There are a few actors who can play a spy with sheer conviction. One of them is Benedict Cumberbatch who is best remembered as Sherlock Holmes in the British crime television series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories. Now, the actor is set to star in the upcoming thriller, The Courier, in which he plays a spy. The makers of the film released the trailer on social media.
In The Courier, Benedict plays the role of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne, who gets recruited by external intelligence agencies to deliver Soviet secrets due to his frequent travels to Eastern Europe.
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The Courier also stars Merab Ninidze and Rachel Brosnahan. The film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020 and received positive reviews. It is directed by Dominic Cooke. The executive producers are Cooke, O’Connor, Cumberbatch, Leah Clarke, Ashley Fox, Glen Basner, Alison Cohen, Milan Popelka, and Josh Varney. Adam Ackland, Ben Browning, Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken, and Donald Sabourin are the producers.
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