The time has finally come. Benedict Cumberbatch has long had a cult following of Cumber-curious Tumblr girls and boys, but he's finally giving his hungry fans some sustenance with his first-ever frontal nude scene. That's right. Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the widely-acclaimed Netflix western The Power of the Dog, and in one scene, he slathers mud on his penis before going skinny dipping. Cumberbatch plays a severe, menacing cowboy in The Power of the Dog, and believe it or not, his character is actually implied to be gay. #Trade!
Since I don't know which is more exciting - Benedict Cumberbatch's dick shot or the fact that his character is gay - I'll start with the gay stuff and move on to the dick. Just like my Friday night! The Guardian did a fantastic job of summing up the queer references sprinkled throughout The Power Of The Dog:
(Director) Jane Campion’s adaptation of Thomas Savage’s novel makes blunt nods to gay desire in some respects — even revealing a character’s hidden stash of muscle magazines, what passed in the 1920s for gay porn.
Plus Phil speaks often, and fondly, of a late friend named Henry. He lights up at the mere mention of Henry, but takes things to another level with the way he cares for his prized memento - a saddle previously ridden by Henry:
Nothing Phil says of (Henry) is as revealing as the fetishistic reverence with which he treats his one keepsake of Henry, a riding saddle that he displays in the barn, regularly oiling and polishing it with an out-of-character tenderness that borders on the erotic.
I'm not a scientist, but that's hot. As promised, Benedict Cumberbatch does indeed hang peen in The Power Of The Dog. It goes down 43 minutes into the flick, and while it's not the best celebrity penis shot that we've seen, it has a lot of things going for it. We love seeing this Brit's surprisingly stacked bod slathered in mud, and we love the casual way that he runs his hand over his cock. Below you can find the best GIFs that I could make from this scene, and you can watch the full nude scene above. Now when can we see The Power Of The Doggie Style!
