Cumberbatch hates "f***ing academic" image

Benedict Cumberbatch has taken issue with the manner in which he and his Frankenstein co-star Johnny Lee Miller are portrayed in the press.

The Sherlock actor and Miller are currently appearing in Danny Boyle's stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel in rotating roles as the doctor and his Creature.

Cumberbatch told Metro: "I hate this distinction of me being some f**king academic who has just managed to escape the allure of some postgraduate course, and Miller as this mad f**king wild child with dyed hair from Trainspotting.

"We have different working methods but ever so slightly - we block on the same lines. We've got the same sense of humour and think much the same about what's good and bad."

Talking about playing the roles, he added: "It's a hard ask on both fronts. You come off stage with a cut on your lip and a joint out of place, your wrists are bruised and you've just shed five pounds of body weight."

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