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Ironman set to play Sherlock Holmes

Posted on July 26, 2008
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From Comic-Con 08: Robert Downey Jr. is set to Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The new Sherlock Holmes movie is being directed “Snatch” director Guy Ritchie and set for release in 2010.

There is little known on the plot of the film yet other than it will be based on the comic book re imagination by Lionel Wigram (which has not been released yet) of Sherlock Holmes.

Here is a brief synopsis of who is set to work on the project according to IMDB:

Directed by
Guy Ritchie

Writing credits
Lionel Wigram (comic book)
Anthony Peckham screenplay
Guy Ritchie screenplay

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Robert Downey Jr. … Sherlock Holmes

Produced by
Susan Downey …. producer
Dan Lin …. producer
Joel Silver …. producer
Lionel Wigram …. producer

It is thought that the comic book re-imagination by Lionel Wigram will be much more violent than the original stories. As more news comes will update.

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