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Ok, something about this doesn't seem right, but Latino Review are reporting that Jared Harris ("Mad Men," "I Shot Andy Warhol," "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button") has landed the villainous role of Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes 2."
The announcement is a bit of surprise considering the heavyweight names like Daniel Day-Lewis , Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt that have been thrown around over the past little while, and seems like a big step down from the A-list where Warner Bros. and Guy Ritchie seemed to be aiming. Nothing against Harris, he's a fine actor, but we figured the highly touted villain of the film would've gone to a bigger name.
At any rate, Harris thus joins Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace and Stephen Fry in the film which is set to shoot this fall. This morning we reported on rumors about Russell Brand meeting Ritchie for a role, but if it remains to be seen if their meeting was just for a cup of tea or to talk business.
With filming set to begin in a few weeks, a decision was expected shortly. Still, we're a bit surprised. But hey, it looks like a big step up for the longstanding character actor Harris and he certainly deserves it. "Sherlock Holmes 2" will hit theaters on December 16, 2011. [Deadline has confirmed this report]
One of the more pleasant surprises of last year was when Guy Ritchie's take on "Sherlock Holmes," a film we were actively dreading, turned out to be very good indeed: respectful of the character and history, but with enough thrills and spills to let it connect with a contemporary audience, and with the central pairing creating enough chemistry to sustain a franchise. Warner Bros. have been moving full-steam ahead on the sequel all year, with director Ritchie, Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law all set to return for a plot that'll see the detective heroes battle their nemesis Moriarty across Europe.
The cast has been filled out in recent weeks, with "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" star Noomi Rapace coming on board as a 'French gypsy,' and possible love interest for Holmes, and British comedian/national treasure Stephen Fry confirming this past weekend that he'll play Holmes' brother Mycroft, who works for the British secret service. It appears that Rachel McAdams won't be back in a major capacity this time around — no great loss, as, while we're big fans of the actress, she was miscast in the original, and probably the film's weakest link. Now there's news that another English funnyman might be joining the cast.
In the midst of a mind-bogglingly thrilling report on Russell Brand's bachelor party, The Daily Mail has revealed that, the morning after, the stand-up-turned-actor was up early for a trip to Guy Ritchie's house "to discuss whether he would have a role in Ritchie's upcoming film 'Sherlock Holmes 2.'" Furthermore, the paper pictures Brand dancing his way out of the house afterwards, suggesting the meeting may have gone well, and we may see the "Get Him To The Greek" star in the film.
British tabloids are notoriously unreliable on things like this, but the circumstantial evidence here seems strong, and, while their politics and journalism are, in most aspects, totally reprehensible, The Daily Mail usually have a little more nous in the showbiz world than most, so we're inclined to give the report the benefit of the doubt.
We imagine that some kind of comic relief sidekick role is in the works for Brand. While it remains to be seen if the flamboyant star can maintain any kind of career longevity, we were actually hugely impressed by his performance in "Get Him To The Greek," the script and cast for his "Arthur" remake next year are strong enough that it should be a big hit, and he's broadening his horizons by appearing in Julie Taymor's "The Tempest." While that film was coolly met by Venice critics, on the whole, they were fairly polite about Brand.
He certainly won't be playing Professor Moriarty, at least — no casting's yet been announced on that one. Names linked to the part included Gary Oldman, Sean Penn and Javier Bardem, but the one that keeps recurring is Daniel Day-Lewis. While we were originally very skeptical that the project would hold any interest for the notoriously picky actor, we've received decent intel that Day-Lewis may indeed take the role — although it's worth noting that, as of last week, sources inside the production were claiming ignorance of any firm casting for the character. With filming due to start in a few weeks, we'll know soon enough.
Brit wit and all around hilarious dude Stephen Fry took the opportunity this morning on Danny Baker's BBC's 5 Live radio show to announce that he will have a role in Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes 2."
Fry will join the cast that includes the returning Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law along with new face Noomi Rapace, and will take on the role of Mycroft Holmes. That's right, he'll be the older brother of Sherlock which will undoubtedly lead some to some mad riffing between Downey Jr. and Fry who are both adept improvisers. Sounds very, very promising. Here's what Fry had to say about his part:
I’m playing Mycroft in the sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film Guy Ritchie directed with Robert Downey Jr., and that sort of part is fun, but just once in a while to play a genuine all round sort of lead figure with complexity and tragedy and wit and all the sort of things that Oscar [Wilde] had was a once in a lifetime thrill.
The big piece of the casting puzzle still to be figured is the role of Moriarty, which everyone seems to want Daniel Day Lewis to take (though we'd surprised — but pleasantly so — if he decided to take it). "Sherlock Holmes 2" will shoot this fall and is already set for a December 16, 2011 release. [Bleeding Cool]
Ok, something about this doesn't seem right, but Latino Review are reporting that Jared Harris ("Mad Men," "I Shot Andy Warhol," "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button") has landed the villainous role of Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes 2."
