Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell to play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in a new comedy

Sacha will take the role of legendary fictional detective Holmes, while Will
portrays his sidekick Watson in the movie inspired by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle’s novels and short stories.
Matt Tolmach, co-president of Columbia Pictures who are producing the movie,
said: “Just the idea of Sacha and Will as Sherlock Holmes and Watson makes
us laugh. Sacha and Will are two of the funniest and most talented guys on
the planet, and having them take on these two iconic characters is frankly
hilarious!”
The movie will be written by Etan Cohen, responsible for upcoming comedy
‘Tropic Thunder’, and produced by Jimmy Miller and ‘Knocked Up’ creator Judd
Apatow.
This is the second new film about the London-based detective which is due to
start production.
‘Snatch’ director Guy Ritchie recently signed up to helm a new Holmes movie
for Warner Bros. which will be based on an adaptation of a new comic book
written by Lionel Wigram.
Guy - whose marriage to Madonna is reportedly in trouble - is said to be
concentrating on Holmes' "skills as a boxer and a swordfighter", in a bid to
change the way he has been portrayed in the past.
Holmes is listed as the most portrayed movie character in the Guinness Book
of World Records, with over 70 actors playing the character in more than 200
films.

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