Benedict Cumberbatch voiced a new Jaguar ad: will it make Tom Hiddleston cry?

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Oh, yes. Let’s do this, Cumberbitches and Dragonflies. TO THE DEATH. First of all, before Tom Hiddleston was even a twinkle in a Jaguar executive’s eye, Benedict Cumberbatch was already the Sex Voice of Jaguar. Cumby has been voicing commericals (and even starring in a couple) for years now. I think Cumby’s been with the brand for more than three years? Something like that.

But, as we know, when Jaguar decided to do a big, glitzy re-launch in the American market, they went with “Good to be bad” – starring Ben Kingsley, Mark Strong and Hiddleston, as those British actors who are famous for playing villains (I would argue Kingsley’s most famous roles are heroic and inspirational, like Schindler’s List and Gandhi, but whatever). So, Benedict was out and Hiddleston was in as the #goodtobebad campaign began in earnest. Except now Benedict has been pulled into the campaign too with some new voice work on another Jaguar commercial:

Unf. Now I kind of want to bang a Jaguar. Was that the goal? I don’t necessarily want to buy a Jaguar, but if a Jaguar spoke to me in that absolutely filthy Sex Voice, I would have sex with the Jaguar. A Jaguar with Benedict’s voice: would you hit it?

But for comparison’s sake, here’s Tom’s Jaguar ad, with Kingsley and Strong.

See, for me, Mark Strong is still The Sex in that ad. I would go for Strong before Hiddleston… just based on this ad. But if I’m comparing these men to a Cumbervoiced Jaguar? Um. Yeah. I’d still be banging the Cumbervoice. I’m sorry, Tommy! Please don’t cry.

Speaking of Tommy and his salty tears of neediness, we now have video & audio of Tommy singing in The Pirate Fairy, that direct-to-DVD Captain Hook cartoon.

Photos courtesy of Getty, WENN.

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  1. Sixer says:

    Alert! Alert! Fanbait headline at 12 o’clock. Hostile! Dive! Dive!

    I am also all about the Strong.

    I am also exercising the most self-control ever in all my days by not saying something equally baity about the Pirate Fairy video. I’m sure it won’t last all day and I’ll be back later. Tick tock, Hooky, tick tock.

    • Lilacflowers says:

      Strong is divine, isn’t he?

    • starrywonder says:

      Hahaha!

    • Sixer says:

      @Lilac – yes! He just gets hotter as he gets older, too.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        The maturity and gravitas become him.

      • Hiddles forever says:

        Strong is awesome!! 🙂

      • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

        I’ve only seen Mark Strong in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (which was a really good movie–I hadn’t even read the books or heard about it until the movie, and I followed it pretty well), and Mark Strong was sexy in that movie. I loved all of the bald men…..he’s a really good actor.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        @virgilia Coriolanus, he was in several of the Prime Suspect episodes with Helen Mirren and he was in Robert Downey Jr’s Sherlock Holmes and Young Victoria. Also in Zero Dark Thirty, but with hair.

    • Miss Jupitero says:

      I thought of you immediately, Sixer! Enjoy!

      • Sixer says:

        Oh, Miss J, I enjoyed. I shall be enjoying again later. Aren’t you proud of me, though? I could be here all day and STILL not have mocked enough.

      • Miss Jupitero says:

        I have extraball gags and earmuffs if needed!

    • Janeite says:

      I have a lot of meetings today, Sixer. I can’t wait all day, you know!

      • Sixer says:

        Aww. I replied, Janeite, but I think I was a little bit too naughty so you won’t see it. Another time (and a bit kinder).

        It began with my new song:

        A you’ve an awful voice
        B you’re so barfisome

        and that’s all you’re getting!

      • Janeite says:

        Well, I will take what I can get! And LOL at “barfisome”!

      • Sixer says:

        A bit of a stretch but I had to clean it up for your perusal!

  2. AlexandraJane says:

    that last image = ultimate threesome

    • Frida_K says:

      I’m neither a Cumberbitch nor a Hiddles fan but yes, that is the first thing I thought when I saw that picture.

      Then I blushed and wondered if all the time I spend on the Bitchy is ruinin’ mah morals and I, well, ah just about swooned.

      Then I shrugged and thought, “I need more coffee and hey…it WOULD be the ultimate three-way.”

      Ah, the meanderings of the morning Celebitchy comment panels.

      😉

      • Kelly says:

        Ruinin yo morals? Wut? I’d say it’s enhancing your enjoyment of life!
        Hiddlebatch threesomes 4 da win!

  3. GoodNamesAllTaken says:

    I have always wanted a hunter green Jaguar sedan with tan interior and wood dash and wheel. My powerball car. What if it came with the Cumbervoice when I pushed the start button? Oh my.

    • M.A.F. says:

      See, that is all I think of when it comes to Jaguars-the hunter/olive green color w/tan interior. At least I’m not the only one.

    • Lilacflowers says:

      My dream car, color combination. Without the Cumbervoice, thank you. You can keep that.

    • LadySlippers says:

      Oh Dahling, I just adore the fact you try and come off ever so… so normal. We all *know* you have several cars that are custom made just for you with these specs. Not to mention your personal airplane… (For some reason your yacht isn’t styled like this….)

  4. Lilacflowers says:

    Why would either of them cry; they’re both getting paid. Cumberbatch was already under contract. Hiddleston got the much bigger commercial with a lot more exposure on Super Bowl Sunday. It would seem Cumberbatch would have more reason to be envious; he’s not even show in this new commercial. There are supposedly other actors who will be brought into the commercials over the next few months too. Hiddleston, Strong, Kingsley, Sean Bean in the boot, in that order. Cumberbatch, not even if he were the last man on earth and the preservation of humans depended on it. Sorry.

    • feebee says:

      I totally forgot about Sean Bean…. doesn’t he exclusively play bad guys? Or it just seems like it. He would have been a better choice for the commercial if they wanted serious bad guys!

      • Amy Tennant says:

        Ned Stark was a goody-goody. Sean plays both sides well. He’d be a good fit though, and so would Alan Rickman.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        Well, he was a good guy as Sharpe, and Ned Stark, of course. And Boromir was ultimately good, just tempted by the dark side, but with the thought that he could do good with the Ring, but yes, he has played lots of villains. He dies a lot too.

      • Amy Tennant says:

        Definitely dies a lot!

      • Make mine a double says:

        And Macbeth. Twice if that film on Kickstarter gets funding. And he was the baddie in the first Pierce Brosnan Bond film. Pretty damn sexy in that. But dies…

      • ZsaZSa says:

        How can you forget Sean Bean in the boot? He’s just buying his time until he’s drips covered then he will seek revenge.
        Until then I’m in camp Mark Strong because he ozzes in sexiness in this ad. Sorry tom and benny

      • Isadora says:

        Here’s the link to the kickstarter funding for Sean Bean’s Macbeth: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vincentregan/enemy-of-man-feature-film

        I would love, love, love for that to happen. So much. But there is still quite a way to go… 🙁 I can’t understand why people don’t support this more, it seems like a great project. All kinds of stuff gets funded… I really think a lot of people don’t know about it. Spread the word!!

        Having said that I’m still quite stunned by Jaguar’s “cast” – so many great actors. I can’t even begin…

    • Lilacflowers says:

      @Amy Tennant, yes, Alan Rickman is always magnificent. For the record, Rickman can’t sing either but that didn’t stop him in Sweeney Todd.

    • jammypants says:

      The important question is…will Sean Bean make it out alive?

    • icerose says:

      Lilacflowers RE “”Hiddleston, Strong, Kingsley, Sean Bean in the boot, in that order”” Let’s be fair Benny could run behind the car waving his fist and muttering something about Sherlock

      • Lilacflowers says:

        @icerose, at the moment, my Sherlock is Jonny Lee Miller and I might be tempted to run Benny over if he gets too close. Sorry. He just doesn’t do it for me. And he’s starting to verge on annoying, although I do try to be patient and tolerant. But he photobombed MY Larry Mullen and I’m having problems with that.

    • Secret Squirrel says:

      Why aren’t we campaigning Jag to take on board our list of “must have” Brits and scenarios? These interest me more than the actual ads that have been made!!

      Does Jag use females in its ads too (as in celebs, not eye candy to support the men)? I’m putting in a vote for Judi Dench. She would be awesome in Kingsley’s role! A worthy villainess that rules over the three younger villains with an iron fist and a slight hint of no-nonsense affection. If they cross her though, watch out chaps, you’ll be joining Sean in the boot before you can utter “Oh my British ar$e”!

      • Kelly says:

        Yes, why are there no female celebs in Jag ads?? Are Jags for men only?! Fix that marketing attitude pronto.

      • Isadora says:

        Judi Dench would be great!! She’s the cold strategic villainess. And Helena Bonham-Carter – the crazy one. Nobody does crazy like her. 🙂

        Oh and Tilda Swinton of course!!

        I have to stop. I’m getting overly excited over these ideas.

      • icerose says:

        Add Helen Mirren -witty ,sexy and enterprising

    • Maria says:

      Heck, why pick sides? Enjoy all of them!

    • Lilacflowers says:

      There are supposed to be “four business associates”, so in addition to Sean in the boot and, of course, Alan Rickman, I need two more. Sorry, no Cumberbatch near my jaguar.

  5. Peach says:

    My dream is to make love with Cumby inside his jaguar… hai…

  6. Zbornak Syndrome says:

    Wait a minute… Tom is taller than Benedict? And I think the point of the commercial is a crafty one. Girls want to bang the men, and guys want to be as suave as them. Clever Jaguar, veddy clever.

    • OhDear says:

      What’s Benedict’s height? I get the impression that he’s very tall but that could just be camera angles.

      • Dani says:

        I’m so ashamed right now but BC is 6 foot flat and Hiddles is 6’2”. God I spend tooooo much time on tumblr.

      • Algernon says:

        There was a great recurring joke in the recent season of Sherlock of people saying that Sherlock wasn’t as tall as expected, and I got the impression that’s because Cumby isn’t as tall as we think. He’s listed as a six-footer, but ever since Sherlock made that joke, I’ve wondered if he’s not slightly below that, he just has long limbs and great posture to sell the difference.

        It doesn’t matter to me, though. I am a tiny tina and anyone over 5-7 towers over me. Cumby looks very tall to me, Hiddles is a giant.

      • Dani says:

        To me, neither are so tall because I’m 5’7” myself (hahah I hate it) and in heels I’m a good 6 foot so 🙁

      • Green Girl says:

        I also wouldn’t put it past Hiddles to style his hair in such a way to give himself a few extra inches.

      • Amy Tennant says:

        Also BC stands next to Martin Freeman a lot, which makes him seem taller

      • jammypants says:

        both are tall men

      • Nighty says:

        I’m also 5’7, so they aren’t so tall … Yummi…. Goody for me… lol…..

      • Isadora says:

        I’m 5’8 – so I’ll take the taller one of the two, ok? *snatching hiddles away* 😉

      • Nighty says:

        Isadora, nope… I want Hiddles much more than I want Cumby… sorry… no, no… 🙂

  7. trendy says:

    why are you obsessed with him? The British aren’t that into him, and he’s rather odd looking. Please divulge.

    • 'p'enny says:

      speak for yourself Trendy, I’m British and I am into both, in a biiig way. 😀 v.big way.

    • Sixer says:

      He doesn’t dip my digestive, but I gotsta say Benny the Veep is a popular biscuit in the UK. Probably more popular than the Puddletom because he’s on the radar of the older ladeez too, thanks to a BBC1 slot. My mother and my aunties fancy him. Mind you, my mother still fancies Ronald Pickup and he’s so old he’s half dead, so popular is as popular does. Snigger.

      • Make mine a double says:

        Better than Ian MacShane with his Lovejoy mullet which is whom my mum still fancies.

      • 'p'enny says:

        @sixer ” because he’s on the radar of the older ladeez too”

        in 2009, didn’t the older ladeez get Tom on their radar in the Return to Cranford Christmas special. Probably slipped their memories now, but then…. I can’t look at yellow gauze flower the same again.

      • Janeite says:

        Hey “p” enny, I happened to like both Cranford and Return to Cranford so if that whole “older ladeez” thing was meant to be a diss, I resent that! 😉 Although to be fair, I didn’t even recognize Hiddles in it, so there’s that.

      • 'p'enny says:

        @janeite

        no, not a dig :-p I watched it, I love period dramas. It was one I went hunting for, after falling for Hiddles-post Loki. And, that was when I realised, I’d already got mini-crush on him without even realising because he was the same guy in Wallander. ‘duh’ Pre-Loki.

        Although he is a bit wet in it, he looks very very sexy with the big shoulders, open poet shirts and curls.

      • Sixer says:

        @’p’enny – oh, that was ages ago. My mother and my aunties all have venerable person memories. Benny the Veep is NOW.

        @mmad – ha! That made me laugh. One of my aunties still lurves Cliff the Richard. And another watches Martin Shaw with moon eyes.

      • Make mine a double says:

        @Sixer, I’d totally forgotten Martin Shaw (thank god). Judge John Deed – I think it’s training for memory loss and dementia. She also fancies John Nettles but only when he was in Midsomer Murders. Hew as far too virile for her in Bergerac. She’s a massive Cranford fan, so I’ll have to encourage her to re-watch and see if I can steer her onto something more acceptable, eye-candy wise.

      • icerose says:

        Ronald Pickup-he of the passion with out pick up moment. Yes he and Benny could be a great pair.Instant coffee with a touch of amaretto and warm milk with the skin on top.

        Mark I will see on stage in May in a Miller play. I have always loved his intensity and it will be great to see it live, Now Mark and Tom that’s a pair .Jamaican blue mountain coffee with a touch of cream and malt whisky perfect for the connoisseur.
        Sean Bean is a mixed bag..Great flavour but no bite but not to be passed up if nothing else is on offer

      • icerose says:

        Benny I better known because as with the Doctor he has a TV shown on the BBC at primetime about a popular British sleuth otherwise most older people would not have a clue who he was unless they were theatre goers.
        Lots of people I know call him the Sherlock guy with the weird name.

      • Sixer says:

        Icerose has made up a new game! Huzzah! If we’re going beverages, I’m having:

        Puddletom – caramel macchiato (you’ll need a major sweet tooth).
        Benny – ginseng tea (in honour of the Veep photobomb).

      • pixie-stix says:

        Tom running down the stairs in that gauzy open neck shirt, big ol’ mop of blonde curly hair…
        @ Sixer – make mine a caramel macchiato with a Jameson double shot.

  8. feebee says:

    I think Cumby has a slightly richer tone. Perfect for a commercial. I’d take Hiddleston’s in private though 🙂

    It’s funny thinking (in terms of Jag commercials) Cumberbatch v Hiddleston when the answer on most lips is Strong.

    • Hiddles forever says:

      Exactly!

      • 'p'enny says:

        Strong…. all the way. Talk about dustring off my Our Friends in the North and Emma DVD’s

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        Speaking of Emma, what ever happened to Jeremy Northam?

      • Janeite says:

        That’s right Squirrel, he was Mr. Knightley in the Gwyneth Paltrow adaptation wasn’t he? And Mark Strong was Mr. Knightley in the Kate Beckinsale version. I wouldn’t really be doing justice to my nickname if I didn’t know my Austen adaptations!

      • Lilacflowers says:

        The lovely Jeremy Northam seems to have fallen off the planet. He was delightful in The Ideal Husband.

      • Isadora says:

        I loved “An Ideal Husband”. But what happened really to the male cast? One has fallen off the planet, one has gone awry with bad plastic surgery (never mention his potential to cause a stir)… *sigh*

  9. Amy Tennant says:

    I agree with your assessment. I adore Tom, but he didn’t come across as sexy as Strong or Cumberbatch just based on the commercials. Strong’s voice gave me shivers. As for “hitting” the car, I’m trying not to make jokes along the lines of “I can’t drive a stick…”

    • Nighty says:

      lol… please… do make jokes about “I can’t drive a stick”…… that just made my day!!!

  10. M.A.F. says:

    The only one crying here is me after I watched the video of Hiddleston singing. Good god, second hand embarrassment. That is one thing we have discovered he can’t do-sing.

    • Lilacflowers says:

      If Disney had wanted good singing on that DVD, they would have either used one of their contract singers to do the song or they would have had a singer, like Zachary Levi, who is also under contract, do the whole thing. Clearly, they didn’t think the singing voice was important. Sometimes, those of us who cannot sing do so just for the fun of it.

      • Mia4S says:

        Clearly, they didn’t think the singing voice was important. Sometimes, those of us who cannot sing do so just for the fun of it.

        Awww, that’s sweet but…ummm… why should anyone pay for crap singing? On your own time sure but just…no.

      • Ppp12 says:

        umm..probably because he’s playing a character who isn’t necessarily a great singer. You do realize he’s playing a cabin boy who is singing with the sailors? that’s someone who is singing to have fun, not because it’s a musical like frozen or tangled. I’m not a fan of Hiddles singing but as long as he is not singing for a heavy musical, i think we can give the man a rest.

      • Janeite says:

        I thought his singing and enthusiasm was sweet! I cant help myself. I find it adorable.

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        Tom’s singing voice is obviously what Disney wanted or they would have dubbed over it. I think it fits the role (all 30 seconds of It that I have seen!).

        I don’t think he is THAT bad at singing. Not great, but I’ve heard a lot worse (some of whom make a living from singing and would be screwed without autotune technology!).

      • Isadora says:

        @Secret Squirrel: I second that. He’s not that bad in this video. It’s not wonderful, but it’s definitely ok. Especially for a children’s movie. I don’t think he wants a Grammy or something.

        Plus I’ve also heard worse singing snippets of Hiddles. lol

    • Hiddles forever says:

      Did you see the youtube vid about Tom singing ‘Stand by me’ oh my God, I had to wear earplugs after 20 secs (he was that bad…) and just watch the video lol

      • M.A.F. says:

        I’ve seen the interview but I skip the singing. As for good singing, they still want people to buy it so they could have used one of their singers to just do the singing. Or maybe this will satisfied his Marvel contract.

    • pixie-stix says:

      It felt a bit awkward for me as well but given the context, I give him a pass. The win is his enthusiasm – my god, he belts it out for all he’s worth. With training, he could improve…I have to say, it would be fun to see him play Nathan Detroit.

  11. Chrisy says:

    Haha, that face is too long to appear in the ad.

  12. Nikki says:

    I don’t care… I love Tom. I think he’s a great actor and his voice is…so sexy. Has anyone heard him read poetry? It’s on youtube. WOW!

    • Bice says:

      Well…Tom is not a professional singer, he is an actor but I think he did a good job. And I like the song “Oh how high we will beeeeeee” jajajaja

  13. 'p'enny says:

    I want that Pirate thing to die, away, never to be seen again. Seriously, killing my lourve for tom.

    This is nothing compared to Banananman-Gate which happened on Twitter yesterday, got a lot of Benedict fans on IMDB [inc me] in stitches of laughter, thinking Benedict was cast as Bananaman and Tom H with him.

    • Lindy79 says:

      People believed they were going to be in a Bananaman movie?!
      Oh my god!! Hahaha!

    • Sixer says:

      Eric Wimp! Twenty men, twenty BIG men. That would be so, um, WATCHABLE, right? They could follow it up with Hong Kong Phooey.

      • Lindy79 says:

        Or Captain Caveman!
        Brush Lindsay Lohans hair forward and there you go. She has the voice for it.

      • Sixer says:

        This is an excellent game!

        I see your Captain Caveman and raise you a Noggin the Nog (even I, haggard as I am, was too young for that).

      • Lindy79 says:

        I’ll raise you a SuperTed with a side of Trap Door.

        I’d have more ease believing Cumby had been cast as the new Will O’ The Wisp

      • Sixer says:

        Could Tommy have a go at Dora the Explorer?! Please, please, please? With a jelly tot on top?

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        Benny, Tom, Mark Strong, Sean Bean…

        Womble, Womble, Womble, Womble…

    • icerose says:

      Well Benny did say he wanted to play somebody dumb and he has the body shape

  14. Alright then says:

    I think Tommy has a perfectly nice voice. The song itself obviously isn’t the best, and he’s certainly not going to win any Grammys, but I’ve most definitely heard worse. (Cough – Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia). I always have and will love PB, but the man should not sing. Ever.

    • icerose says:

      I think he probably does given the right key. He was straining the top notes. I think this and the karaoke singing we have seen so far has not done him justice, Eddie Redmayne who should know has commented that he has a pretty good voice.

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        I’ve heard this too Icerose. He might need some practice and a bit of help with the key is all. Karaoke is supposed to be off key! People who can sing at Karaoke are boring!

    • Isadora says:

      Wasn’t even Gerard Butler once the Phanton of the Opera? Well… let’s not talk about that…

  15. Algernon says:

    Cumby is the voice of Jaguar, Hiddles starred in a campaign. Hiddles probably got a bigger one-off paycheck for that, but Cumby will make more money over time, since his contract is multi-year. They’re both hot Brits selling me a Jag. It’s a wash.

    Has anyone seen Mark Strong’s creepy-sexy beer commercials? I still don’t know exactly what beer he is selling me, I just know that I want Mark Strong to lick it off my body.

    • Janeite says:

      Yes, I saw that commercial too! The sexy bad-guy vibe was oozing off the man! I’ve no idea what beer company it was for or even what exactly he said, but really, that’s beside the point isn’t it?

    • Lilacflowers says:

      Saw the Mark Strong commercial the last few nights. Had no clue what he was selling and I don’t drink beer so I won’t be buying any, but he had me totally transfixed.

  16. MissMary says:

    I saw this floating around online a week or so back and there was collective tumblr creaming over the “good to be bad” line lol.

    People can kvetch all they want about BC and Hiddles shilling for products but boys are getting paid and are going to have a nice cushion to land on later in their careers, providing they don’t go nuts and blow it all first.

    • Green Girl says:

      I don’t fault Cumby or Hiddles taking a paycheck for stuff like that, either. I am sure it’s flattering, too. “Oh, your voice sounds amazing. Can you read this bit for a voiceover, then?”

      It’s also easy work, too. I can’t imagine it takes more than a day to do voiceover work for even a few different commercials, so it’s a quick way to make a very good paycheck. If they’re picky about the brands they work for, it can also help solidify their image. Can you really imagine Cumby doing a commercial for an inexpensive car?

    • 'p'enny says:

      Hiddles got a Jag out of it, I’d prefer the money to be honest.

      • Felice says:

        He got a jag? I know BC can use one if he needs one but I didn’t know TH actually got a jag….

      • MissMary says:

        IIRC, BC got one too… at least a loaner situation so long as he’s the “voice” of the brand.

      • LadySlippers says:

        I think BC got a Jag too. He mentioned it in the Moran interview.

      • 'p'enny says:

        @Felice It was strongly inferred on the Top Gear programme.

      • ZsaZsa says:

        Now we need fassy to do a jaguar commercial. Then they could all pile into one car, have a rave road trip, then decide where to hide Sean Bean who’s in the boot. At the end after changing who’s car they’re in, the camera zooms to Mark Strong standing watching them drive into the distance muttering ‘amatures’. That’s my ideal Jaguar commercial.

      • icerose says:

        Has he actually said he got the jag from them. On Top Gear he just said he had one. Voices change as do the actors in commercials so it is probably evens out. If they are happy with commercial they might do a follow up.

      • Isadora says:

        @ZsaZsa: Your mind is … evil. Plain evil. I love it.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        Kingsley, Strong, and Hiddleston all got jags and they got paid as well.

      • joe spider says:

        bet he got both – driving round in one is part of the advertising.

  17. ZsaZsa says:

    I still don’t think tom is the best singer. Don’t get me wrong he’s much better than Crow and Brosnon but I don’t think it’s his thing. Tom shouldn’t make this a regular and even though it’s ok for a kids film, he should be really advised to stay away from it in the future.

    Does anybody think that Benny and Tommy have ‘yes’ men in their camp? I hope they don’t as they both don’t sound the types of men that would pay someone to boot their egos

    • M.A.F. says:

      Tom is very much a “yes” man. Just look at all that dancing he did across Asia.

      • 'p'enny says:

        He’s admitted he can’t say no.

      • Isadora says:

        He even called himself a circus bear once, if I recall correctly. So “yes” all the way. I’m fine with that, I have some very fine ideas for him…

      • joe spider says:

        Possibly a yes man as in doesn’t want to offend as opposed to yes man as creeper?

    • 'p'enny says:

      @zsa zsa “Does anybody think that Benny and Tommy have ‘yes’ men in their camp”

      god, yes. Anyone who is popular and got some influence will have yes men. Tommy’s Luke is a ‘yes’ man. Yet, I don’t think either of them can afford career managers to sort out their film choices, [I don’t mean agents] I mean the kind that say’s please don’t do the stupid Pirate Fairy or do a film about wikileaks aka Fifth Estate. I have a feeling Tom got paid v well for making a tit out of himself. not sure about Benny in Fifth Estate.

      As much as I hate the Pirate Fairy thing, it’s bleedin raked it In the UK. Been in top ten for a few weeks now. Tom has a new fan-base of under 7’s. By the time Thor 3 comes out, [seems to be pushed back to never-never] they will have progressed to teenagers.

      • ZsaZsa says:

        I know Tommy himself is a ‘yes’ man but doses he and benny employ anybody who tells him that things are a good idea when clearly they’re not? that’s what I’m getting at.

        The thing that Tommy needs is someone to be realistic to him on a professional level. One minute he’s fawning around like an adorable goof ball in films and outside of it, then he’s cold and stern. Sometimes it makes me confused on what he’s like. I don’t want to know the whole ins and outs of his life but a general gist of his real personality might be nice once and a while. (We nearly got it in his early fame days)

        At least we know with Benny he there’s no chance of him becoming a butt kissing loveey.

      • Kelly says:

        YES MEN??
        Hahahaha, haven’t heard that one, thank you for making me spit my coffee!
        I’m sure they do, anyone with money does.
        However, I think Hiddles needs realism more than Benny. Benny’s making decent choices and knows when to say no. Hiddles is all over the place and full of it.

        Also, am I the only person who has actually enjoyed The Fifth Estate?? I don’t understand why people dislike it so much? It’s typical emotional drama fueled by the performances and some morality questions thrown in there. But it made me want to know more about Assange, the whole world stance on whistleblowers, policies in general, etc. So all in all I’m really glad to have seen it.

      • LadySlippers says:

        Kelly,

        I liked The Fifth Estate too. It wasn’t deep or anything but I liked it. Good popcorn movie.

      • Mandy says:

        @ Kelly
        I also enjoyed the Fifth Estate. It was thought provoking…not a blockbuster type film…but it did what is was supposed to do. And BC was unrecognizable, definitely a tribute to his talent.

      • Felice says:

        The Fifth Estate was Cumby’s decision. He said he would play it again. It could’ve been a lot better with a different director and actually choosing a side.

      • Chrissy says:

        Also liked The Fifth Estate. Saw it in theatre with friends and also got the DVD to watch again. BC was great and all of the actors (IMO) were excellent. The director made some unwise decisions that bogged down the storytelling and confused audences (possibly unless they had prior knowledge of events and so on). But it was a strong choice of role, and I think it will help BC in the long run.

      • Maggie says:

        I also enjoyed The Fifth Estate. I couldn’t see it in a theatre so I bought the DVD.

        Benedict was excellent in the role and both repelled and attracted me as Assange.

        I don’t think it deserved the very negative reviews but I wish the film had lived up to Benedict’s performance, although I don’t think you could fault any of the actors at all. The faults lie with the script and the director IMO.

      • Isadora says:

        @ZsaZsa: When was Hiddles ever cold and stern?? I’ve always seen him giddy-happy, overly eager and too nice for this world. Which can definitely be problematic of course, imagewise and also for his career choices.

      • ZsaZsa says:

        @Isadora Tommy has been cold and stern recently and sometimes I’ve notice he goes like that when he seems to be in a mood. That’s just the feeling I’m getting.
        I know he wants to tone it down a bit and not encourage the more ‘passionate’ fans and I completely agree with that but why should us normal fans suffer?

        He could still be giddy hiddy but still maintain boundaries with some fans. Benny is good at that he should ask him for advice to maintain the balance.

      • jammypants says:

        I don’t think he comes off as cold and stern. Tired more like.

        I actually enjoy when he’s “in a mood.” Don’t ask why =p Quiet, stern, slightly angry on normally nice cheerful guys have this weird sexiness about them. It’s this quiet powerful energy that switches on when the nice happy type of guy decided not to take any BS and suddenly you know not to mess with them.

        Not sure what you mean by “us normal fans suffer”, but I think he’s not exactly doing anything over the top. Just work…then work. It’s a quiet time when actors work after all.

      • Isadora says:

        @Zsazsa: Ok… I haven’t noticed anything, but I might not have seen/read the interviews where he’s cold and stern. He seemed pretty much normal during the ELLE Man of the Year stuff and he’s still on twitter (although I wouldn’t really fault him for not being there ;-)). I’m not suffering yet.

        And yes, jammypants, I totally understand what you mean.

  18. Xantha says:

    Why would Tom cry over this? I thought he and Benedict are friends. They don’t seem competitive with each other at all.

    • jammypants says:

      CB likes to pretend there’s competition going on between the two.

    • ZsaZsa says:

      They’re friends so I bet they have a good giggle about the supposed rivalry. I can see Tommy being the loony little brother to Benny’s supercool.
      But I think it’s more of a professional friendship with benefits than a close friend. Yes they hang out from time to time but it’s usually either ends up with one of them getting the others role or their faces/stories of them spotted together during their lull period.

      When I think of actor friendship, I think of Damon and Affleck or Maguire and dicaprio

      • M.A.F. says:

        Okay but Damon and Affleck have known each other since they were kids. And I’m sure Maguire and DiCaprio (spelling?) have known each other since their early 20’s. You’re also talking about two people who live in London and not LA where they are least likely to be caught by photographers.

      • 'p'enny says:

        @zsazsa

        I don’t agree, chick.

        I think they are good mates , but they have only known each other since Warhorse, three years. So I can’t see them sharing best secrets, yet. But, I don’t think they play on their friendship at all. And professionally they have only been interviewed together for Warhorse, a press article the new wave of Brit actors in 2012, a quick pic of them at TIFF, [2011]. In regard to fan photos, one got them coming out of a restaurant in London, and one outside Coriolanus they haven’t been unofficially snapped together. Yet, they were spotted at two gigs together last year. [no photos]

        Interviewers, tend to bring up their friendship together and they return in kind, confirming their friendship. And, last autumn Benedict really added fuel to that fire last year with the cheekbones, thing. And Tom’s response is on youtube somewhere. [v funny]

        The only film step-in, that i am aware of, is Tom taking over Crimson Peak.

        I remember Tom saying once of their friendship that they check in with each other when they need someone to share the pressures of what they are going through. I wish i could find the exact quote, because i can imagine them bitching about the mad-fans they both share.

  19. Liberty says:

    All good but — yeah, I have to admit, Cumby wins, hands down. What you wrote, this, this:

    “Unf. Now I kind of want to bang a Jaguar. Was that the goal?”

    • LadySlippers says:

      Oh Madame Liberté… Is it too much to ask a woman with your literary talents to expand your horizons with a naughty romp featuring a few of the cute British & Irish boys????

      Oh pretty please???

      😀

    • Liberty says:

      @LadySlippers — oh those naughty boys indeed! I think I’m not supposed to write though, banished. That said, I have to say Cumby’s voice has hugely won me over. I loved his acting but wasn’t swooning, but the more I see him the more his voice and devilish humor — whew! I get it. Who would be on your list? They could all film a ripping Jilly Cooper together, I swear.

  20. Lapin says:

    Aww, bless Hiddleston’s heart for his earnest and gusto attitude, can’t fault him for that, but don’t quit your day job.

    And Strong has an air of confidence that is pretty much undeniable.

  21. Abby says:

    Cumby has the perfect voice ever….unfff

    I would so want him saying “It’s good to be bad” as my ringtone.

    That bananaman scare was crazy. If Cumby had decided to do that I would have leggit given up rooting for him. Thay sound guy was such a douche trying to get interest in his project by using BC’s name. Hate losers like that.

    • MissMary says:

      Oh, gods, the bananaman scare! WTH was that guy thinking? Well, I mean, other than trying to drum up interesting in linking BC’s name to his project…

      I guess I just answered my own question lol.

  22. Ash2503 says:

    Oh it’s good to be bad 🙂
    Ben could legit sell me anything with that voice :))

  23. Ally8 says:

    If that’s the ad currently running in the US, the last line isn’t spoken by Cumberbatch. The timbre and the accent are different. I think it might be Hiddleston, in which case no crying.

    • Abby says:

      it is Cumberbatch’s voice….how do I know? I have stalked him enough to know it is actually him. He changed his accent for it because this ad is aired in the US that’s all.

      • Ally8 says:

        Haha, I stalk his voice, too (utterly figuratively). In the version running on TV (as opposed to YouTube), there’s a line after Cumberbatch says “It’s good to be bad.” As I said, different timbre, different accent for that extra line — methinks it’s Hiddleston.

  24. Lisa says:

    Some particularly nice pics of the Batch for us lately. Thank you!

  25. Kelly says:

    Went shopping yesterday. The cashier was a nice average looking lad. Would never remember him, except he then proceeded to open his mouth and ask a question. DEAR GOD ALMIGHTY, I nearly fainted at the unusually deep and rich voice that he had. Went blank for a second. Thought of Benny afterwards of course, lol, men with epic voices really can pull women just like that, regardless of what they look like!!

    • Liberty says:

      hahahahha I read this and thought you wrote “Went back for a second.” i.e., second serving.

      I totally understand. Once i ordered two extra coffees I didn’t want just to listen to the guy with a gorgeous plummy British voice seated at the table behind me. My friend and I were dying because he sounded sooooo hot but she had the view and shook her head and indeed, he was very prim looking, like a dad who is a quiet accountant.

    • Secret Squirrel says:

      Kelly, step away from that boy! He can’t help that he sounds sublime! The tissues for your drool are over in aisle 4. 🙂

  26. Lucyfur says:

    I don’t get Cumberbatch’s appeal. He looks like a Greyhound to me.

  27. betsy says:

    They still need to name the face of Jaguar in China. Its probably Beckham but there’s a slim chance its Cumberbatch

  28. Kali says:

    Anyone want to do a kickstarter for an British Knight Rider? Just me then? *slinks off to corner*

    Whoever mentioned the commercial idea above with Sean Bean in the boot, shut up and take my money. I would be likely to sells grandmother to buy a Jaguar based on that.

    • Ally8 says:

      Well, there’d certainly be a market for Cumberbath voicing one of those GPS car systems. John Cleese did one years ago, for instance.

      • Nighty says:

        That might not be a good idea… the number of traffic accidents would increase… can you imagine him saying in his filthy sex voice “in 250 metres, turn right”? I wouldn’t even notice the exit… I would be daydreaming about his voice…

      • Kali says:

        If I have to go out, listening to Benedict Cumberbatch’s dulcet tones telling me to go right would not be a bad way…

      • Liberty says:

        Oh my god. This. I’ll prepay. Now.

      • joe spider says:

        a friend on mine had Ossie Osbourne on his (he tells me) but had to change it because it was F…..g turn right f…..g turn left…….

  29. Isadora says:

    When I first heard that Hiddleston is doing the pirate fairy thing, I actually thought he was doing it just to fulfill his Marvel/Disney contract in some way. But seeing this video I can’t help but shake my head at the utter enthusiasm he’s putting into this. How can anybody be like this? And I mean it in a good way, I actually enjoy watching someone like this – I’m probably fascinated because it seems like such a foreign concept to my cynical self.

    And I’m glad that this didn’t really end in a Cumberbatch vs. Hiddleston thing (nice try, Kaiser ;-)). I actually like both, great actors, interesting talents. And while BC still does nothing for me as a man, my opinion on Hiddleston’s physis is changing. No idea when exactly I turned from “not swoon worthy but a great actor and nice guy” to “ooooh…. Hiddleston……”, but it’s happening: I’m turning into a proper Dragonfly. Help!

    • Nighty says:

      Oh Isadora….welcome to the dark side… I’m a Hiddlesbatch, though more Hiddles… I mean Hiddles body / face + enthusiasm with Cumby’s voice… would lead me to commitment in the psychiatric ward… Oh God…..
      I dream about him… (Gotta calm down… , breathe, breathe… )

      • Liberty says:

        hhahah Hiddles….he would be your enthusiastic super fun gymnast five times boom! boyfriend. Then he’d still be bouncing and shoot out the door to go get food and while he was gone, Cumberbatch would sort of slide in from the garden and boom boom boom then he’d sort of glide out smoothly about ten seconds before Hiddleston returned with food, wine and a great funny story about a car running over some ice cream.

        That’s how I sense it anyway!

      • Nighty says:

        Oh liberty… I’m going to bed, here’s 3 am… and girl am I going to have some dreams tonight…. thanks for the imagery…. 🙂

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        @Liberty – You saying Tom has attention Deficit Disorder coupled with excess energy?? Bring. It. On… I hope that wasn’t my ice cream he was watching being run over 🙁

        And Ben gliding around is so perfectly descriptive. He would totally glide into a chair, into bed, into a bath etc. I can totally picture both of these chaps doing exactly what you have described. Hats off for capturing them so wonderfully!

    • jammypants says:

      Don’t fight it. Embrace it and let it ruin your life :p

      • Isadora says:

        Yes, thanks. 😀 I’ll just go with Oscar Wilde here, the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

  30. Bice says:

    Wiiii! *0* We’ll see him soon ^^

    “He says additional spots will feature Tom Hiddleston.”

    http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/221724/jaguar-lining-up-new-reveals-ads-and-marketing.html

    • Isadora says:

      I like Jaguar. 😉 And: “Curry didn’t say the story continues but did aver that additional ads will use that as a leaping-off point.” – it would be so cool if they make some kind of mini-short movie in several parts with these ads.

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        Nope! I want full length feature films of these ads!

        One each focused on each of the “villains” back story then a culminated one bringing them all together at the point that they meet for a big finale of villainy evil!

        Who will be the last one standing?? My money is with Mark Strong!

      • Isadora says:

        Even better!

        Last one standing? Strong? Hm… yes, maybe, he does evil awfully well. Hiddles is probably the first one that goes down haha..

      • Bice says:

        I just want an ad with Tom Hiddleston’s snake hips and dirty poetry read by Mark Strong. Ben Kingsley could play guitar :v

  31. Elizabeth says:

    Maybe I’m blind and deaf, but I don’t get the love for Tom Hiddleston. I just don’t find him attractive. At all.

    • Isadora says:

      Two possibilities:

      1) Give it time. I actually remember seeing him fleetingly a few years back when I saw some interviews with Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Hiddleston was there as well because of Avengers. I was all like “come on.. who’s that guy? Why is everybody so excited? He’s not even hot.” And now I’m here. Well… I still think he isn’t the most beautiful guy on this planet (there are male supermodels for that), but he got me with his intellect, acting abilities and in the end… puppy eyes: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6iq7k6TfG1qervlpo2_500.gif
      Or I’m just getting old.

      2) Tastes are different, which is great. I wish it were even more diverse because also in real life all the girls flocking around the same few handsome guys is a bit … annoying.

    • Secret Squirrel says:

      @ Elizabeth – Its fine to not find Ben or Tom attractive, so long as you don’t diss on those that do (and vice versa!). We all have different types that “float our boat”. Tom does seem to be someone that improves with time and exposure to his more serious work and interviews. There is a lot to be said for intelligence and wit when it comes to finding someone attractive. For you it may be something else that gets your heart racing. Feel free to divulge who IS your cup of tea!!

    • 'p'enny says:

      The Tom Hiddleston crush, this came on foe me watching the cookie monster clip, that really turned the thumb screws…. i still can’t unscrew them.

      then it was super-sealed by Tom Hiddleston in the steam -room scene Henry 1V pt 2…

      Loki crush is a different thing altogether.

  32. Ash2503 says:

    The news is that Ben is in talks for Frozen 2
    The British are in high demand by Disney 😀
    And I really REALLY hope they make Ben sing. 😛

  33. browniecakes says:

    TH’s Pirate video – all I could think of was ‘here is something Chris Evans would NEVER do’. I love my Hiddlefizzles with a double shot of unabashed enthusiasm. I want a boyfriend that is this happy all the time. That’s what I keep going back to on TH. Not the looks or even the voice or the hands or the height or the clothes, kinda the eyes, not the singing.

    • Isadora says:

      Yes, his enthusiasm IS awesome. On the other hand I’m not sure I want a boyfriend that happy because I’m quite sure I would ruin him with my endless cynicism and shaded world view.