A couple weeks ago we reported that The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace landed the role of the female lead in the sequel to the 2009 hit, Sherlock Holmes. It was then that we learned that Guy Ritchie plans on bringing another Holmes into the fold, Sherlock’s brother Mycroft. Actor Stephen Fry will play the role as Robert Downey Jr’s older sibling.
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about the potential of Noomi Rapace becoming the next Marion Cotillard thanks to her role in the Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. There’s been some Oscar buzz surrounding her performance, and she’s earned the attention of some name directors, one of them being Guy Ritchie. According to THR, the actress has been cast as the female lead in his sequel Sherlock Holmes 2.
Here in the States people are still reeling over the casting of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in the American adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But what about the young actress who started it all? Noomi Rapace, who plays the character in the Swedish-language film has been receiving a lot of positive buzz for her performance, enough so that a possible Oscar nomination might be in her future. Not only that but her new international acclaim could land her a role in several blockbusters like Sherlock Holmes 2 and Mission Impossible 4.
The sequel to Guy Ritchie’s adaptation of the popular character Sherlock Holmes is almost underway. The first film debuted in theaters last Christmas and made a hefty amount for Warner Bros, and like any self-respecting studio they had to capitalize on its success by working on a follow up. According to Watson himself (Jude Law) Holmes is headed back into production this fall.
During the 2009 holiday season, Sherlock Holmes was a huge hit for Warner Bros grossing over $500 million worldwide. The studio went on and green lit a sequel for December 2011, which will feature the return of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and director Guy Ritchie. [Spolier] In the first film it was revealed that there was another criminal mastermind behind the string of crimes in London that had nothing to do with Lord Blackwood. They were engineered by Prof. James Moriarty, a character we never even see on screen…
Rumors regarding the sequel to Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes being shot in 3D are heating up as the screenplay for the film comes close to being finished. It seems that Warner Bros has been in talks with Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the writers/producers of the Holmes‘ sequel about making the next Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law collaboration in 3-D.
It’s another solid week on DVD as two bona fide blockbusters hit shelves with holiday releases Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel coming out on DVD. Plus, the last at of the non-Avatar Best Picture nominees comes to your home theater as well. Even in a week where isn’t much TV on DVD this one is hard to beat.
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It sounds like Guy Ritchie wants to stick with a sure thing, and the box office hit Sherlock Holmes is as sure as it gets. We haven’t heard a lot about the film’s success due to the overshadowing of Avatar, but it’s grossed almost 390 million dollars worldwide. According to the most recent reports, Ritchie is focusing all his attention of the upcoming detective sequel and leaving the DC Comics adaptation of Lobo in the dust.
Damn Robert Downey Jr.’s fast! Earlier today everyone was buzzing over the fact that the actor opted out of the DreamWorks sci fi-western Cowboys & Aliens. The Los Angeles Times speculated that his workload was to blame for his resignation from the film. He already has the Iron Man franchise on his shoulders, and now Sherlock Holmes has taken priority. According to EW, the sequel will begin production later this year.
