Benedict Cumberbatch has responded to Sam Elliott’s criticism of his Oscar nominee The Power of the Dog.

Just days after actor Sam Elliott called Best Picture Award leader Dog Power a “piece of shit”, the star Benedict Cumberbatch defended the film.

The 77-year-old actor was on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast last week, where he criticized the film for having characters “running around in stockings and no shirts.” Throughout the film, there are all these hints of homosexuality, and questions about what New Zealand local director Jane Campion, “knows about the American West.

Cumberbatch, 45, performed during BAFTAMovie screenings on Friday (via Digital spy), where he addressed conflicting comments.

Sam’s Criticism: Just days after actor Sam Elliott called Best Picture award-winning Dog Power a “piece of shit”, star Benedict Cumberbatch defended the film.

Benedict says: Cumberbatch, 45, spoke during Friday’s BAFTA screenings (via Digital Spy) where he addressed controversial comments.

During screenings, Cumberbatch was asked why it’s relevant these days to explore a character like Phil Burbank, whom he plays in The Power of the Dog.

He said there are so many Phil Burbanks in the world, adding that we should “look under the hood” of such characters to “see what their struggle is and why it even exists.”

The actor then paused briefly before addressing Elliott’s comments, stating, “I’m trying very hard not to say anything about a very strange reaction that happened on a radio podcast the other day.”

Character: During filming, Cumberbatch was asked why it’s relevant these days to explore a character like Phil Burbank, whom he plays in Dog Power.

Tried hard: The actor then paused briefly before addressing Elliott’s comments, stating, “I’m trying very hard not to say anything about a very strange reaction that happened the other day on a radio podcast here.”

“Not wanting to stir up the ashes of that […] someone really took offense – I didn’t hear it, so it’s unfair for me to comment in detail on it – that the West is portrayed in this way, ”the actor continued.

“These people still exist in our world. Whether it’s on our doorstep or in the future, or someone we meet in a bar or pub or on a sports field, there is aggression, anger, frustration and an inability to control or know who you are in that moment that causes damage to that. person and, as we know, harm to others, ”continued Cumberbatch.

The actor added that “there’s nothing wrong with looking at a character to understand the root causes of it.”

Offended: “Not wanting to stir up the ashes of that […] someone was really offended – I didn’t hear this, so it’s unfair for me to comment in detail – that the West is portrayed this way, ”the actor continued.

No Harm: The actor added that “there’s nothing wrong with looking at a character to understand the root causes of it.”

“It’s a very specific case of repression, but also of intolerance for the true identity that Phil is, which he can’t be fully,” Cumberbatch continued.

“The more we look under the hood of toxic masculinity and try to uncover its root causes, the more likely we are to deal with it when it occurs in our children,” he said.

Dog Power follows Cumberbatch’s character Phil Burbank, a formidable rancher whose brother (Jesse Plemons) unexpectedly marries a woman (Kirsten Dunst) who moves into their ranch with her son (Cody Smith-McPhee).

Brothers: Dog Power follows Cumberbatch’s character Phil Burbank, a formidable rancher whose brother (Jesse Plemons) unexpectedly marries a woman (Kirsten Dunst) who moves into their ranch with her son (Cody Smith-McPhee).

The film leads all contenders with 12 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Jane Campion) and Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch).

Campion is the only woman in the Best Director category competing with Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) and Steven Spielberg (West Side Story) .

Cumberbatch will take on Javier Bardem (“Being Ricardo”), Andrew Garfield (“tick tick… BOOM!”), Will Smith (“King Richard”) and Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”).

Oscar nominee: The film leads all contenders with 12 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Jane Campion) and Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch).

Competitors: Cumberbatch will take on Javier Bardem (Being Ricardo), Andrew Garfield (tick, tick… BOOM!), Will Smith (King Richard) and Denzel Washington (Macbeth’s Tragedy).