United Kingdom, Nov. 21 -- Benedict Cumberbatch feared a crow might "peck his eye out" when one had to eat food off his chest in his new film.

The 49-year-old actor had a "nerve-wracking" time wondering what the feathered creature was going to do when he had to let one hop onto his body when shooting movie The Thing with Feathers, and he had to don a piece of plastic on his face for protection.

Speaking on TV show Lorraine, he said: "There was a moment where a crow had to hop on me, and that was quite nerve-wracking.

"They put a bit of plastic on my face, because he had to hop on my chest and peck at some food on my chest.

"They carry this weight of story and myth in reality.

"You see them in the flesh and think, 'Are you going to co...