Benedict Cumberbatch relishes challenging 'alpha male machismo'

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the new drama movie

Benedict Cumberbatch relished rejecting an “alpha male machismo” in 'The Thing With Feathers'.

The 48-year-old actor plays a dad struggling to cope with his wife’s death in the new drama movie – which is an adaptation of the novel, 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers', by Max Porter – and Benedict relished the challenge of shooting the film.