Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes news

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080710/film_nm/holmes_dc_1

Robert Downey Jr., riding high at the box office with "Iron Man," is in final negotiations to play Sherlock Holmes in director Guy Ritchie's movie about the super sleuth.

The Warner Bros. project, dubbed "Sherlock Holmes," will have to contend with a rival movie at Columbia, a comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen.

Ritchie's version takes its cue from a forthcoming comic book that producer Lionel Wigram wrote as a selling tool for a new take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic character. The concept sees Holmes as more adventurous and less stuffy than previous screen incarnations and mines more obscure character traits.

Downey came onto the project via his wife, Susan, who works for one of the film's producers, Joel Silver. When the actor was in Silver's Warner-based offices, the producer showed him Ritchie's version of Holmes, sparking Downey's interest.

"Sherlock Holmes" will start shooting in the fall; Warner Bros. is eyeing an October 2009 release.

The Columbia project, meanwhile, also has Will Ferrell on board as Holmes' sidekick Dr. Watson. Judd Apatow is producing, but no director is attached yet.

So Downey's gone from playing an Alcaholic superhero to a drug addict super sleuth. Yeah. That's not type casting at all. :P I wonder who's playing Moriarty?

[cqb101]

Damn, last I heard this project was totally dead in the water, nice to see that's not the case. Hopefully now that Ritchie's finally ditched Madonna he can go back to making good films again.

[odupianist]

Robert Downey Jr and Will Ferrell, that will be quite the interesting pairing

[cqb101]

Robert Downey Jr and Will Ferrell, that will be quite the interesting pairing

There's two separate Sherlocke Holmes movies, one starring Downey Jr. and the other Ferrell. They're not in the same film.

[Raph's Girl]

Aaand we got a Watson!!

http://www.variety.com/articleVR1117992486.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Jude Law is negotiating to join Robert Downey Jr. in "Sherlock Holmes," the drama that Guy Ritchie will direct for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures.

Law is expected to close a deal shortly to play Watson, the super-sleuth's sidekick.

Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin are producing. Production begins early next month in London.

The film will incorporate the classic tales written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the comic book "Sherlock Holmes." Studio is still casting some of the principal roles, including the villain, Blackwood.

Note: The comic's not even out yet :P

[Raph's Girl]

Aaand we got a love interest! Rachel McAdams has been cast as Irene Adler. A name many Marvel comics fans are no doubt familiar with.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i7d59466b16c8ffd1173fce47449ed3a5

[KROW]

Meh. As much as I like Downey, he's too pretty to be Holmes. Adrien Brody would have been better. Same thing with Jude Law as Watson. Why? I thought Watson was the stout assistant. Couldn't Robbie Coltrane fill that role just as well?

[Raph's Girl]

Meh. As much as I like Downey, he's too pretty to be Holmes. Adrien Brody would have been better. Same thing with Jude Law as Watson. Why? I thought Watson was the stout assistant. Couldn't Robbie Coltrane fill that role just as well?

Well this is Guy Ritchie's interpretation. AKA I can do whatever I want with Sherlock Holmes!!

[Raph's Girl]

And here we have a behind the scene's look on Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes.... apperantly wearing a bowler hat and drinking a latte :lol:

Im sorry but that's just wrong....a bowler hat??? WTF? Oh and Kelly Reily has been cast as Watson's love interest, Mary. Um...which book had her in it?

And before you ask. They're on break.

http://cdn-www.mania.com/content_pics/45532_large.jpg

More images here (there the general consensus is he looks like Charlie Chaplin. Must be the bowler hat)
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/10/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes-first-pictures/

[ZariusTwo]

One of the greatest Sherlock Holmes movies is "Without A Clue", which contested Holmes was a glory-hound actor and Watson was the true detective. Marvelous comedy that deserved an oscar, and a real middle finger to the mythologies.

[Jester]

Isn't there a Gene Wilder Holmes comedy?

[Raph's Girl]

Isn't there a Gene Wilder Holmes comedy?

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother"

Gene Wilder played Sherlock's younger (and non-canon) brother Sigurson. This movie makes Sherlock a middle child since he's got an older brother named Mycroft (who's in several of the books)

[KROW]

More images here (there the general consensus is he looks like Charlie Chaplin. Must be the bowler hat)
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/10/robert-downey-jr-as-sherlock-holmes-first-pictures/

Funny, since he also portrayed Chaplin in the 1992 film of the same name.

[Jester]

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother"

Gene Wilder played Sherlock's younger (and non-canon) brother Sigurson. This movie makes Sherlock a middle child since he's got an older brother named Mycroft (who's in several of the books)

"** 1/2 Wilder's first film as writer-director-star is mild spoof of Sherlopckian adventures, as Sigerson Holmes becomes involved with music-hall songstress (Madeline) Kahn, a damsel in distress. (Dom) DeLuise as hammy opera star adds the film's liveliest moments. Listen carefully for a vocal cameo by Mel Brooks."

Funny, since he also portrayed Chaplin in the 1992 film of the same name.

"** 1/2 Reverent lovingly detailed bio of Charlie Chaplin - from squalled childhood in London to early early movie making days with Mark Sennett, to international stardom, celebrity, and scandal. (Robert) Downey (Jr.) is astonishingly good as Charlie and the film starts out great, but flattens midway through. and tries to cover too much ground. Geraldine Chaplin plays her own grandmother, Charlie's severely neurotic mom."

[Raph's Girl]

Trailer's up for Sherlock Holmes. It looks funny...and Robert Downey Jr sounds weird with a British accent.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810045845/video/13526202

[cqb101]

Trailer's up for Sherlock Holmes. It looks funny...and Robert Downey Jr sounds weird with a British accent.

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810045845/video/13526202

Rachel McAdams is ridiculously hot in that trailer.

[Ginny]

I am really looking forward to this. I love Robert Downey Jr. :)