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    Benedict Cumberbatch takes on a dream role in Showtime's 'Patrick Melrose' — thanks to Reddit

    by Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times May 15, 2018 5 minutes

    Benedict Cumberbatch was just answering a question from a fan - not plotting his next project.

    On a promotional lap for his 2013 "The Fifth Estate," in which he portrayed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the English actor dived into Reddit.com's "Ask Me Anything" feature that's essentially a free-for-all online Q&A with the masses.

    One by one, Cumberbatch responded to offbeat questions: "Is fame different from how you imagined it would be?" "Do you bother with Halloween?" "Which Muppet would you like to share a scene with?"

    But it was one query that made a special impression: : "If you could choose to be any other literary character in an upcoming role, who would it be and why?"

    "Patrick Melrose in Edward St. Aubyn," Cumberbatch shot back, referring to the troubled, self-destructive protagonist at

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