Rachel McAdams: 'I relied on Benedict Cumberbatch’s British humour to keep things light on Doctor Strange set'
Rachel McAdams relied on Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘British sense of humour’ while making Doctor Strange.
The Canadian actress, 37, needed her co-star to help keep things ‘light’ on the set of Marvel’s superhero blockbuster.
“It’s very intense material. As much as it’s a fun romp, it’s also got an intense emotional spine to it,” she said.
“So we had to keep it light, you know when you’re in a dark hospital room all day, and just have a laugh. I mean, Benedict’s hilarious and does keep it light. He’s got that great British humour.”
“Benedict was so great. He was actually flying around the room on wires.
“He’s very fit and graceful. He did a lot of that stuff, so I wasn’t talking to a tennis ball very often.”
McAdams, who plays a doctor and Strange’s ex-girlfriend Christine Palmer in the film, was quite happy to keep her feet firmly on the ground.
“It looks fun for about the first hour and then I think the thrill wears off and you’re just kind of hanging from the ceiling.
“I’d just some off a very physical job so I was relieved to be in scrubs and doing like intricate medical, surgical stuff.”
“I really liked their relationship, I liked how fresh and original it was to kind of watch this love story between two people who have already broken up.
“I loved the emotional heartbeat between them, you know, it’s not just running around fighting bad guys. I thought that added another layer on what I thought was a really fresh take on the comic book genre.”
The Canadian A-lister needed her co-star during filming on the Marvel blockbuster