I did not really like Sherlock Holmes. Not much at all. But I love Downey, Ritchie, and Law so if they feel compelled to further the mythos who am I to judge? They made a ton of money and gave birth to the franchise and I think most of us would agree that Sherlock Holmes can’t be judged until he gets to square off against his most vital foil, Professor Moriarty.
Many names were mentioned as the frontrunners for the gig, amazing folks like Daniel Day-Lewis and Brad Pitt. Those are folks who would be amazing to watch, especially the once and future Daniel Plainview.
Apparently they didn’t pan out.
Latino Review [Pay your respects there and give Kelvin a little squeeze in the ass for me] splattered the Earth with the exclusive news of who will apparently be filling the shoes and dark coat of the man and it’s the Son of a Man Called Horse.
Jared Harris, an actor who has been around for a good while acting alongside the likes of Asia Argento, Mr. Pitt [he was one of the best parts of ‘Benji Button’], and currently the massive knockers of Mrs. Geoffrey Arend on Mad Men.
He’s a good actor and able to dissolve into roles, but I truly feel that a character like Moriarty needed to be larger than life and be cast accordingly. He’s an actor’s actor and a class act, but can you imagine what the previously mentioned A-Listers could have provided a sequel with a tough road already ahead of it?
But I’m wrong a lot of the time, so let’s see where this goes.





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…and you're wrong this time, too. You honestly would want Brad effing Pitt over Harris? Harris a genius and a daring choice. Good job, Richie. (I still won't watch it, though.)
Couldn't disagree more, Nick. I love that someone has finally cast an "actor's actor" in a high profile blockbuster role instead of an A-lister who puts butts in seats. Don't get me wrong, DDL would have been awesome, but because he's first and foremost a scorchingly brilliant actor. Brad Pitt in the role would have just been silly, since he can't even pull off a convincing British accent. My hat's off to Ritchie for putting the character above the box office.
Holy crap…you wanted Brad Pitt as Moriarty over Jared Harris? He's a brilliant actor, and has a British accent (which, ya know, does help).
It's really, really sad that you bring celebrity reputation into your perceptions of films.
I miss Devin.
I can't help but be disappointed, I really wanted Brad Pitt, and every time I see this guy I think of the cripple from Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and he was one of the worst things about that movie. And how the hell do they expect us to believe Stephen Fry is Downey's older brother? They look nothing alike!
God you have awful opinions. Harris is a great actor with tremendous range and fine choice for this role.
I wonder what Devin thinks…
I agree with you Nick. While Brad Pitt would be a little too far of a stretch, with this version of Holmes being both smart and a fighter, you do want someone who can be a bit more imposing a personality to match up with RDJ.
Jesus, I miss Devin. Never thought I'd say that. All the best, but this place is done I think.
Well he was great in Benjamin Button and he is the son of Richard Harris, if he can channel his late father he could be perfect. To bad Day Lewis didnt go for it though. Pitt as Moriarty, i hope that was never seriusly considered. Man, some wankers whine about how they hate Devin so much, until he is gone, and then they complain that he's gone! HaHaHa!
Terrific choice. I might consider watching 5 minutes of Tony Stark's amusing adventures in Ole England. On second thought: there are not enough minutes in a lifetime for that garbage. Still, terrific choice.
Did anyone really believe that Daniel Day Lewis was going to play Slum Hero with Guy Ritchie's shitty Sherlock Holmes franchise? Jared Harris is a great actor that fits the role very well.
Also, not that I care, but you might want to avoid alienating your female viewership by referring to Christina Hendricks as "the knockers of Mrs. Geoffrey Arend".
After watching Harris's stint on "Fringe", I can see him playing the brilliant, calculating, bad guy. I think it's a great choice.
i looked at the picture first and thought it was bill murray. now THAT would have been amazing.
Yep – way to shit the bed on this one, Nick.
Zero chance Day-Lewis would have done it.
Count how many times Nick used "amazing" within just a few sentences!
Watch this far superior adaptation instead- way closer to the book Holmes in intelligence (while retaining action elements)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4pgh
Wow, CHUD has some grumpy readers. If you want news without commentary, this is obviously not the website for you. If you like reading the opinions, have some respect for the people writing them. Just because you disagree doesn't mean you're opinion is better.
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