Interview With "The Thing With Feathers" Star Benedict Cumberbatch

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

"The Thing With Feathers" is a British independent drama film starring Benedict Cumberbatch that is written and directed by Dylan Southern and adapted from the book "Grief Is the Thing with Feathers" by Max Porter. It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where Cumberbatch's haunting performance as a grief-stricken father was praised. Cumberbatch was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience working on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited theatrical release from Briarcliff Entertainment. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast and this is Emma Sassick's interview with the star of the film The Thing with Feathers, Benedict Cumberbatch.
0:09.0	It's just the three of us.
0:12.1	I miss their mum.
0:13.4	I thought you both did really well today.
0:17.3	How are you doing?
0:19.4	I kind of mind you must be feeling.
0:21.6	Oh, you talk?
0:22.6	Do you want to talk?
0:25.6	Where's the milk?
0:27.6	Stop it.
0:28.6	Why's it first?
0:30.6	Oh, there he is.
0:34.6	Sad Dad.
0:36.6	Dad.
0:42.3	I told stories.
0:46.3	The stories changed when dad changed. Hi, Benedict. How are you?
0:47.3	I'm good, thank you.
0:48.3	Is it Emma or Emma?
0:49.3	It's Emma.
0:50.3	It's Emma.
0:51.3	Hello, Emma.
0:52.3	Nice to meet you.
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