Benedict Cumberbatch has addressed backlash to his portrayal of a non-binary character in the 2016 film Zoolander 2.In the sequel to Ben Stiller’s 2001 comedy, Cumberbatch played a non-binary fashion model named All.
When the film was released, LGBTQ+ activists called for a boycott of the film, with one online petition arguing that “Cumberbatch’s character is clearly portrayed as an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals”.
It added that “hiring a cis actor to play a non-binary individual in a clearly negative way… endorses harmful and dangerous perceptions of the queer community at large.
However, in a recent interview with Variety, the actor addressed the backlash.
“I’ve had to apologize for that quite a lot. It’s a difficult one to talk about”.
“I love that group of people and it was the chance to sort of be part of something that the first time around was iconic and I was a huge fan of. But it got complicated and it got misunderstood and I upset people. I respect that, so I probably wouldn’t do that again now.”
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