Benedict Cumberbatch Suffers Bad Case of King Richard III Helmet Hair

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The last time we saw a snippet of Benedict Cumberbatch filming The Hollow Crown it was swoon-worthy. The newly engaged erotic novelist filmed scenes for the BBC drama wearing a cape on a horse. More recently, an auburn-haired Cumberbatch was seen filming in the moat of Leeds Castle. King Richard III's hair looks like it's been sitting under a heavy metal helmet for hundreds of lines of iambic pentameter. But like everything, Cumberbatch kind of pulls it off. Kind of.