Sherlock Holmes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Guy Ritchie
Produced by
Joel Silver Lionel WigramSusan DowneyDan Lin
Screenplay by
Michael Robert JohnsonAnthony PeckhamSimon Kinberg
Story by
Lionel Wigram
Based on
Characters byArthur Conan Doyle
Starring
Robert Downey, Jr.Jude LawRachel McAdamsMark Strong
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Editing by
James Herbert
Studio
Silver PicturesVillage Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Sherlock Holmes
(2009 film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sherlock Holmes
is a 2009 action mystery film based onthe character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie andproduced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downeyand Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson,Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg was developedfrom a story by Lionel Wigram and Michael RobertJohnson. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law portraySherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, respectively. Inthe film, Holmes and his companion Watson, with aidfrom former adversary Irene Adler, investigate a series of murders connected to occult rituals. Mark Strong playsthe villain Lord Blackwood, who has somehow returnedafter his execution with a plot to take over the BritishEmpire using an arsenal of dark arts and newtechnologies.The film went on general release in the United States onDecember 25, 2009, and on December 26, 2009, in theUK, Ireland, and the Pacific, and was met with a largelypositive critical reaction.
[3]
The film was also nominatedfor two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and BestArt Direction, which it lost to
Up
and
Avatar
, respectively.A sequel,
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
, iscurrently being produced and set for a release date of December 2011.
Contents
1 Plot2 Cast3 Development4 Production5 Music6 Release6.1 Box office6.2 Critical response6.3 Awards and accolades7 Sequel8 Home media9 Allusions to the original stories and earlier adaptations10 References11 External links
Plot
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Release date(s)
December 24, 2009December 25, 2009
(United States)
December 26, 2009
(United Kingdom)
Running time
128 minutes
Country
United KingdomUnited States
Language
English
Budget
$90 million
[1]
Gross revenue
$524,028,679
[2]
The finale is on the unfinished Tower Bridge.
In 1892 London, famous consulting detective SherlockHolmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) and his partner Dr. JohnWatson (Jude Law) race to prevent the ritual murder of awoman by Lord Henry Blackwood (Mark Strong), who haskilled five other young women similarly. They stop themurder before Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) and thepolice arrive to arrest Blackwood.Three months later, a bored Holmes' eccentric behavior again annoys Watson, his roommate. While he enjoystheir adventures together, Watson looks forward tomarrying Mary Morstan and leaving 221B Baker Street.Blackwood is sentenced to death and requests to seeHolmes in prison, where he warns of three moreimpending deaths that will cause great changes to theworld. Blackwood is subsequently hanged andpronounced dead by Watson. Three days later, Holmes isvisited by Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), a professional thief and his former adversary, who asks him tofind a missing man named Reordan. After her departure, Holmes follows her as she meets with her secret employer, hidden in the shadows of a carriage. The concealed man states that Reordan is the keyto Blackwood's plans. Holmes only learns that the man is a professor and that he intimidates Adler.Blackwood's tomb is destroyed from the inside out, Reordan is found dead inside the coffin, andsightings of a living Blackwood cause public panic. Following a series of clues from the body, Holmesand Watson find Reordan's home and discover experiments attempting to merge science with magic.After they survive a battle with Blackwood's men, Holmes is taken to the Temple of the Four Orders, asecret magical organization. The leaders—Lord Chief Justice Sir Thomas Rotheram (James Fox),Ambassador Standish (William Hope), and Home Secretary Lord Coward (Hans Matheson)—askHolmes to stop Blackwood, a former member of the society and, as Holmes deduces from physicalsimilarities, Sir Thomas' son. Sir Thomas and Standish are later killed through apparently supernaturalmeans by Blackwood, allowing him to control the Order. He plans to overthrow the British government,then conquer the United States and the world. Lord Coward, secretly working with Blackwood, issues anarrest warrant for Holmes.Holmes goes into hiding and studies Blackwood's rituals,concluding that the next target is Parliament. Holmes tricksCoward into revealing that the plan is to kill its members. He,Adler and Watson discover a machine below the Palace of Westminster, based on Reordan's experiments, designed torelease cyanide gas into the Parliament chambers, killingeveryone but Blackwood and his supporters. As Holmes andWatson battle Blackwood's men, Adler removes the cyanidecontainers from the machine and flees, pursued by Holmes.Blackwood and Coward realize their plan has failed; Coward iscaptured but Blackwood escapes. Holmes confronts Adler ontop of the incomplete Tower Bridge but is interrupted byBlackwood. Holmes tricks him into becoming entangled in theropes and chains hanging over the Thames, while Holmesexplains the technical trickery behind Blackwood's supposed magic. As they battle, Blackwood, with anoose of chains around his neck, falls from the bridge and is hanged.Adler explains that her employer is Professor Moriarty, warning that Moriarty is as intelligent as Holmesbut far more devious. As Watson moves out of 221B, the police report to him and Holmes that a deadofficer was found near Blackwood's device. Professor Moriarty used the confrontations with Adler andBlackwood as a diversion while he took a key component, based on the new science of radio, from themachine. Holmes looks forward to the new case and new adversary.
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McAdams and Downey, Jr. at a panelto promote the film at the 2009 SanDiego Comic-Con
Cast
Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes. A bohemianscientist and eccentric detective-for-hire who becomes awanted fugitive in his hunt for Lord Blackwood, whileconstantly followed by the presence of Professor Moriarty.Downey was visiting Joel Silver's offices with his wife,producer Susan Downey, when he learned about theproject.
[4]
Ritchie initially felt Downey was too old for therole because he wanted the film to show a younger Holmes on a learning curve like
Batman Begins
.
[5]
Ritchiedecided to take a chance on casting him in the role, andDowney told the BBC that "I think me and Guy arewell-suited to working together. The more I look into the books, the more fantastic it becomes.Holmes is such a weirdo".
[6]
Downey also revealed what his wife had to say: "that when you readthe description of the guy — quirky and kind of nuts — it could be a description of me".
[7]
Downeyintended to focus more on Holmes' patriotic side and his bohemianism, and felt that his work on
Chaplin
has prepared him for an English accent.
[8]
Ritchie feels his accent is "flawless".
[9]
BothDowney and Ritchie are martial arts enthusiasts, and have been inspired by the Baritsu mentionedin the 1901 story
The Adventure of the Empty House
.
[10]
Downey lost weight for the part, becauseduring a chat he had with Chris Martin, Martin recommended that Holmes look "gaunt" and"skinny".
[11][12]
Jude Law as Dr. John Watson, Holmes' companion and close friend, who is also a surgeon and aveteran of the Second Afghan War. Law's Watson is more like the original character, who wasmore of a colleague, rather than the bumbling fool that actor Nigel Bruce popularised in the1930s–40s films.
[13]
Law previously appeared in the Granada Television series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
, in an episode based on
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
. Being aHolmes fan, Law recognised there was material unexplored in other adaptations and was intriguedby Downey's casting; Law was cast because he had a positive meeting with Downey andconcurred the film would have to explore Holmes and Watson's friendship. Downey believed byemphasizing Watson's qualities as a former soldier, a doctor, a womaniser and a gambler, it wouldmake for a more interesting foil for Holmes.
[14]
Law made a notebook of phrases from the storiesto improvise into his dialogue.
[15]
Ritchie originally envisioned Russell Crowe in the role.
[16]
Mark Strong as Lord Henry Blackwood, the main antagonist. An aristocratic serial killer dabbling inthe occult to compel others to do his bidding. Having returned after his execution, Blackwoodunravels plans to control the British Empire. He is given many supernatural elements to hischaracter, and his presence is usually accompanied by a menacing crow. Strong worked withdirector Ritchie for the third time and said he appreciates the director's lack of ego and how easyhe is to work with.
[17][18]
Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler, an American
femme fatale
from New Jersey who outwittedHolmes twice, as chronicled in Doyle's story
A Scandal in Bohemia
.
[13]
In the film, Adler is nolonger married to Godfrey Norton and needs Holmes' help for the case.
[14]
Downey convincedRitchie to cast McAdams, arguing she would not look too young to be his love interest.
[19]
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan. Watson wishes to marry her, causing a conflict with Holmes.
[7]
Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade.
[20]
Hans Matheson as Lord Coward, the Home Secretary. Blackwood's right-hand man, who assistedBlackwood in all his murders and was the only one of his allies aware of Blackwood's usage of technology to feign magical powers.Geraldine James as Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes' landlady. This is James' second Holmes film.
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