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Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In & Produce 'White Smoke' TV Series

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Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In & Produce 'White Smoke' TV Series
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Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In & Produce 'White Smoke' TV Series
A24 UK has optioned rights to the upcoming novel 'White Smoke' with plans to turn it into TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch starring and producing.

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arcwh1sper 3 days ago +2
Cumberbatch doing a Vatican/papal thriller sounds like “The Two Popes” but everyone’s stressed and British. Hope they lean into political intrigue over mystery-box twists. Anyone read the book?
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bwermer 3 days ago +8
> Anyone read the book? No because it doesn't get released until next year.
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SynthD 2 days ago +1
Jonathon Pryce and Anthony Hopkins weren't British enough, deploy Cumbersnatchadoodles.
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sevsnapeysuspended 3 days ago -9
> White Smoke, a heist novel **to be published in 2027**, is set among a group of duplicitous con men and thieves determined to steal the Vatican’s most remarkable treasures during a papal conclave. good lord. just write a tv script
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schattenu445 3 days ago +14
> White Smoke, a heist novel to be published in 2027, is set among a group of duplicitous con men and thieves determined to steal the Vatican’s most remarkable treasures during a papal conclave. Literally the second paragraph in the article.
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Scared-Engineer-6218 2 days ago +1
I want Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci cameos.
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