Among them: a young mathematician named Alan Turing. In the new film, "The Imitation Game" (out next month), Benedict Cumberbatch plays the mathematics prodigy who would change the course of the ...

Benedict Cumberbatch is having quite a year ... But it is his widely acclaimed role as thwarted genius Alan Turing in The Imitation Game that promises to break him out into the stratosphere ...

Benedict Cumberbatch is filming Richard III for the ... Sherlock and, indeed, Turing. So not quite handsome, yet that curious, transmogrifying power of stardom seems to have conferred handsomeness ...

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the famed computer scientist in "The Imitation Game." — -- Sixty years after his death, Alan Turing is back in the public eye. Turing, a British mathematician who ...

"It's a war thriller, it's a love story and a tragic testament to a genius wronged," the star of the film, Benedict Cumberbatch, tells NPR's Robert Siegel. Turing, who was openly gay at a time ...

That Turing himself is a puzzle — and that ... the Sherlockian eccentricity and superciliousness he can muster, Benedict Cumberbatch once again proves the go-to man for bringing vulnerability ...

Online, we put together eight things you probably didn't know about Alan Turing. Plus, Benedict Cumberbatch answered questions from our Facebook fans. You can find those on our home page.

He died at age 41 in 1954 after eating an apple laced with cyanide. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Alan Turing in a scene from the 2014 movie “The Imitation Game.” The codebreaker’s story was ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 (UPI) --Benedict Cumberbatch shares a common ancestor with Alan Turing. The 38-year-old actor and WWII codebreaker are 17th cousins, according to researchers at genealogy ...

It is easy to be reminded of Marks’ memoir while watching invigorating new wartime thriller The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as cryptanalyst and computer pioneer Alan Turing.

The official trailer for The Imitation Game was released on Monday, showcasing Cumberbatch’s incredibly skilful and convincing portrayal of Turing. We were actually on the edge of our seat while ...

Let’s get serious for a second, OK? When Benedict Cumberbatch signed on to play WWII code breaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game,” he became pretty darn enamored ...