Cumberbatch, Guild Urge Greener Hollywood Practices

Benedict Cumberbatch has criticized Hollywood's wastefulness, highlighting excessive resource use in set construction, lighting, transportation, and especially the food demands for actors' physical transformations. He described his Doctor Strange preparation as 'horrific,' eating enough daily to 'feed a family.' Cumberbatch also pointed to the industry's reliance on single-use plastics and the lack of sustainable set recycling. Despite accusations of hypocrisy, he says he promotes green initiatives and reduced plastic use on set in his roles as actor and producer. His comments coincide with increased calls from the Producers Guild of America for clean energy and greater industry responsibility, as climate change increasingly disrupts film production. Cumberbatch is currently promoting 'The Roses,' a new adaptation of 'The War of the Roses.'