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Benedict Cumberbatch gets Hollywood star
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A star’s star: Benedict Cumberbatch attends the Benedict Cumberbatch Walk of Fame Ceremony in Hollywood, California, the United States, on Monday. (Getty Images via AFP/Getty Images North America/Tommaso Boddi)
B
ritish actor Benedict Cumberbatch was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, just weeks before he learns whether he has won an Oscar.
The star of The Power of the Dog was hailed by Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and Star Wars and Star Trek director JJ Abrams at the ceremony in the heart of Tinseltown.
Cumberbatch, who plays the title role in Marvel's forthcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness described the star as an “extraordinary honor”.
"I'm British so part of me is finding this incredibly painful," he told assembled fans. "The other part of me is quite enjoying this massive ego stroke."
In a speech that called for action on climate change and invoked the pain of loss for people affected by COVID-19, Cumberbatch also decried the Russian assault on Ukraine and called for action to halt its progress.
"We can't stand back anymore. This is no longer a time for avarice or sloth, inactiveness or ineptitude. We need to act," he said.
"Support human rights organizations [...]. Pressure your politicians, your bank, your industries to recognize anything that you can do to help."
