Director Guy Ritchie's fun but forgettable 2009 blockbuster 'Sherlock Holmes' left something hanging - its over-the-top set-up for a sequel.
The evil professor Moriarty, who spoke in an unrecognizable English accent and was shown only when surrounded by darkness, just begged to be brought to life.
Rumors insisted that Brad Pitt was assured the role of Moriarty for the sequel because of his relationship with Guy Ritchie (they made 'Snatch' together and have remained buddies). But the latest gossip is that now Daniel Day-Lewis is in the running for the villain's role.
That makes 'Sherlock Holmes 2' about ten times more interesting as a project, since screen time shared between the Oscar winner and Robert Downey Jr. has the potential to make a fascinating film. Watch this space.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.CullenAbroad | Jun 27, 2010, 10:06 PM EDT
Daniel will do a brilliant job - as always!
JockMcVittie | Jun 26, 2010, 10:56 PM EDT
Professor Moriarty is noticeably older than Holmes. Why not Terence Stamp? Was it not he that spoke with that "unrecognisable" English accent in the first movie?