Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley will play in the new biopic

While we are waiting for the same film will be released in theaters on Julian Assange with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role (World Premiere - October 11), the British actor has already signed a contract for the new biopic "fake game" dedicated mathematician Alan Turing, who became "one of the the most famous victims of homophobia in the UK ".

Cumberbatch will play itself Turing - the father of computer science and artificial intelligence theory, which during the Second World War, developed a series of hacking techniques, significantly contributed to the Allied victory. But a decade later, Officer of the Order of the British Empire and a member of the Royal Society of London, Turing was convicted of homosexuality. Instead of going to prison, Turing chose chemical castration, which led first to a deep depression, and then to suicide.

Previously reported that with Cumberbatch will play in the film Keira Knightley - actress will appear on the screen in the form of Turing's colleagues, with whom he was engaged for a short time, but eventually revealed the truth about his sexual orientation.

A few days ago it was reported that a caste paintings were joined by another Briton - Matthew Goode, known for his roles in the films "Watchmen," "A Single Man" and "Stoker". In the "fake game" he will play Hugh Alexander, who worked with Turing on breaking the German encoder "Enigma", and after defending his colleague and friend of the court.

Benedict Cumberbatch will play mathematician Alan Turing

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Matthew Goode will perform the role of a friend and colleague Alan Turing

Alan Turing