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The Courier, starring English actor Benedict Cumberbatch, will release on March 19.
Co-starring Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actress Rachel Brosnahan, the film follows the life and times of a normal British businessman, whose world is turned upside down when he is recruited as a covert spy during the dreaded Cold War.
The Dominic Cooke directorial has received accolades at the Sundance Film Festival, with praise being showered on Benedict’s portrayal of a common man stuck in a dilemma.
The film also features Merab Ninidze and Jessie Buckley among others.
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Benedict Cumberbatch has also been in news for his upcoming MCU films Doctor Strange in the Madness of Multiverse and Spider-Man 3. Earlier in October, it was confirmed that the actor will reprise his role of the sorcerer superhero Doctor Strange in the third part of the revived Spider-Man franchise. Tom Holland returns as Spider-Man in the film.
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Cumberbatch’s casting marks the third major crossover between the films produced by Disney’s Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man movies.
