Wednesday, July 02, 2008

I Can Hardly Wait

Holmes pic nabs Baron Cohen, Ferrell - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety: "Columbia Pictures has set an untitled comedy that will star Sacha Baron Cohen as master detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson, his crime-solving partner.

Etan Cohen ('Tropic Thunder') is writing the script, and Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller will produce.

The comedy is inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales. Though the thrust is different, the Baron Cohen-Ferrell pairing is the second major studio project featuring the supersleuth, as Warner Bros. is prepping the Anthony Peckham-scripted drama 'Sherlock Holmes' with director Guy Ritchie."

9 comments:

Fred Blosser said...

no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no ...

Anonymous said...

Paris Hilton as Irene Adler?


Jeff

Unknown said...

Ah, if only . . . .

Cap'n Bob said...

Six, two, and even Watson runs around in his underpants hooting like a fool. Verily, I've lived too long.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Blosser beat me to it. And you and Meyerson should be ashamed of yourselves. Blasphemy all around.

I am anti-censorship, but this is beyond the pale.

sas

Unknown said...

We were only kidding, Steve. Really.

Randy Johnson said...

God help us all!
I've never seen a Will Ferrell movie and, though I love Sherlock Holmes, this one will definitely not be an exception.
I've previously commented on the Ritchie version(shudder).

Anonymous said...

I should certainly hope so, but even in jest that's not funny. I don't need a blood pressure spike.

Would that the original story - and the Ritchie plan - were also just jokes.

sas

Unknown said...

Yeah, but I'm afraid those are all too true. However, many rumored projects never get completed. We can hope.