Ferrell and Reilly are Holmes and Watson

[terry78]

http://deadline.com/2016/08/will-fe...a-nights-step-brothers-etan-cohen-1201804446/

A comedic take on the duo from Etan Cohen. I guess RDJ and Law ain't even trying to follow up Game of Shadows.

 

[Drizzle]

I'm so in. Bonus points if they fight each other at least once during the movie.

 

[Sawyer]

This must be something Ferrell's been wanting to do for awhile. I remember he was trying to make it work with Sasha Baron Cohen around the same time the RDJ movies were kicking off.

 

[MadVillainy]

This must be something Ferrell's been wanting to do for awhile. I remember he was trying to make it work with Sasha Baron Cohen around the same time the RDJ movies were kicking off.

Yeah I remember that too. I assume this is just a reworked version of it probably.

 

[Sawyer]

The funny thing is I think SBC was supposed to be Holmes and Ferrell was supposed to be Watson. Wonder if there's been a shift in the writing with Ferrell now playing Holmes.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Meh. If I want to watch a movie where Holmes is a cowardly idiot who runs around screaming, I'll just watch Without a Clue again.

 

[Kyle]

I'm interested. We got serious Holmes in two versions recently, wonder how this will turn out. Something new.

 

[MadVillainy]

I'm interested. We got serious Holmes in two versions recently, wonder how this will turn out. Something new.

I mean RDJ Holmes wasnt really that serious all things considered

 

[Eddie Dean]

I was interested until I heard Etan Cohen.

 

[C. Lee]

I mean RDJ Holmes wasnt really that serious all things considered

Maybe he's counting Cumberbatch (BBC's SHERLOCK) and Johnny Lee Miller (CBS's ELEMENTARY) as the 2 serious ones.

 

[Kyle]

I mean RDJ Holmes wasnt really that serious all things considered

It was action adventure serious, it was more grit than zany despite being a classic blockbuster. Then you have the BBC America one, and yes CBS forgot about that one actually. Point is, it's doing something new.

 

[Sawyer]

Crisis on Infinite Sherlocks - Benedict Cumberbatch, RDJ, Jonny Lee Miller and Will Ferrell unite to save the multiverse.

 

[redhawk23]

Interesting to see this coming up again. I remember years ago this was brought up in a dueling project situation with the first RDJ film.

 

[MadVillainy]

It was action adventure serious, it was more grit than zany despite being a classic blockbuster. Then you have the BBC America one, and yes CBS forgot about that one actually. Point is, it's doing something new.

Nah it wasn't that serious. It was a fun adventure movie. It had loads of humor. I wouldn't call it serious.

But honestly it doesn't matter

 

[Rowsdower!]

Crisis on Infinite Sherlocks - Benedict Cumberbatch, RDJ, Jonny Lee Miller and Will Ferrell unite to save the multiverse.

And Ian McKellan as Golden Age Holmes.

 

[GreenKToo]

I don't know how to feel about this. I can't see Ferrell as Holmes but maybe that's the whole point of it? we shall see.

 

[Kyle]

Nah it wasn't that serious. It was a fun adventure movie. It had loads of humor. I wouldn't call it serious.

But honestly it doesn't matter

I'm not saying it was a very serious film, just played straight. Even you said it was somewhat serious. It was middle road. You have your Guardians of the Galaxy and your Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was somewhere in-between. I think you're just taking "seriousness" to the extreme. Point being, as said, it's something new. To my knowledge there are only five different types of Sherlock Holmes films now - blockbuster (Sherlock Holmes 1&2), serious investigative drama (a lot), thriller (Murder by Decreet), character drama (Mr. Holmes), and coming of age (Sherlock Holmes Junior).

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm looking forward to seeing Ferrell's comedic sensibilities mesh with a smart character. It would be a nice change up from his idiot characters (as much as I love them). Though the joke could be where he isn't as smart as he thinks he and Watson is actually the smarter one.

 

[The Big G]

Will and John are great. Im down for any movie they headline.

 

[Neno_Kos]

One thing I will say about this movie. Nope.

 

[terry78]

People will go see it if it's wacky enough. Ferrell in a starring role in a comedy almost always breaks even.

 

[Sawyer]

And Ian McKellan as Golden Age Holmes.

****, I forgot he played Sherlock recently too.

 

[C. Lee]

****, I forgot he played Sherlock recently too.

It was a damn good movie too.

 

[sueb1863]

John C. Reilly sure is a versatile guy, isn't it? He's just about done everything, from musicals to comedies to dramas to animated movies. And he's great in all of it!

 

[Sawyer]

John C. Reilly sure is a versatile guy, isn't it? He's just about done everything, from musicals to comedies to dramas to animated movies. And he's great in all of it!

Don't forget his snuff work.