The Power of the Dog follows the character of Phil Burbank played by Cumberbatch, a menacing farmer whose brother (Plemons) unexpectedly marries a woman (Kirsten Dunst) who moves to her farm with her son (Cody Smit McPhee). She also said that she knows some parts are “totally exciting,” including a scene in which Peter (Cody Smit McPhee) hides a rope that Phil (Cumberbatch) gave him under his bed. Lots of skins, ropes and chaps? I encouraged it, she said guardian In an interview published on March 4. However, Elliott called director Jane Campion a “fantastic” filmmaker and said he disagreed with her direction in The Power of the Dog.Ĭampion, 67, said she “encouraged” the gay fetish and “gear” seen in the film when asked if she was “concerned about overdoing it.”

See also 'The Bachelorette' Makes History in Season 19 - DeadlineĮlliott added that he was also angry that the lead character, Benedict Cumberbatch, never removed his chapters.Įvery time he walked from somewhere–never on a horse–he walked into the sweet house, stormed the stairs, went and lay on his bed, into his classes and played the banjo.