Sherlock Holmes Sequel Already In Development
Mon, September 21, 2009 
Even with all the talk about how Avatar is so revolutionary you’ll shit your pants three times over, I’ve long thought that the Guy-Ritchie directed, Robert Downey Jr. starring Sherlock Holmes would ultimately kick its ass at the box-office this coming Christmas. And although the jury is still out, it appears that at the moment Warner Brothers feels the same as I do. That or they’re just really confident in what they’ve seen so far.
THR (via their Risky Biz Blog) reports that the studio is already at work on a sequel with all the key players (the afore mentioned Ritchie and Downey as well as Jude Law’s Watson) set to return. They’ve gone as far as commission Kieran and Michele Mulroney for screenwriting duties. You may remember them from such other roles as writing the (long dead) cinematic piece of ass known as Justice League: Mortal. Well, this certainly appears to be an upgrade for the Mulroneys.
Oh and remember those rumors from a couple of months back that Brad Pitt would appear in Holmes as his arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty? Now the trades are indicating that there are “talks” between the Inglorious Basterd and the producers for him to appear in the potential sequel. Hmmm, might he show up in the finished film as originally reported after all?
If he does, we shouldn’t be surprised at this point.
Reader Comments (1)
I wonder if this was one of those deals where an insider heard info regarding possible casting in a sequel and thought it was in relation to pick-ups for the original?