So some of you who follow us on Twitter might have seen me talking about how Benedict Cumberbatch said to me “Just because Rob’s agreed to do the film doesn’t mean he’s going to actually film it”.  This part of the conversation came about because I wanted him to sign Jules’ edit above as a surprise for her birthday.  Anyway I won’t go into full detail of the entire conversation, but I unleashed this because Rob mentions in his new interview that they are filming in January in Colombia.  Both Vertigo and I were shattered when he said this to me because we feared that Rob may be pulling out of the film.   As it turns out, according to The Playlist:

“What is going to happen and will be next following Gray’s upcoming period drama, “The Immigrant” starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner, is his long-gestating adaptation of the book “The Lost City of Z” (ironically, a project that Brad Pitt’s Plan B brought to him several years ago).

“’The Lost City of Z’ looks like it will happen,” Gray said with his casual cautiousness. “That’s got Benedict Cumberbatch [in the lead] who’s perfectly cast. I’ve raised the money for that, and I may go do that in January.” (Though last night at BAMcinematek, during a Q&A which yours truly moderated, Gray said September). Co-starring Robert Pattinson, who Gray confirmed is still attached and recently also said the film would likely shoot in Jan, “The Lost City Of Z” is set in 1925 and centers on a legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never again returned. [My emphasis]

Gray said the shooting locations will likely be the U.K., and for the jungle sequences, Colombia. What kind of movie should we expect? Last we spoke Gray teased the movie as “epic and hallucinogenic.”

To read full article click here

Anyway to clarify why Benedict wouldn’t sign the edit, he said he hasn’t filmed it yet and that’s why he wouldn’t do it.   Believe me he told me this at length a few times – ask Vertigo.  She said it was hysterical to watch someone shut me down *oops*.  I love Benedict and I sat on this because imagine the frenzy if I mentioned this back in April.  James has just confirmed above that Rob’s still attached and perhaps I was asking these questions at the time when things may have been up in the air.  All I know is that I want to see these two together on a promo tour because it’s going to be priceless.

PS.  Jules hopes it’s okay I unleashed the edit

Read our Benedict experience here