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Benedict Cumberbatch Does His Best To Avoid Questions About Star Wars & Revisits The Penguin Problem

Aren't pengwings a Final Fantasy monster?

By Oct 24th, 2014, 4:12 pm

Benedict Cumberbatch visited The Graham Norton show and the host was able to pull some impressions out of him (Smaug and Jar Jar Binks) as well as prod the actor for clues about upcoming roles in Star Trek and Star Wars. And yes, they also revisit the Penguin Pronunciation Problem.

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