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Was close to turning down 'Sherlock Holmes' role: Benedict Cumberbatch

Updated on: 20 January,2014 11:23 PM IST  | 
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Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that he nearly turned down the iconic character of detective Sherlock Holmes in the TV series of the same name

Was close to turning down 'Sherlock Holmes' role: Benedict Cumberbatch

London: Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that he nearly turned down the iconic character of detective Sherlock Holmes in the TV series of the same name.


Benedict  Cumberbatch
Benedict  Cumberbatch

The 37-year-old actor said he had to have a pause for thought before agreeing to play the role, reported a website. "My reservation was 'Well, this is a very iconic character, there will be a lot of attention on it.

This was before I had had any significant success [but] I knew there would still be a lot of focus on it. "And while I had done work, it wasn't stepping into the populist limelight like playing a character like Holmes.

So I did have a pause for thought," he said. In the mystery series, Cumberbatch shares the screen space with 'The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug' co-star Martin Freeman, who plays Dr John Watson. 



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