courtesy of YouTube/HBOFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsBenedict Cumberbatch will play a Leave strategist in a film about BrexitWatch the new trailerShareLink copied ✔️December 15, 2018December 15, 2018Text Thom Waite In case you hadn’t heard, Brexit isn’t over yet, but that’s not stopping HBO and Channel 4 from dramatising it in a film to be released in the new year. In the aptly-titled Brexit, a balding Benedict Cumberbatch will play Dominic Cummings, the campaign director of Vote Leave, the group that advocated for Britain’s departure from the EU. At the helm is Toby Haynes, the British TV director responsible for that Star Trek-themed episode of Black Mirror. Evidently, Cummings played an instrumental role as a strategist for the Leave campaign and – if the newly-released trailer is anything to go by – the film will explore his use of technology, xenophobia, and outright misinformation to get what he wanted. It’s unclear whether the film will take a hard angle where politics is concerned, but it’s worth noting that Cumberbatch campaigned for the British people to vote to remain in the EU. There will also be a dose of Boris Johnson in Brexit (and how couldn’t there be?). You can spot him in the trailer below; just look out for the hair. Brexit will premiere January 19. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’The Danish artist’s new show premieres at the 2026 Venice Biennale – here, she discusses her fictional future where ‘porn stars rule the world’ and how it reflects our relationship with images todayArt & Photography PolaroidArt & PhotographyThree Dazed Clubbers on documenting a complete digital detoxLife & CultureIs Gen Z the most psychic generation yet?BeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismFashionElla Devi is the 18-year-old fashion intern pissing off Trump’s AmericaLife & CultureThe case for wiping your Instagram gridBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaFashionTimothée Chalamet: Watch the Beautiful Boy take on the beautiful game FashionHow Indian designer Diya Joukani became the coolest girl on the internetEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy