"Sherlock Holmes" is a film that started shooting in October of 2008 under Guy Ritchie's direction, and will be released December 25, 2009.
Sherlock Holmes (2009) - Movie Details,Review
Starring: Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes
Jude Law as Watson
Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
Mark Strong as Lord Blackwood
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan
Eddie Marson as Inspector Lestrade
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Written By: Lional Wigram
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Produced By: Joel Silver
Lional Wigram
Susan Downey
Dan Lin
Rating: PG-13
Description:
Set in 1891, the film is about Holmes and Watson stopping a plot to destroy Britain. The film starts with Holmes on the trail of the murderous cult leader Lord Blackwood, who promises he will return from the dead and have his revenge.
Full Synopsis:
The action-adventure mystery Sherlock Holmes is helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie, for Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary detective to life, and Jude Law stars as Holmes' trusted colleague, Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is a formidable ally for Sherlock Holmes. Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective. Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood. Kelly Reilly plays Watson's love interest, Mary.
With a screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg, screen story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson, the film is produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin and Steve Clark-Hall. Michael Tadross and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers.
In theaters December 25, 2009, Sherlock Holmes will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in selected territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
Official plot summary:
"In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country."
