EntertainmentBenedict Cumberbatch reveals moment he cried while filming Netflix’s EricProduction follows a father trying to discover the whereabouts of his missing son while being chased by one of his creationstoday at 08:45

Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), star of EricNetflix’s new hit miniseries, revealed an emotional moment behind the scenes of production, which brought him to tears.

What it is Eric?

In history, Cumberbatch interpretsVincent (Cumberbatch), a puppeteer and family man, who sees his marriage fail before his eyes, but continues to fight, day after day, for his son, E d g a r (Ivan Morris Howe), nine years old.

One day, the boy disappears, putting Vincent in a desperate search for the child. With no clues on how to find him, he decides to bring to life a drawing by his son, a monster named Ericand puts it on the television program where he works, with the hope that the boy will see it and return home.

Moment with co-star brought Cumberbatch to tears

Second Cumberbatchthe most exciting moment during the recording of the miniseries was when he wore the Eric and discovered how the puppeteer’s work worked Olly Taylorresponsible for bringing the blue monster to life.

“He was very inventive. I literally cried the day I realized what he was doing, which must have been about four months [após o início das filmagens]”the actor revealed to the magazine Hello!remembering how he discovered the professional’s work, which he defined as “miraculous”:

“He showed me the helmet and I put it on. He had this thing in his eyes, which conveyed four different camera points with static shots, to show the performance space he’s in.”explained Cumberbatch.

“So he sees himself moving through space. He himself is not seeing where he is going. He is seeing the image that you see as a spectator, but from static points and having to perform, without falling, without bumping into things. It’s a miraculous skill”added the actor, adding that he ended up creating a friendship with Taylor because of that.

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