Holmes & Watson
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| Directed by | Etan Cohen |
| Screenplay by | Etan Cohen |
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| Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
| Edited by | Dean Zimmerman |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Holmes and Watson is an upcoming American action-mystery comedy film directed and written by Etan Cohen. The film stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Lauren Lapkus, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald, Rebecca Hall, Ralph Fiennes, and Hugh Laurie. The film is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2018 by Columbia Pictures.[1]
Synopsis
A comedic take on the famed literary characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson as they use their brilliant minds to solve a mystery.
Cast
- Will Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes
- John C. Reilly as John Watson
- Lauren Lapkus as Millie
- Rob Brydon as Inspector Lestrade
- Kelly Macdonald as Rose Hudson
- Rebecca Hall as Dr. Grace Hart
- Ralph Fiennes as Professor Moriarty
- Hugh Laurie as Mycroft Holmes
- Bella Ramsey as Flotsam
- Scarlet Grace as Pickle
- Noah Jupe as Doxy
Production
In July 2008, it was reported that Sacha Baron Cohen would play Holmes and Will Ferrell would play Dr. Watson, in a comedic take on Sherlock Holmes produced by Judd Apatow with a script written by Etan Cohen for Columbia Pictures.[2]
On August 17, 2016, it was reported that Ferrell and John C. Reilly would star in the film Holmes and Watson written and directed by Etan Cohen, with Ferrell playing Holmes and Reilly playing Watson.[3] On November 14, 2016, Lauren Lapkus was cast in the film to play Millie, with whom Sherlock is obsessed.[4] On November 17, 2016, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald, and Rebecca Hall joined the cast.[5] On January 6, 2017, Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie joined the cast.[6] Filming commenced in early December 2016 in London at Shepperton Studios. In early February 2017, film crews were on location at Hampton Court Palace.[7]
Release
The film was scheduled to be released on August 3, 2018.[8] In August 2017, the release date was pushed back from its original release date to November 9, 2018[9] which was later pushed again to December 21, 2018.[1]
References
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 23, 2018). "Sony's 'Barbie' Jumps To 2020; 'Superfly' Eyes Summer 2018 Launch". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ Stephenson, Hunter (July 2, 2008). "Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell to Star in Judd Apatow's Sherlock Holmes". /Film. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Fleming, Jr., Mike (August 16, 2016). "Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly Reunite For 'Holmes & Watson'". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 14, 2016). "Lauren Lapkus Joins Will Ferrell-John C. Reilly Comedy 'Holmes & Watson'". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 17, 2016). "Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald and Rebecca Hall Join 'Holmes and Watson'". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ McNary, Dave (January 6, 2017). "Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Laurie Join Will Ferrell's 'Holmes and Watson'". Variety.
- ^ "Holmes and Watson: Will Ferrell and John C Reilly new film being set up at Hampton Court". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ CS (February 7, 2017). "Holmes and Watson Gets Summer 2018 Release". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 11, 2017). "Sony Dates 'Silver And Black' & 'Sicario 2', Moves 'Holmes And Watson'; 'Bad Boys 3' Unset & More". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017.