I’ve been pretty excited about the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie ever since I found out that Guy Ritchie (director of two of my all time favorite movies, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch) was going to be helming them. Then I got more excited when the cast got announced (Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law and Rachel McAdams). What’s not to love?
Anyway, a new batch of pics from the film have made their way online by way of The USA Today
The article is worth a read. It mentions that in this flick Holmes has a sort of martial arts and boxing background, but as Ritchie points out, there are all things that are alluded to in the original Arthur Conan Doyle tales.
It also mentions that Dr. Watson is portrayed more like Holmes’ peer rather than a bumbling sidekick.
The movie is as much about the relationship between Holmes and Watson as it is the mystery itself (which I think is a positive thing.
Like I said, the article is worth a read. For now, here are the pics:
