CBS has handed a straight-to-series order to Watson, from writer Craig Sweeny (Elementary), Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios, for the 2024-25 broadcast season. Morris Chestnut is set to play the title role and executive produce the medical drama inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
Last January, CBS ordered two drama pilots, Elsbeth starring Carrie Preston and Matlock starring Kathy Bates, as well as writers rooms for two medical drama projects, Watson and The Pact.
In anticipation of a series pickup, CBS and CBS Studios recently attached Chestnut as the lead and Larry Teng as director and executive producer of the first episode, paving the way to a formal greenlight.
The Pact, from the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, has been on a different timetable. It remains in development after attaching a supervising writer just before the start of the WGA strike and...
Last January, CBS ordered two drama pilots, Elsbeth starring Carrie Preston and Matlock starring Kathy Bates, as well as writers rooms for two medical drama projects, Watson and The Pact.
In anticipation of a series pickup, CBS and CBS Studios recently attached Chestnut as the lead and Larry Teng as director and executive producer of the first episode, paving the way to a formal greenlight.
The Pact, from the CBS/NAACP Production Venture, has been on a different timetable. It remains in development after attaching a supervising writer just before the start of the WGA strike and...
- 1/3/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
This Monday at 8:00 Pm on Travel, “Mysteries of the Unknown” delves into intriguing tales in Season 3 Episode 108 titled “Mercury 13, Washington’s Bayonets and Conan Doyle Mystery.” The episode weaves together three captivating narratives, each offering a glimpse into the enigmatic realms of history and the unexplained.
In the first story, an ambitious young pilot sets out on a quest to break through a cosmic glass ceiling, adding an element of cosmic mystery to the mix. The second tale unfolds in the high-stakes military maneuver during the American Revolution, where bayonets play a pivotal role in turning the tide of history. Lastly, an iconic crime writer takes center stage in a murder plot, intertwining the world of literature with real-life mystery.
Tune in at 8:00 Pm this Monday for an episode that promises a blend of history, intrigue, and the unexplained on “Mysteries of the Unknown” on Travel. Viewers can...
In the first story, an ambitious young pilot sets out on a quest to break through a cosmic glass ceiling, adding an element of cosmic mystery to the mix. The second tale unfolds in the high-stakes military maneuver during the American Revolution, where bayonets play a pivotal role in turning the tide of history. Lastly, an iconic crime writer takes center stage in a murder plot, intertwining the world of literature with real-life mystery.
Tune in at 8:00 Pm this Monday for an episode that promises a blend of history, intrigue, and the unexplained on “Mysteries of the Unknown” on Travel. Viewers can...
- 12/11/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
This holiday season will be a special one for fans of novelist Arthur Conan Doyle and his greatest creation, the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Two new TV programs about the two men are coming to BBC and PBS. One is Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle, coming to BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and PBS in December. As the BBC explains, the three-episode series will examine how Doyle “came to hate” Holmes, who has become the world’s most famous fictional detective. Lucy Worsley, a historian who previously hosted Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, will present “a unique parallel biography of Sherlock Holmes and the complex man who created him,” the network adds. She’ll delve into archives, meet with experts and descendants, and incorporate historical context with personal history. Dear friends, our Top Secret New Project is secret no more! Our exciting new...
- 10/21/2023
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss has adapted a short story from the detective’s creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, as his annual Christmas ghost story for the BBC. Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Freddie Fox (Slow Horses) are attached to star.
Gatiss has penned a version of Conan Doyle’s Lot No. 249, having adapted various Sherlock Holmes novels for the Beeb betweenn 2010 and 2017, alongside former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat.
The special will air as part of the BBC’s winter schedule and comes after Gatiss adapted The Tractate Middoth in 2013, The Dead Room (2018), Martin’s Close (2019) The Mezzotint (2021) and Count Magnus (2022) – four of which were based on works by M.R James.
Lot No. 249 follows group of Oxford students, one of whom undertakes research into the secrets of Ancient Egypt and becomes the talk of the college. “Can these experiments truly breathe life to the horrifying bag of bones which is the mysterious Lot.
Gatiss has penned a version of Conan Doyle’s Lot No. 249, having adapted various Sherlock Holmes novels for the Beeb betweenn 2010 and 2017, alongside former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat.
The special will air as part of the BBC’s winter schedule and comes after Gatiss adapted The Tractate Middoth in 2013, The Dead Room (2018), Martin’s Close (2019) The Mezzotint (2021) and Count Magnus (2022) – four of which were based on works by M.R James.
Lot No. 249 follows group of Oxford students, one of whom undertakes research into the secrets of Ancient Egypt and becomes the talk of the college. “Can these experiments truly breathe life to the horrifying bag of bones which is the mysterious Lot.
- 10/19/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Robert Downey Jr. has already portrayed comic book character Tony Stark in the recent adaptation of Iron Man (the second instalment is due in cinemas this summer), now he is going for the big-guns and bringing literatures most famous detective to the screen. Behind the camera is Guy ‘Lock Stock’ Richie. An unusual choice for bringing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s character to 21st Century audiences? Maybe. Especially after flops such as Revolver, one may be entitled to look on with some suspicion. However the results are, although certainly not perfect, undeniably fun. Downey Jr. is excellent as Mr Holmes, his fast talking manner fits perfectly with Sir Conan Doyle’s creation. Like his portrayal of Tony Stark, Downey Jr. oozes charm and wit as the womanising lead and it is clear that he seems to carry off these roles within his sleep. His incarnation of Holmes is someone who is,...
- 1/8/2010
- by Uprising
- t5m.com
Just yesterday we were talking about the London Film Museum and its exciting exhibition celebrating the life and career of comedy god, Charlie Chaplin (see Related Content, right) and it seems we’re heading back to the South Bank again. This time to enjoy a more modern movie marvel, that of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes currently doing well at the box office (albeit in the blue shadow of Avatar). The action-packed re-imagining of the beloved Conan Doyle stories stars Robert Downey Jr. as the eponymous super sleuth and Jude Law as his trusty sidekick, Dr Watson, with Rachel McAdams flying the flag for the ladies as the sparky Irene Adler and Mark Strong as the villainous Lord Blackwood. And costumes as worn by all four of these stars, along with used props are currently on view at this cinematic corner of the capital.
- 1/6/2010
- Boxwish.com
When Guy Ritchie announced he was planning a film featuring Britain’s most famous detective and starring an American as Sherlock Holmes, many purists may have choked on their own opium pipes. Fear not. Although Sherlock Holmes takes an undoubtedly modern spin on Conan Doyle’s sleuth, it is Ritchie’s most accessible film. Being sent back to the Victorian era has forced the director out of his world of well monikored cockney geezers. What remains is some kinetic camerawork and a fantastic central pair of performances, even if there isn’t a deerstalker in sight. Holmes’ (Robert Downey Jr) intelligence is tested to the limit when the last man he arrested, Lord Blackwood (a menacing Mark Strong) manages to survive a trip to the gallows and starts bumping of people in supernatural manners. Roping in his faithful assistant Watson (Jude Law) and ex flame and conwoman (Rachel McAdams), Holmes...
- 1/4/2010
- by Michael Shelton
- t5m.com
Guy Ritchie is probably best known for gangster flicks so he might not be the first filmmaker who comes to mind for directing the new version of Sherlock Holmes.
The film, released on December 26, stars Robert Downey Jr as the detective and Jude Law as his sidekick Dr John Watson.
Ritchie said: "My original pitch to Warner was that I wanted something more along the lines of Butch and Sundance than the traditional, stodgy Holmes and Watson.
"I wanted a more equal couple. They're both very physical, which fits well with me. I had always read that Holmes is an action man, and he Is an action man. As is Watson - he's a war hero.
"So it made sense to have two physical guys shown in a contemporary light, as opposed to a silly 40s British movie kind of light, where they wouldn't be as buff as they'd need to be,...
The film, released on December 26, stars Robert Downey Jr as the detective and Jude Law as his sidekick Dr John Watson.
Ritchie said: "My original pitch to Warner was that I wanted something more along the lines of Butch and Sundance than the traditional, stodgy Holmes and Watson.
"I wanted a more equal couple. They're both very physical, which fits well with me. I had always read that Holmes is an action man, and he Is an action man. As is Watson - he's a war hero.
"So it made sense to have two physical guys shown in a contemporary light, as opposed to a silly 40s British movie kind of light, where they wouldn't be as buff as they'd need to be,...
- 1/4/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Did Guy Ritchie's retooled, shirtless Sherlock set your pulse racing or did he have you in stitches instead?
Guy Ritchie's take on Conan Doyle's classic English sleuth is not without its problems: his protagonist does not quite fit the action hero mould into which the much-maligned film-maker has squeezed him, and those who find Ritchie's more laddish tendencies distasteful may be dismayed by the movie's predilection for extreme violence. Nevertheless, the critics have just about bought Sherlock Holmes as an intermittently entertaining romp through a stylised Victorian London, thanks mainly to a barnstorming performance by Robert Downey Jr in the title role and its Dan Brown-lite storyline.
This Holmes is up against the villainous Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), an apparently immortal pseudo-fascist necromancer who plans to lead England on a mission to reconquer America and eventually the world – presumably a heinous plan cooked up to speed...
Guy Ritchie's take on Conan Doyle's classic English sleuth is not without its problems: his protagonist does not quite fit the action hero mould into which the much-maligned film-maker has squeezed him, and those who find Ritchie's more laddish tendencies distasteful may be dismayed by the movie's predilection for extreme violence. Nevertheless, the critics have just about bought Sherlock Holmes as an intermittently entertaining romp through a stylised Victorian London, thanks mainly to a barnstorming performance by Robert Downey Jr in the title role and its Dan Brown-lite storyline.
This Holmes is up against the villainous Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), an apparently immortal pseudo-fascist necromancer who plans to lead England on a mission to reconquer America and eventually the world – presumably a heinous plan cooked up to speed...
- 12/30/2009
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Schlock Holmes is too brutal. Call it instead The Adventure of the Da Vinci Code Knock-off or The Adventure of the Missing Ending. Either would be equally appropriate. This original story, which borrows heavily from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “canonical” tales, contains multiple Easter Eggs for Holmes fans but fails in the bigger picture: developing a credible narrative. Unduly influenced by both comic books and The Da Vinci Code, Guy Ritchie’s “re-interpretation” of Holmes feels more spastic than kinetic. The camera rarely stops moving and, when it does, the weaknesses of the script become apparent. Conan Doyle wrote 60 adventures starring his famous detective (56 short stories, four novels). Some were preposterous, but none were quite as silly as this one, which at times feels more like overwrought fan fiction than a fully developed Sherlock Holmes tale…read more [ReelViews]
Robert Downey Jr. sounds that self-destructive eccentricity as a keynote from...
Robert Downey Jr. sounds that self-destructive eccentricity as a keynote from...
- 12/26/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
It’s best to distance yourself from notions of what you expect from a Guy Ritchie film and instead think of this as a vigorous adaptation of the iconic detective, fronted by an actor whose charisma, wit and strong physical presence makes this film a joy to behold.
Guy Ritchie has made an entertaining and exciting film, faithful to the core of the original rather than the accepted iconography of the enduring detective. To paraphrase the tagline of a recent, and successful, reinvention: this is not your father’s Sherlock Holmes.
Determined to avoid the narrative restraints of an origin story this film begins with Watson, Holmes and the familiar miscellany of Conan Doyle’s characters in play. Opening with a baroque action set piece Holmes and Watson apprehend Lord Blackwood in the throes of bloody, ritualistic murder. Lestrade and his forces turn up too late and what could have...
Guy Ritchie has made an entertaining and exciting film, faithful to the core of the original rather than the accepted iconography of the enduring detective. To paraphrase the tagline of a recent, and successful, reinvention: this is not your father’s Sherlock Holmes.
Determined to avoid the narrative restraints of an origin story this film begins with Watson, Holmes and the familiar miscellany of Conan Doyle’s characters in play. Opening with a baroque action set piece Holmes and Watson apprehend Lord Blackwood in the throes of bloody, ritualistic murder. Lestrade and his forces turn up too late and what could have...
- 12/25/2009
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Boasting enough slow-motion action to please even Watchmen’s Zack Snyder, this is not your English teacher’s Sherlock Holmes. Director Guy Ritchie honed his high-energy approach to the British crime genre with the excellent Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, and he brings that aesthetic to this adventure starring literature’s most famous detective (sorry, Nancy Drew). But despite its top-caliber cast and talented director, Sherlock Holmes is a mess that even the master sleuth couldn’t untangle.
Sherlock Holmes gets off to a fast and furious start, barreling right into the action. With the help of the ever steadfast Dr. John Watson (Jude Law), Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) captures multiple murderer Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong, Body of Lies). Though the black-magic-loving aristocrat is hanged for his crimes, he soon resurfaces, much to the surprise of Watson, who, embarrassingly, pronounced the man dead.
Holmes struggles to...
Sherlock Holmes gets off to a fast and furious start, barreling right into the action. With the help of the ever steadfast Dr. John Watson (Jude Law), Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) captures multiple murderer Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong, Body of Lies). Though the black-magic-loving aristocrat is hanged for his crimes, he soon resurfaces, much to the surprise of Watson, who, embarrassingly, pronounced the man dead.
Holmes struggles to...
- 12/25/2009
- CinemaSpy
Boxing Day sees the release of Guy Ritchie's new interpretation of Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr as the detective and Jude Law as sidekick Dr Watson.
Downey Jr was previously seen in the adaptation of Marvel Comics' character Iron Man, and will reprise the role in the sequel out in May.
But, long before Tony Stark donned hi-tech armour to become Iron Man, Sherlock was a pioneer in the superhero genre, says the actor.
He said: "He was, and probably still is, one of the most recognisable icons on Earth, so much so that a lot of people actually thought that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. The more you look into Arthur Conan Doyle's books, the more you see what a rich character Sherlock Holmes is.
"He's very adept at so many things: he plays violin, he's a martial artist, a boxer, an expert single stick...
Downey Jr was previously seen in the adaptation of Marvel Comics' character Iron Man, and will reprise the role in the sequel out in May.
But, long before Tony Stark donned hi-tech armour to become Iron Man, Sherlock was a pioneer in the superhero genre, says the actor.
He said: "He was, and probably still is, one of the most recognisable icons on Earth, so much so that a lot of people actually thought that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. The more you look into Arthur Conan Doyle's books, the more you see what a rich character Sherlock Holmes is.
"He's very adept at so many things: he plays violin, he's a martial artist, a boxer, an expert single stick...
- 12/24/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
On the surface, Sherlock Holmes represents new ground for Guy Ritchie: It’s the director’s first literary adaptation, his first period piece, and the first of his films to call for extensive computer imagery. And it’s by far the most ambitious of his movies. But at its core, it’s vintage Ritchie. Like the early hits on which he made his name—Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch—Sherlock Holmes is a tortuous escapade through London’s underbelly, propelled by witty banter and male camaraderie. (Ritchie seems to have avoided female heroines after the disastrous excursions that were Swept Away and, presumably, his marriage to Madonna.) “My original take was that I wanted more Butch and Sundance than a traditional Holmes and Watson,” the director tells me. Casting off the Holmesian iconography dating back to classic screen adaptations—from Basil Rathbone to Basil the Great...
- 12/23/2009
- Vanity Fair
MoviesOnline sat down with director Guy Ritchie in London recently to talk about his new film, “Sherlock Holmes,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, Downey plays the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and Law portrays Holmes’s long time colleague, Watson. The cast also includes Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong and Eddie Marsan.
Ritchie most recently wrote, directed and produced the crime comedy "RocknRolla," featuring an international ensemble cast which premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival before opening in the UK at the top of the box office. "RocknRolla" went on to win the Empire Award for Best British Film.
With “Sherlock Holmes,” Guy Ritchie reinvigorates the classic story of Sherlock Holmes offering audiences a controversial new take on the pivotal relationship between Holmes and Watson while still remaining true to the original source material.
Here’s...
Ritchie most recently wrote, directed and produced the crime comedy "RocknRolla," featuring an international ensemble cast which premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival before opening in the UK at the top of the box office. "RocknRolla" went on to win the Empire Award for Best British Film.
With “Sherlock Holmes,” Guy Ritchie reinvigorates the classic story of Sherlock Holmes offering audiences a controversial new take on the pivotal relationship between Holmes and Watson while still remaining true to the original source material.
Here’s...
- 12/23/2009
- MoviesOnline.ca
In a dynamic new portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, Robert Downey Jr. plays the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Revealing fighting skills as powerful as his famous intellect, Holmes employs his own unique methods to get to the heart of a case, traveling where no one else would think to go to find what others cannot see.
Jude Law portrays Watson, Holmes's longtime colleague, who is joining him in what may be their last case before the doctor starts a new life as a married man. Rachel McAdams is Irene Adler, a woman from America, who is as alluring as she is dangerous, and whose tempestuous relationship with the detective has become the one puzzle he cannot solve.
Mark Strong plays Lord Blackwood, whose own intellect, combined with merciless ambition, makes him a formidable adversary.
MoviesOnline sat down with the cast recently at the London press...
Jude Law portrays Watson, Holmes's longtime colleague, who is joining him in what may be their last case before the doctor starts a new life as a married man. Rachel McAdams is Irene Adler, a woman from America, who is as alluring as she is dangerous, and whose tempestuous relationship with the detective has become the one puzzle he cannot solve.
Mark Strong plays Lord Blackwood, whose own intellect, combined with merciless ambition, makes him a formidable adversary.
MoviesOnline sat down with the cast recently at the London press...
- 12/23/2009
- MoviesOnline.ca
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Guy Ritchie's post-modern take on Sherlock Holmes, but here's the main one: Unlike most heroes of American detective literature (Nero Wolfe being the rare exception), Arthur Conan Doyle's storied detective is not and never has been an action hero. Not that he's averse to a bit of rough-and-tumble in the name of self-defense -- but Conan Doyle's stories are singularly devoted to his creation's remarkable deductive skills, not his ability to outfight giants or outrun fireballs. If Ritchie, an intriguing film stylist, and producer Joel Silver (whose ham-handed fingerprints are all over this film) wanted to make a James Bond film set in Victorian times, why call him Sherlock Holmes? Why not Terlock Scones? Merlock Bones? Parkway Homes? Elementary, dear reader: Because this is a shameless bid at transforming Holmes and partner Dr. Watson (played by...
- 12/22/2009
- by Marshall Fine
- Huffington Post
Sherlock Holmes producer Lionel Wigram has revealed that he pitched the movie to Warner Bros in the form of a comic. Wigram said that he had a comic-style pamphlet made in order to convince the studio to make the film. "Basically, I saw a quite different version [of Sherlock Holmes] in my head than I had ever seen in any movie," he told Cbr. "I thought, how do I convey that to Warner Bros in a way that they'll get it, and understand that Holmes isn't that stuffy guy with a deerstalker [hat] and a pipe? If you go back to the original Conan Doyle stories, he's a much more modern, interesting and contemporary (more)...
- 12/22/2009
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Warner Bros
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: C
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Written By: Michael Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly
Screened at: Tribeca, NYC, 12/7/09
Opens: December 25, 2009
Here in the States the audience for this latest Sherlock Holmes adventure could be a relatively limited one: those beholden to the style of director Guy Ritchie. Ritchie.s idiosyncratic films have included .Snatch. in 2000, the story of unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond, while his .Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. looks at four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: C
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Written By: Michael Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly
Screened at: Tribeca, NYC, 12/7/09
Opens: December 25, 2009
Here in the States the audience for this latest Sherlock Holmes adventure could be a relatively limited one: those beholden to the style of director Guy Ritchie. Ritchie.s idiosyncratic films have included .Snatch. in 2000, the story of unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond, while his .Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. looks at four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.
- 12/22/2009
- Arizona Reporter
He was the first new global superhero of the 21st century - a character with universal appeal
Both statistically and artistically, it's unlikely, in any given decade, that a new British fictional character will emerge to match the name-recognition, sales and cinematic bankability of Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. But Harry Potter became the first new global superhero of the 21st century, with Jk Rowling following Jm Barrie, Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming as a writer who has created a character with universal appeal.
I should point out that this authorial quartet share an intriguing biographical detail: Barrie and Conan Doyle were born in Scotland, Fleming was Anglo-Scottish and Rowling wrote most of the Potter books in Edinburgh. So perhaps the key to an immortal protagonist is a Caledonian connection.
But there must be other reasons that Harry Potter was able to rewrite so many rules of...
Both statistically and artistically, it's unlikely, in any given decade, that a new British fictional character will emerge to match the name-recognition, sales and cinematic bankability of Peter Pan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. But Harry Potter became the first new global superhero of the 21st century, with Jk Rowling following Jm Barrie, Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming as a writer who has created a character with universal appeal.
I should point out that this authorial quartet share an intriguing biographical detail: Barrie and Conan Doyle were born in Scotland, Fleming was Anglo-Scottish and Rowling wrote most of the Potter books in Edinburgh. So perhaps the key to an immortal protagonist is a Caledonian connection.
But there must be other reasons that Harry Potter was able to rewrite so many rules of...
- 12/22/2009
- by Mark Lawson
- The Guardian - Film News
We all know what happened the last time Guy Ritchie decided to stray from his comfort zone. The result was Swept Away and the least said about that cinematic travesty, the better. It’s plainly obvious that Ritchie isn’t to everybody’s taste either. Regarded by many as a Mockney with a big ego, he seems to anger as many critics as those who embrace him.
I quite liked Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and really enjoyed Snatch. Rock N’ Rolla was a blast to watch, too. I don’t think Guy Ritchie is the saviour of the British film industry but Swept Away and Revolver aside; he has made three films that are hugely entertaining if you don’t take them too seriously.
Sherlock Holmes isn’t a complete departure for Ritchie; it’s still set in London, has its fair share of fight scenes and is laced with dark humour.
I quite liked Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and really enjoyed Snatch. Rock N’ Rolla was a blast to watch, too. I don’t think Guy Ritchie is the saviour of the British film industry but Swept Away and Revolver aside; he has made three films that are hugely entertaining if you don’t take them too seriously.
Sherlock Holmes isn’t a complete departure for Ritchie; it’s still set in London, has its fair share of fight scenes and is laced with dark humour.
- 12/21/2009
- by Alex Wagner
- FilmShaft.com
The 36-year-old actor – who has four children, including a two-month-old daughter Sophia from a brief fling with model Samantha Burke – doesn’t want to look back over the years and wish he had done something different with his life. He said: “I don’t want to get to an age where I look back and say, ‘Oh, I never did that.’ ” Jude portrays Dr. Watson - the sidekick of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who is played by Robert Downey Jr. - in Guy Ritchie’s big screen reimagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle character. The actor initially had doubts about starring in ‘Sherlock Holmes’, but because of his new mantra, he was desperate not to miss out on working with such a highly-regarded actor. He said: “That was in my mind when I met Robert for the first time. I wanted to work with him, so I said I’d do ‘Sherlock Holmes’. Then,...
- 12/19/2009
- by Alice
- Gossipvita
Out This Week
Avatar (12A)
(James Cameron, 2009, Us) Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver. 163 mins
The King Of The World returns with an awesomely expensive epic that makes everything else out there look cheap. It really is a visit to a strange new world: part-prog rock album cover, part-Japanese anime come to life. The mix of real action and animation is flawless, the 3D is unobtrusively immersive, and Cameron has lost none of his gift for gripping, purposeful action. It's a shame the story is so un-revolutionary: a formulaic mix of A Man Called Horse, other Cameron movies, The Matrix Sequels, and Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, all washed down with an eco message that's at odds with the technological spectacle served up. But you'd be churlish not to be carried away by the experience. Come on, this is amazing!
Nine (12A)
(Rob Marshall, 2009, Us) Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz.
Avatar (12A)
(James Cameron, 2009, Us) Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver. 163 mins
The King Of The World returns with an awesomely expensive epic that makes everything else out there look cheap. It really is a visit to a strange new world: part-prog rock album cover, part-Japanese anime come to life. The mix of real action and animation is flawless, the 3D is unobtrusively immersive, and Cameron has lost none of his gift for gripping, purposeful action. It's a shame the story is so un-revolutionary: a formulaic mix of A Man Called Horse, other Cameron movies, The Matrix Sequels, and Ferngully: The Last Rainforest, all washed down with an eco message that's at odds with the technological spectacle served up. But you'd be churlish not to be carried away by the experience. Come on, this is amazing!
Nine (12A)
(Rob Marshall, 2009, Us) Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz.
- 12/19/2009
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Warner Bros. production, which opens on Christmas Day in the United States, is widely expected to become a major new franchise for the studio just as the lucrative Harry Potter series comes to a close in 2011."I think it potentially has franchise capabilities which I think is very good," producer Joel Silver told a news conference ahead of the picture's world premiere in London on Monday."I think we have a chance of really having a lot of fun with this ... story. I think that you want to have a place to go with a movie ... and I think we tried very hard to allow the audience to embrace that there may be more of a story."Downey Jr.'s Holmes is a physical, fist fighting, streetwise version of the super sleuth in an attempt by director Guy Ritchie to ditch common associations of pipe smoking,...
- 12/15/2009
- Filmicafe
There are always way too many DVDs coming in than I possibly ever review, but since ’tis the season to be giving, I thought it was worth pointing out some of them to you, in case you’re stuck for gift ideas for the people on your list. (Or even to give as gifts to yourself. My own Christmas shopping does tend to drift into “one for you, one for me” if I don’t consciously tamp down that impluse.) Most of the BBC 1960s Sherlock Holmes has been lost (the BBC weirdly didn’t hold on to a lot of the TV stuff it broadcast early on). But here, in a collection new to DVD, we have five Conan Doyle mysteries starring Peter Cushing as the great detective, and Nigel Stock as Watson. On three discs and almost five hours of runtime, Holmes solves the cases of “The Hound of the Baskervilles,...
- 12/15/2009
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Robert Downey Jr. adds punch to the role of Sherlock Holmes in an action-packed movie that breaks with what its makers called "stuffy" screen interpretations of the fictional English detective..The Warner Bros. production, which opens on Christmas Day in the United States, is widely expected to become a major new franchise for the studio just as the lucrative Harry Potter series comes to a close in 2011."I think it potentially has franchise capabilities which I think is very good," producer Joel Silver told a news conference ahead of the picture's world premiere in London on Monday."I think we have a chance of really having a lot of fun with this ... story. I think that you want to have a place to go with a movie ... and I think we tried very hard to allow the audience to embrace that there may be more of a story.
- 12/14/2009
- Filmicafe
Guy Ritchie has his hands on a winner here. If you were in any doubt as to the authenticity of his re-imagining of Conan Doyle’s dour detective you need look no futher than this new trailer, released over at MTV. It shows Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson: The Superhero years with fist fights, quick wits and the whole of London on fire from one exploding side show or another. To paraphrase J.J. Abrams – this is not your father’s Sherlock Holmes.
And yet it works. I was smiling constantly through this trailer, loving the interplay between Holmes and Watson, genuinely excited to see Mark Strong’s sneering villain; this is London and Holmes seen through a laudanum induced haze. I got a sense I was watching something akin to Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – the scale, the dirt and the violence, crossed...
And yet it works. I was smiling constantly through this trailer, loving the interplay between Holmes and Watson, genuinely excited to see Mark Strong’s sneering villain; this is London and Holmes seen through a laudanum induced haze. I got a sense I was watching something akin to Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – the scale, the dirt and the violence, crossed...
- 11/4/2009
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warner Bros. has released the latest poster for “Sherlock Holmes” featuring Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson.
In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle’s famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
Guy Ritchie’s (Snatch, RocknRolla) “Sherlock Holmes” also stars Mark Strong, Rachel McAdams and Kelly Reilly.
The film will hit theaters on December 25, 2009.
More about the movie and trailers you can find at “Sherlock Holmes” FilmoFilia Movie Page.
Check out our “Sherlock Holmes” Photo Gallery.
Sherlock Holmes Poster...
In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle’s famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
Guy Ritchie’s (Snatch, RocknRolla) “Sherlock Holmes” also stars Mark Strong, Rachel McAdams and Kelly Reilly.
The film will hit theaters on December 25, 2009.
More about the movie and trailers you can find at “Sherlock Holmes” FilmoFilia Movie Page.
Check out our “Sherlock Holmes” Photo Gallery.
Sherlock Holmes Poster...
- 10/26/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
A new television trailer for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, courtesy of TheMovieBox.net.
The new trailer, while much like the previous two (here and here) does feature some new footage so could well be worth a look on this cold Autumn Tuesday.
Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams. The film hits UK theatres on 26th December 2009.
In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle’s famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
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The new trailer, while much like the previous two (here and here) does feature some new footage so could well be worth a look on this cold Autumn Tuesday.
Sherlock Holmes stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Mark Strong and Rachel McAdams. The film hits UK theatres on 26th December 2009.
In a dynamic new portrayal of Conan Doyle’s famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.
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- 10/20/2009
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
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# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- 10/19/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- 10/19/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- 10/19/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- 10/19/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are probably more than 100 historical movies in various stages of production, and we're only talking about movies to be released this year and the next. The exact figure is probably much higher. Anyway, why do we love watching period movies? Aside from seeing famous figures come to life, we also learn important lessons from the past. Of course, some historical dramas attempt to portray events and people as accurately as possible, while others are very much fictionalized. - - -
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- - - Some highly anticipated period flicks such as Bright Star, Coco Before Chanel and Inglourious Basterds have been shown already, so what other movies will be shown next?
Here's our first batch of 10 most-anticipated historical flicks, right after the jump!
- - -
# 10 - Pirate Radio - (Release date: November 13, 2009)
Timeline: The 1960s in England
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge...
- 10/19/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Aha! So it may seem that the previous, and flatly denied, rumour that Brad Pitt was in talks to play the nemesis of Baker Street's finest in the forthcoming Sherlock Holmes film were true!
Well, almost. Rumours are currently sweeping the internet that Pitt is indeed in talks to take on the role of the Napoleon of crime as Conan Doyle had it, and reaction is certainly positive and it appears that if Warner Bros are talking to Brad Pitt they must be supremely confident in Guy Ritchie's film.
I've loved everything I've seen so far for Sherlock Holmes, and I have faith in the director and the casting decisions made - if indeed a sequel is already planned then I can't wait to see how this franchise plays out.
Sherlock Holmes is out on Christmas Day, 2009.
Well, almost. Rumours are currently sweeping the internet that Pitt is indeed in talks to take on the role of the Napoleon of crime as Conan Doyle had it, and reaction is certainly positive and it appears that if Warner Bros are talking to Brad Pitt they must be supremely confident in Guy Ritchie's film.
I've loved everything I've seen so far for Sherlock Holmes, and I have faith in the director and the casting decisions made - if indeed a sequel is already planned then I can't wait to see how this franchise plays out.
Sherlock Holmes is out on Christmas Day, 2009.
- 9/22/2009
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downy Jr., doesn’t arrive in theaters until Christmas, but Warner Bros. is obviously happy with what it has as they’ve already started to develop a sequel. Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the scribes who wrote the stalled Justice League: Mortal, have signed on to pen the screenplay for Holmes 2. According to the trades, Brad Pitt has had discussions with producers to star as Holmes' nemesis Moriarty in the new film. The Pitt news is keeping in line with the web rumors from several weeks ago that suggested he may have a cameo in the current Holmes film. The trades also stress that for the sequel, a deal is still not in place. Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Lionel Wigram and Simon Kinberg all worked on the screenplay for the first film, which is set in the world of Holmes but creates a...
- 9/22/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
A "Sherlock Holmes" sequel is afoot.
Three months ahead of the release of its Robert Downey Jr. action pic, Warners is developing a new installment.
The studio is poised to bring on Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the scribes who are penning its "Justice League: Mortal" tentpole, to pen a draft of the new tale. Brad Pitt has had discussions with producers to star as Holmes' nemesis Moriarty in the new pic, say people familiar with the project, though there is no deal in place for him to take the part.
Susan Downey, Dan Lin and Joel Silver produced "Holmes," a holiday release that, from well-received footage at Comic-Con, appeared to be an action-heavy rendition of the world Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created.
Guy Ritchie helms the pic, and Downey stars as the title character; Jude Law plays protege Watson, and Rachel McAdams stars as love interest Irene Adler. Much of...
Three months ahead of the release of its Robert Downey Jr. action pic, Warners is developing a new installment.
The studio is poised to bring on Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the scribes who are penning its "Justice League: Mortal" tentpole, to pen a draft of the new tale. Brad Pitt has had discussions with producers to star as Holmes' nemesis Moriarty in the new pic, say people familiar with the project, though there is no deal in place for him to take the part.
Susan Downey, Dan Lin and Joel Silver produced "Holmes," a holiday release that, from well-received footage at Comic-Con, appeared to be an action-heavy rendition of the world Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created.
Guy Ritchie helms the pic, and Downey stars as the title character; Jude Law plays protege Watson, and Rachel McAdams stars as love interest Irene Adler. Much of...
- 9/21/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik and Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A lifelong fan of the great detective, Ed Whitfield looks forward to Guy Ritchies’ forthcoming take on the Conan Doyle legend and wonders what it’s all abawt?
“Leave it awt!” was my first reaction as the news trickled through that mockney maestro Guy Ritchie would be getting his camper sands all over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary creation.
“Leave it awt!” was my first reaction as the news trickled through that mockney maestro Guy Ritchie would be getting his camper sands all over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary creation.
- 9/13/2009
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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