Sherlock Holmes 2 Now In Development With added Brad Pitt as Moriarty Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Guy Ritchie's reinvention of Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, isn't released until Christmas, but Warner's are apparently confident enough of a hit that a sequel is already underway. Now with added Brad Pitt.
There have been rumours for a while that Pitt had been brought in to play Holmes' nefarious nemesis, Professor Moriarty, during additional shooting for the knockabout blockbuster, but while those rumours remain unconfirmed, it would appear that he is in talks to play the part in the sequel.
In fact, some insiders are telling The Hollywood Reporter that, if Moriarty does appear in Sherlock Holmes, that he's bathed in shadow and unrecognisable. But it makes sense for Warner Bros., Ritchie and producers Joel Silver and Susan Downey to build up to Moriarty in this way, a la Bond's Blofeld. And snagging Pitt to play him will be a major coup.
Of course, prepping a sequel before the first movie has even come out can be a risky game, and if Holmes were by some miracle to tank at the box office we're sure we'd hear no more about part 2. But in the meantime, Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the husband and wife team who wrote Paper Man and also worked on Warners' back-burnered Justice League project, are writing a screenplay which, apparently like the original, may or may not have anything to do with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s vision.
Fast-tracking a sequel is now an elementary time-and-money-saving practice: the same thing happened with Warner’s The Hangover. It helps with the whole fast-tracking, green-lighting business. It's also worth pointing out that Holmes part 1 has had an army of scriptwriters, so the Mulroneys' draft could well end up going through several pairs of hands before it's brought to life.
Where does this crap come from?, Connery in the next Bond, If Stephen Speilberg, George Lucas, Harrison Ford couldent drag his arse off the golf course, what chance do you really give the Bond monkeys??, He is 'happy' where he is there is no chance moving him!!
HONEST, ASKED HIM ... Read More
Good grief, I was only joking! If Connery shows up anywhere near Bond the franchise will have finally disappeared up its own gunbarrel and I'll sell my 007 DVDs and eat my own appendix for tea. ... Read More
second that, instant creamage in the pantaloons
I'm totally in love with the idea of getting Connery to play a Bond villain (even if its not Blofeld), I feel like he would relish the chance to play the flip side of the coin in the franchise he helped create ... Read More
Lol, I just imagined an army of scriptwriters. With their pointy ballpoints raised to the sky, they march forward agains the nation of Imaginationland. ^^ ... Read More
I think it looks incredibly preposterous, and so cheeseball it makes me wince. I am seeing hints of The League of Extraordinary Gentleturkeys. Obviously I would love it to prove me wrong, but I am not holding my breath. ... Read More
