NEWS FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES 2

SHOOTING IS UNDERWAY

Both Robert Downey Jr and Jude law will reprise their respective roles for the much awaited sequel to the 2009 hit Sherlock Holmes, due for release in Dec 2011. It is believed that this time round, the enemy will be none other than Moriarty himself.

Rapace, Downey JR and Law.

Jared Harris.

Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and the archenemy of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Widely considered to be the first true example of a supervillain, Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of Crime". Doyle lifted the phrase from a real Scotland Yard inspector who was referring to Adam Worth, a real life model for Moriarty. As he is depicted as Holmes' greatest enemy, Moriarty is considered to be the primary antagonist of the entire series, despite only making one physical appearance, in the story "The Final Problem" (though he's mentioned in numerous other stories, and operates behind-the-scenes in "The Valley of Fear").

Prof. Moriarty will be played by Jared Harris, son of the Irish actor Richard Harris.

Stephen Fry made an appearance on a BBC talk show confirming his role as Mycroft Holmes in the sequel.

Noomi Rapace.

Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character in the stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. He is the elder brother (by seven years) of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Possessing deductive powers exceeding even those of his younger brother, Mycroft is nonetheless incapable of performing detective work similar to that of Sherlock since he is unwilling to put in the physical effort necessary to bring cases to their conclusions.

Noomi Rapace [Millennium Trilogy] will play the part of a French gypsy ally of Holmes, this will be the first english speaking role for the Swedish actress.


Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn and Javier Bardem were considered to play Moriarty.