Amid his busy schedule, however, the Sherlock Holmes actor has found time to do some humanitarian good.
As the war between Russia and neighboring Ukraine rages — Ukrainian troops and citizens have valiantly held the capital city of Kyiv against Vladimir Putin’s forces since the initial invasion on February 24, 2022 — millions of people have found themselves displaced.
The United Nations (UN), in fact, estimates that over 11 million individuals are now refugees as a result of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently announced an official reconstruction plan, including temporary housing for refugee families during the rebuilding process. The President, who has been widely praised for his leadership during the war, said:
“Today, I set a task to provide temporary housing to all our IDPs [internally displaced people] as the first stage – giving those whose houses were destroyed by the war temporary housing until we rebuild their homes, or until people receive compensation in square metres or money,” he said.
Cumberbatch has now confirmed that he is doing his part by housing Ukrainian refugees at his residence in the United Kingdom. The Marvel star shared:
“They’ve made it out of Ukraine; I’m monitoring their progress every day. Sadly, they are undergoing some medical treatment. To say anything more about that would be invasion of their privacy, and too much about when they’re coming and how that’s being managed would invade mine. I want to give them some stability after the turmoil that they’ve experienced, and that’s within my home.”
Cumberbatch also humbly noted that he has “help[ed] out with that financially” in regard to assisting other families who are fleeing the Russian invasion.
Joining Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), the official description of Spider-Man: No Way Home reads:
For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
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