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First look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game

‘Fifth Estate’ star sports impressive 40s’ do in new on-set snaps.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s impressive repertoire of hairstyles continues to grow with these first look pics of the ‘Fifth Estate’ star in upcoming WWII drama ‘The Imitation Game’.


Cumberbatch plays unsung hero Alan Turing, the genius who is credited with both cracking the German Enigma Code (helping ol’ Blighty win the war) and pioneering modern computing in the process.

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Tragically, despite his contribution to the war effort, Turing was later convicted of “indecency” as a homosexual, and chemically castrated. He committed suicide in 1954.



‘The Imitation Game’, directed by Morten Tyldum, co-stars Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode and Mark Strong. It began shooting in London this week, and is yet to receive a release date.

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You can see another of Benedict’s barnets in the trailer for Wikileaks thriller ‘The Fifth Estate’, below, in which he plays white-haired hacktivist Julian Assange.