12.10.2015 Бенедикт стал Патроном Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.
Benedict Cumberbatch, 39, has been an Ambassador for the Association since 2008, following the extensive research he did into MND to portray Professor Stephen Hawking in the BAFTA-nominated BBC drama Hawking. More recently, in May 2015, Benedict, with his wife Sophie, attended a VIP Dinner at Buckingham Palace alongside Professor Hawking, which was hosted by our Royal Patron, HRH The Princess Royal. In the summer of 2014 Benedict’s Ice Bucket Challenge video played a huge role in raising £7million, securing over 5.6 million views to date on our YouTube page alone and generating global media coverage.
Benedict said: “As part of my research into Stephen Hawking I worked with the Motor Neurone Disease Association who introduced me to two people who had MND at very different stages. They very generously allowed me to film them and were remarkably brave in their frankness and honesty about how it started and what they’d felt emotionally and physically. 11 years on from the release of Hawking, I am still very proud to be regularly involved with the MND Association. I’m delighted to be made a Patron”.