the slightest. I really love Rachel’s dress. I actually just really love Rachel.
They exist…but you have to venture into the world of Tumblr and fan twitter to find them….I don’t recommend it.
He’s been crazy lucky. He’s got the Oscar nod and the reviews so far for Strange are strong so it’s likely to be big box office. He gets to transcend the crazies. Props to you, Cumby!!
They do, on Tumblr. Warning, it can get a bit intense there. And for the love of god, do not click on Johnlock tags.
Tumblr. Cumberbitch Hell.
I’m just here for his accent. I’m not a full blown Cumber-human or anything.
Lord help me, I find him attractive but I wouldn’t call myself a Cumberbitch. They do exist though.
Her outfit on Ellen -WTF?
She’s gorgeous. No matter what she wears.
Totally agree.
Gawd, those gorgeous accents on Tilda and Bennie. Delicious.
Love Rachel’s dress.
“conviviality” and reverse parking. Thank you, Tilda. Can’t watch beyond that because of needing to be somewhere else and I can’t handle him in more than very, very limited doses.
I like it, but she seems a little too short for it. Seems like it should have been tailored differently
Oh Tilda, yes! I’m loving those curves!
It’s so funny to imagine Benedict saying that! I am not a fanatic for him or anything but I do enjoy his dry humor, and I enjoy how much he reminds me of a sweet little otter.
Dresses are Interesting… architectural, I’m into em even if I’m still Eyerolly about “Marvel” and this whole Ancient One thing.. if anyone can pull this off its Tilda
Rachel’s dress is very interesting.
The cast of the Dr. Strange is top notch. The movie should be fun to watch.
Poor Cumby. If somebody said about me that “I am not that bright” for the whole world to hear, I’d get so depressed. And Ellen is supposed to be a nice person. The entertainment is a very cruel business.
You almost think she was joking…
There is a Russian saying – ” in every joke there is a part that is a joke”.
Meaning – there is a lot of truth (true feelings) in every joke.
Im annoyed he is still bitching about this. Im off the cumberbitch list. 🙁
She looks great and I love her hair. Hate those shoes though, and the leg is giving me an Angelina Jolie vibe.
Huge fan of Benedict, but I’ve never been a cumberbitch. I don’t understand the reason behind it at all. Just as I’m a bit confused by that whole otter stuff. Is it an English thing? I don’t find it funny or cute. At least the cupcakes are cute to adorable. But an otter? And come to find out, it isn’t even a reference to Cabin Pressure! Jeez.
The “otter” stuff is because he described himself as looking like an otter.
What cupcakes?
I think she’s referring to the fan that makes Cumbercupcakes and posts them online. Kinda like a sugary version of Lego Loki.
Oh God. Colin will NOT be serving cupcakes made to look like anyone.
I would switch teams for Tilda Swinton.
That is all.
I love the dress but hate those shoes!! To h*ll with platform soles.
They look like hooves, right?
Exactly
Rachel’s dress looks like a fancy cloth napkin in a matching napkin holder to me. Can’t unsee it.
I think Rachel looks beautiful!!!! Tilda looks like a nightmare! Her dress is fugly! I do not understand why anyone would be a Cumberbitch….he does nothing for me. I don’t find him the least bit attractive. But, that’s just my opinion!
He tries so hard to portray himself as something he’s not. I think that’s why I don’t like him.
I’ve only seen him in August Osage County tho and I Wasn’t impressed.
Then there was the whole “colored” comment which I believe was actually very telling even tho he was able to dismiss it as a slip of the tongue.
It sounds like he just said that about Cumberbitches to make it seem like he’s grateful for his fans and respects women too much to let them call themselves bitches even in a joking matter.
I think the reality is he thinks they are pathetic and that’s his gentlemanly way of saying he finds it distasteful. Even tho he revels in it, he wishes more respectable people were his fans.
While I still wish Rachel had been, say, Captain Marvel and not a love interest, I have to say that I now wish I could have been a fly on the wall when she and Benedict discussed his insane fans. Between Mean Girls and her relationship with Gosling, you know Rachel’s witnessed that sort of insanity first hand, and I bet they were delightfully catty together.
Yes, this also came to my mind. The McGosling shippers were pretty insane for their time, and if I’m not wrong they were blaming Eva Mendes for trapping Gosling with a surprise pregnancy, and thus breaking their illusions for a reconciliation…
TILDAH FOREVAH…….
you are my forevah godddess! if even if you totally sounded like a jerk rationalizing the whitewashing of the wise one. but I can’t not love you….