Benedict Cumberbatch looked smitten with his wife Sophie Hunter as he joined co-stars Olivia Colman and Allison Janney at the UK premiere of The Roses.
The Sherlock star, 49, arrived at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on Thursday for the premiere of the remake of the 1989 Hollywood classic War Of The Roses.
Starring Benedict and Olivia, the dark divorce comedy is set for release August 29 and is based on the 1981 novel.
The pair follow in the footsteps of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as they play a married couple whose increasingly bitter separation explodes into comically exaggerated resentment and hatred.
Benedict took to the red carpet alongside his glamorous theatre director wife Sophie, who stunned in a mint green boat neck gown.
Meanwhile Oscar winner Olivia, 51, wowed in an exaggerated olive green Elie Saab cape gown with floor length cascading sleeves.
Benedict Cumberbatch looked smitten with his wife Sophie Hunter as he joined co-stars Olivia Colman and Allison Janney at the UK premiere of The Roses on Thursday
Meanwhile Oscar winner Olivia wowed in an exaggerated olive green Elie Saab cape gown with floor length cascading sleeves
The film also stars American actress Allison as a divorce lawyer, and she turned heads at the premiere on Thursday
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She was joined by her husband Ed Sinclair who posed by her side in a smart brown suit and matching tie.
The film also stars American actress Allison, 65, as a divorce lawyer, and she turned heads at the premiere on Thursday.
Allison looked striking in a bright red high-neck tulle gown, featuring a pleated skirt and cinched waist with a sheer cape.
Elsewhere pregnant Sophie Habboo was joined by her husband Jamie Laing as the pair beamed together on the red carpet.
Sophie, 30, put on a leggy display in the figure-hugging burgundy dress which featured a high leg slit.
The star, who announced she is expecting her first child with her husband Jamie back in June, didn’t let her pregnancy halt her style as she added a pair of matching burgundy heels to her ensemble.
Meanwhile Jamie, 36, couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he kept it simple in a dark navy suit.
It is directed by Jay Roach, who previously worked on the Austin Powers comedies, and scripted by Poor Things writer Tony McNamara.
Starring Benedict and Olivia, the dark divorce comedy is set for release August 29 and is based on the 1981 novel
Benedict took to the red carpet alongside his glamorous theatre director wife Sophie, who stunned in a mint green boat neck gown
Olivia looked sensational for the evening in a dramatic olive green floaty gown, featuring splits and a high neck
She was joined by her husband Ed Sinclair who posed by her side in a smart brown suit and matching tie
Allison showcased her ageless beauty in the dress which she paired with a matching red clutch bag
She added a pair of silver dangly earrings to accessorise
The actress, 65, stars as Eleanor, Ivy’s divorce lawyer, in the remake
Ncuti Gatwa also stars in the film and looked dapper on the red carpet in an all black attire
The star beamed as he went shirtless beneath his black blazer
Elsewhere pregnant Sophie Habboo was joined by her husband Jamie Laing as the pair beamed together on the red carpet
Sophie, 30, put on a leggy display in the figure-hugging burgundy dress which featured a high leg slit
Kate McKinnon opted for a black business suit and white shirt, as well as black Marion Parke stilettos
The cast also includes new Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, and American comedians Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon.
Filming took place in both Salcombe, south Devon and Los Angeles, with the pair first seen on set on a beach in Devon in June last year.
The 1989 version was directed by Danny DeVito, who also starred as a divorce lawyer, reuniting a trio who had proved so successful in 1984 adventure Romancing The Stone and its sequel The Jewel Of The Nile.
The new version has been described as a ‘re-imagining’.
Producers Searchlight Pictures say of the plot: ‘Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life.
‘But underneath the facade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down.’
Sources say that despite the actors being ‘very keen’ to work together, all was not well during filming, with Benedict’s serious ‘method’ acting at odds with Olivia’s ‘no-nonsense, let’s get on with it’ attitude.
Zoe Chao opted for a long-sleeved black sparkly dress which flowed down to the floor
Activist and presenter Katie Piper was joined by her husband Richard James Sutton on the red carpet
Stars of this year’s Love Island Harrison Solomon and Lauren Wood stunned for the evening as a date night
Emily Faye Miller put on a very leggy display in a black blazer dress as she posed alongside her partner Cam Holmes
Love Island star Chris Taylor flashed his bare chest beneath a checked shirt which he paired with sandals
Meanwhile Love Islander Michael Griffiths was joined by actress Rukku Nahar for the premiere
Jessy Potts turned heads in a sleek grey boat neck gown while Kady McDermott opted for a white sculpted mini-dress
Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones joined his fiance Chyna Mills as they attended the London premiere
The Traitors UK winner Leanne Quigley was also in attendance, wearing a racy green sheer bejewelled strapless gown
One insider told The Mail on Sunday: ‘The Roses was supposed to be a fairly easy and straightforward one to film – about a husband and a wife who don’t like one another.
‘But at times Benedict was treating it like it was some kind of Shakespearean play, wanting to seriously connect with his part, which is totally fair enough.
‘Olivia is very much the type to just get on with it, no faffing. It’s a comedy – it’s like there was a lot of overthinking going on.
‘It led to the chemistry between them not exactly being the best. It was a comedy, like a romcom, not the airy fairy-type stuff Benedict has done before.’
A spokesman for Benedict attempted to play down the issues between the pair.