Sep 22 2009I Already Can't Wait for 'Sherlock Holmes 2'! Wait, No, Warner Bros. Can't Wait for 'Sherlock Holmes 2'
God, Warner Bros. really wants to kiss Guy Ritchie's new Sherlock Holmes. Variety is reporting that, despite it being three months before the film's release, WB is already hiring a new writing team to take on a sequel, and have their eyes on Brad Pitt to play Holmes' biggest adversary (besides opium):
The studio is poised to bring on Kieran and Michele Mulroney, the scribes who are penning its "Justice League: Mortal" tentpole, to pen a draft of the new tale. Brad Pitt has had discussions with producers to star as Holmes' nemesis Moriarty in the new pic, say people familiar with the project, though there is no deal in place for him to take the part.
Now all they need to do is find a part for Ewan McGregor and there can finally be one film with every celebrity I've felt threatened by because of how often a girlfriend would bring up how attractive they are.
Reader Comments
1. Picto - September 22, 2009 4:13 PM
HURHUR FIRST
2. joe - September 22, 2009 4:14 PM
second
3. Brayden Jamez - September 22, 2009 5:03 PM
You're forgetting Johnny Depp.
4. J-Red - September 22, 2009 5:19 PM
Well, Mycroft Holems could be brought in, but who would play him....
5. Personal Injury Attorney - September 22, 2009 5:21 PM
This movie doesn't resemble the books whatsoever.
6. J-Red - September 22, 2009 5:22 PM
Oops
7. J-Red - September 22, 2009 5:24 PM
@5: Duh! Books look like stacks of paper attached at the side with a bunch of words on them. This looks like people in industrial revolution-era garb running around, getting shot at, and making innuendos! This moving pictures thing has been around for a while, where have you been?
8. that's brilliant! - September 22, 2009 6:03 PM
I say Kudos to WB. Sherlock Holmes is obviously going to be a hit, whether its good or not (currently I'm leaning towards it will be good), so why wait for the inevitable box office returns before starting on a sequel? That's the kind of crap that leads to 5 years between Spiderman movies (although after S3, that might be too short).
All the leads for Star Trek signed for a 3-picture deal and they've barely BEGUN working on the plot for the next one. Hey guys! Just because you make enough money to live on gold-plated lemming nuts forever doesn't mean you have to sit around on your fat ass for 3 years after your movie comes out (especially if you delay the release as ST and HP did!). What was the original post about? Oh yeah...
Yay Warner Brothers! I don't want to have to wait 5 years for a sequel! Write write write write write.
Oh, and Alan Rickman would play Mycroft, obviously.
9. Mark - September 22, 2009 6:08 PM
Brayden: No, you're right; I did forget Johnny Depp.
10. Dogless - September 22, 2009 6:57 PM
Holy Shit! The IWS writer is called....Mark..?
That's a bit of a letdown. I was expecting something less pedestrian.
11. Bladedemon04 - September 23, 2009 6:25 AM
What's with the spammy ads for shoes and sex all of a sudden?
12. Dr. Nappy - September 24, 2009 9:39 AM
Alan Rickman would be an amazing choice for Mycroft.
And it wasn't opium Holmes did. I'm pretty sure it was cocaine.
I could be mistaken though.
13. anon - September 24, 2009 2:43 PM
Ahaha, aww. Robert Downey Jr. is pretty foxy, though. The others... not so much. Too blonde!
14. mofo - September 24, 2009 10:24 PM
you goddamn asshole! Holmes did coke, not heroin! you suck! DIE!