STAR WARS What? Benedict Cumberbatch Set To Star In James Gray’s CITY OF THE LOST Z

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If Benedict Cumberbatch really isn’t in Star Wars, then what else could he possibly be doing. Well, on the heels of those potentially false Star Wars villain rumors, Deadline is reporting that Mr. Cumberbatch is in final negotiations to star in James Gray’s adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling book The City of the Lost Z.

Cumberbatch would play Amazon adventurer Percy Fawcett who set out to map the rain forest in 1925 only to discover the City of the Lost Z. When his peers sneered at his discovery, calling it a fraud, he trekked back into the forest and was never heard from again.

Cumberbatch, who is having a Jessica Chastain-like year, will next star in The Fifth Estate, 12 Years a Slave and August: Osage County, all of which will play at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.