SalvorHardin wrote:

FlapJoy wrote:

and now we would be seeing Del Toro doing all the things and saying all the lines we've been privy to in the trailers,
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You probably wouldn't. They've said that after casting Cumberbatch they went back and specifically tailored the role for him.
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Yeah, like making his character a white English guy, but much of the characters motivations might remain much the same. I wouldn't think JJ and crew would think Cumberbatch is perfect for the role already created only to alter it drastically.