Sherlock Holmes

• New Posters for Guy Ritchie's 'Sherlock Holmes'

  Published on: June 19, 2009

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  Here are a couple of nice looking posters for Guy Ritchie's Lock Stock version of Sherlock Holmes. Nothing like the smog of old London town to give a bit of a backdrop to the master detective. Looking closely though they both look like they are almost painted on. Downey Jr still looks nothing like any Holmes we have seen before, but that may be a good thing.

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• Early look: Downey/Law are elementary to new 'Sherlock'

  Published on: May 6, 2009

  After 73 days of shooting what Warner Bros. hopes is not only a holiday blockbuster but the launch of a franchise, the actors are comfortable enough in their personas that improvising in character is a breeze. "Initially, we were just infusing the dialogue with Doyle-isms," says Downey, who dons a jaunty fedora and oft-disheveled attire in a break from more conservative portraits of the gumshoe. Law, a rather trim Watson who is more of a brawler than a bumbler, kept a notebook handy with scribbled phrases from the original tales just in case.

  "...Now we tend to speak a little more on his behalf," Downey says, referring to Sherlock's inventor. "Truth be told, we have been working our tokheses off. We've been at it for a long, long, long time..."

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  USA Today
  By: Susan Wloszczyna

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• Rachel McAdams Interview - Sherlock Holmes

  Published on: April 7, 2009

  Rachel McAdams earned the prestigious Female Star of the Year award at the 2009 ShoWest held last week in Vegas. McAdams, whose credits include Mean Girls, The Notebook, and The Lucky Ones, is currently one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood with three movies - State of Play, Sherlock Holmes, and The Time Traveler's Wife - set to hit theaters this year. And at a press conference prior to picking up her ShoWest award, Rachel McAdams spoke about winning the award and working on one of those movies: Sherlock Holmes opposite Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.

  "...what I enjoyed most from the little bit that I saw was that Jude [Law] and Robert are lovely together. And I think that if anyone had preconceived notions about what Sherlock Holmes and Watson and that duo should be, I think they'll be completely eradicated by their performances, both separately and together..."

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