10 Ridiculous Stories Behind 2021 Movies

10. Nicotine Poisoning And Needing A Wash - The Power Of The Dog

Unsurprsingly, the race for acting awards at the Oscars can be insanely competitive. So much so that many an actor has gone 'full method' to immerse themselves in a role completely. Sometimes, they take it too far, with hilarious results for anyone who isn't them. This time, it was Benedict Cumberbatch's turn.

In The Power Of The Dog, he plays Phil Burbank, a cowboy who rarely washes, loves to smoke and hates Kirsten Dunst's character. So, good old Benedict pretty much did the same. In an interview, he said he wanted to have a "layer of stink" on him, to the point where he got embarrassed by the cleaner. No doubt making his smell worse, Cumberbatch also talked about the constant stream of filterless cigarettes, which had to be "perfectly rolled with one hand". As a result, the smoking got so bad that it gave him nicotine poisoning on three separate occasions.

To complete the final part of the method-acting trifecta, both actors actively avoided each other for pretty much the entire shoot. While Dunst said it was due to the hatred between their characters, she'll have a tough time convincing us that the cigarettes and BO weren't also at play.