Benedict Cumberbatchis teaming up with esteemed director Jane Campion for his latest film, andNetflixjust gave fans a peek with the very first full trailer forThe Power of the Dog.
Cumberbatch, 45, stars as Phil Burbank, a rugged rancher who falls in love with Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), the son of a widow (Kirsten Dunst) who moved to his ranch. The upcoming western marks Campion’s first film sinceBright Star, which she directed in 2008.
He later lets Peter ride a horse in the open, knowing he isn’t ready, and laughs as he falls off the animal and onto the ground below.
The Power of the Dog, which is based on Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name, takes place in Montana in 1925, where Phil and his brother, George (Jesse Plemons), make a living as wealthy ranchers. When the brothers meet Rose (Dunst) at her restaurant one day, George is immediately smitten and marries her not long after their first encounter, but Phil has very different feelings for her and her son.
Benedict Cumberbatch inThe Power of the Dog.KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX
Cumberbatch, who previously played a gay character in 2014’sThe Imitation Game,defendedhis casting as Phil inThe Power of the Dog, saying at the Telluride Film Festival in September, “I feel very sensitive about representation, diversity, and inclusion,” perIndieWire.
Speaking of his character, Cumberbatchtold reportersat the New York Film Festival last month that Phil was twisted “into this sort of form of masculine toxicity” after he “had this burning love affair in his youth, which wasn’t tolerated [or] allowed.”
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Thefilmalso stars Thomasin McKenzie as Lola, Genevieve Lemon as Mrs. Lewis, Keith Carradine as Governor Edward, Frances Conroy as Old Lady, Peter Carroll as Old Gent, and Adam Beach as Edward Nappo
The Power of the Dogpremieres Dec. 1 on Netflix.
source: people.com
