Sherlock Holmes Poster and trailer

Posted in Movie news, Trailers by Harry Potter on Jul 25, 2009 • (0)

Warner Bros has released a new poster for Sherlock Holmes with Rachel McAdams.

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. Sherlock Holmes opens on Christmas Day.

Set in 1891, the film revolves around Holmes and Watson as they try to stop a conspiracy that could destroy Britain, opening with Holmes apprehending cult leader ‘Lord Blackwood’ (Mark Strong), who promises he will return from the dead and exact his revenge, while being led to the gallows.

Ritchie is directing from the script by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg, based on an original story by Wigram incorporating Doyle’s public domain characters.

Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” stars Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes, Jude Law as Dr Watson, Kelly Reilly as his love interest Mary. The bad guys are Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler and Mark Strong as Blackwood.

“Sherlock Holmes” is scheduled for release on December 25th, 2009.

And here is trailer for new Sherlock Holmes movie:

They really couldn’t have made him have the moustache and wear that traditional Sherlock Holmes? hat? that would have made him look much more authentic. Watson looks ok though