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It must drive studios insane when faraway/blurry photos from highly anticipated films hit the web in advance of official marketing material, but it's hard to keep a lid on set photos these days.
With that in mind here are some, well, faraway/blurry photos of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law on the set of "Sherlock Holmes 2," now filming in England. As you might expect, the duo are attired befitting the era of the film and, well, that's about it. Oh yeah, there is also a horse carriage, a popular mode of conveyance at the time. Plot details on the film are nil at this time except that Moriarty is the villain this time around.
The film starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry and Jared Harris is being directed by Guy Ritchie and will hit theaters on December 16, 2011. For more photos you can head over to Just Jared.
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.
It must drive studios insane when faraway/blurry photos from highly anticipated films hit the web in advance of official marketing material, but it's hard to keep a lid on set photos these days.
