Sam Elliott Apologizes To Benedict Cumberbatch, Cast Of 'The Power Of The Dog'

Sam Elliott, who slammed actor Benedict Cumberbatch for portraying a homosexual character in the 2021 movie, "The Power of the Dog," has apologized to him and the cast of the movie.

"I told the WTF podcaster that I thought Jane Campion was a brilliant director, and I want to apologize to the cast of The Power of the Dog, brilliant actors all," Elliott said during an interview with Deadline on Sunday. "And in particular Benedict Cumberbatch. I can only say that I’m sorry and I am," he added.

The 77-year-old actor further explained that he wasn’t articulate about his thoughts while talking about the movie, noting that the gay community has been an important part of his career.

"I am... I wasn’t very articulate about it," he noted. "I didn’t articulate it very well. And I said some things that hurt people and I feel terrible about that. The gay community has been incredible to me my entire career. And I mean my entire career, from before I got started in this town."

"Friends on every level and every job description up until today," he concluded. "I’m sorry I hurt any of those friends and someone that I loved. And anyone else by the words that I used."

The apology came two months after Elliott slammed the movie and Cumberbatch's homosexual character named Phil Burbank in the movie.

"You want to talk about that piece of sh-t?" Elliott said on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast in February. "That's what all these f--king cowboys in that movie looked like. They're all running around in chaps and no shirts, there's all these allusions to homosexuality throughout the f--king movie."

"The Power of the Dog" revolves around a cruel man whose brother brings home his new wife and her son. The story unfolds when the man falls in love with the son. The movie also stars Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Thomasin McKenzie.

On the work front, Elliott has worked in several western movies, including "Tombstone," "Conagher," "The Shadow Riders," "The Desperate Trail," "You Know My Name" and "The Quick and the Dead."

Cumberbatch will be next seen in the movies like "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," "Morning" and "Rogue Male."