One thing that has struck me lately is the large number of Sherlock Holmes projects that are "in the works" at the moment... why, I can't help but wonder, is Holmes suddenly the hot property? I honestly don't know, but right off the top of my head I can think of at least three different Holmes movies that are being prepped... And I'm sure there are more...
First, of course, and probably the most highly anticipated, is the Guy Ritchie directed pic starring Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson... Now personally, though I love Downey and really like most of the roles he's done lately, the more I see of this movie there more I can't help but think he's really too young for this role... Of course, since it seems that Ritchie is persuing the "Action Holmes" angle, perhaps it needs a younger than usual Holmes...
Here's the latest trailer:
Next up, moving from the possibly sublime to the definitely ridiculous is a supposed vehicle starring Sacha Baron Cohen (yes, Borat himself) and Will Farrell... Fortunately, rumors of this one have been kicking around (and reported repeatedly in Variety and other places) for years, but so far nothing has come of it, and hopefully nothing will... However reports that Ethan Cohen has recently been signed to direct the movie indicate that some movement is being made...
Then there's the upcoming "Sherlock" from new Dr. Who showrunner Steven Moffat... Now Moffat has proven he can do suitably creepy with his Who episodes "Blink" and "Silence in the Library", and he has also previously done the "updating of a classic character" shtick with his show "Jekyll", so his take promises to be intersting at least... if, that is, the BBC can decide which way they're going to go with it... whether it's going to be (as Variety reports) three 90-minute dramas or simply a single 60 minute comedy as reported here... either way, it seems the plan in to bring Holmes into the present day, a take that very rarely works, and one which will then have to go some way to distinguish itself from shows already on tv like "Psych" and "The Mentalist", both of which use some of the same "super-observant" techniques that Holmes himself is known for employing...
Of course, any new take on Holmes is also going to have to rprove itself against the inevitable comparisons not only to Basil Rathbone's classic take on the character
but also my personal favorite (and the one considered the best by many) portrayal of the detective by Jeremy Brett...
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