Benedict Cumberbatch Was Abducted in 2004 and It Still Haunts Him

HARROWING

The actor and his co-stars were abducted by a group of six armed men while filming a project in South Africa in 2004.

Benedict Cumberbatch attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on March 11, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California.
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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...

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