On July 7, 1930, the world bid farewell to legendary author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man most famous for creating the character Sherlock Holmes. There have been a ton of Sherlock adaptations on screens both big and small, and to honor Doyle’s memory, let’s take a look at ten nude scenes from ten of our favorite actresses from these various adaptations! Whether you like your Holmes period or contemporary, there’s plenty here to put some smoke in your pipe and perk up your deerstalker!… read more
‘A Game of Shadows’ director Guy Ritchie recalls how one shot was turned into his favorite action sequence. By Kara Warner Noomi Rapace, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” Photo: Daniel Smith/ Warner Bros There’s a lot to like about Guy Ritchie’s big-screen versions of the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous literary hero Sherlock Holmes, the latest of which, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” just arrived in theaters. One of the most likable elements is that Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is a bit of a badass, which Ritchie has showcased with as many action sequences as possible. Those who’ve seen “A Game of Shadows” know that the “forest escape” scene is the most impressive of the bunch. In a nutshell, Holmes, Watson (Jude Law) and Madam Sim (Noomi Rapace) are running through a forest, trying not to get hit by the sniper pursuing them or one of the many bombs being hurled their way. The sequence has that patented Ritchie finesse. It features a mix of real-time action and slow motion so the audience can fully invest in all the stunning detail, even if that detail is people being blown to bits. When MTV News caught up with Downey and Ritchie, we asked how that sequence — which was written simply as “they run through the forest” in the script — came to be. “It was the height of the winter, and there was a phantom camera on essentially a remote-controlled, high-speed track,” Downey recalled of the setup. “So we were trying to sync ourselves with the remote-controlled track. It’s really interesting stuff. I think Guy really had an idea for how he wanted [it] to look and feel, and we accomplished it, thank God. It was freezing out there!” Ritchie revealed that although he had planned every detail to make the scene as big as it could be, a technician’s blunder forced him to make some unplanned changes that actually improved the sequence. “I threw a lot of moving parts at it. We had ideas, and all in all, it came together in a way I hoped it was going to come together. One of the technicians missed one of the shots, which was the most fundamental shot of Robert and Jude running through the woods. I’ve only got one shot of them doing that, because the guy forgot to record the rest of it,” he said. “So I string this shot out, but what it meant is that I could scream at someone else and realize there was a lot more that could be extracted from this scene, so I went back for three or four more days and absolutely wrung its neck,” Ritchie explained of stretching the one shot of Downey and Law to fill time. ” … Somewhere, some poor technician got fired somewhere because he forgot to record it, but really, I’m indebted to him.” Check out everything we’ve got on “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
Though Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows doesn’t come out until December, the third installment of the flashy Arthur Conan Doyle series already has a screenwriter : Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce. Pearce also wrote a bit on Pacific Rim , Guillermo del Toro’s alien invasion movie that he’ll start shooting soon in Toronto. I suppose this means we won’t be returning to the simpler Basil Rathbone world of ol’ Sherl any time soon. I want quaintness! [ Deadline ]
It might be ending with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 , but that doesn’t mean you have to curl up into the fetal position and cry for the next two months. After all, the cast of Deathly Hallows was in great spirits at the New York premiere of the final Potter film in New York on Monday night, and the photographic proof of their joy is downright contagious. Click through to see Dan, Emma, Rupert, Tom and Matthew — as well as some surprise guests — beaming like proud Hogwarts graduates.
Higher Ground comes with a wealth of advanced praise. Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut about a woman going through a spiritual coming of age in the ’60s premiered at Sundance to rave reviews, and the new trailer is packed to the gills with pull-quotes and flowery adjectives. Engrossing! Haunting! Startlingly Bold! Sounds great. Which is what makes the trailer so disappointing — this doesn’t really look like the work of the next great voice in American filmmaking, does it?
“Got 2 see 1 of my favorite bands U2 live last night!!!” tweeted Hugh Jackman this morning. “Awesome finish 2 a great day off in TO. ” Hell yeah! Except, er, why is he so far away from the stage in his accompanying photograph from Toronto’s Rogers Centre? Doesn’t Wolverine deserve better?
Like any adult, I’ve confronted myself with the fact that the entire cast of Harry Potter is cool . They just are. They’re witty, fun, sarcastic, and they even play along when you tell them to speak in American accents. In this clip from MTV (an update of a feature they did for the first Deathly Hallows ), Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, and Matthew Lewis pronounce “brewskis” in their most Toby Keithian drawls. Prepare to renew your crushes on all three.
As soon as Movieline heard that Mad Men ‘s Jared Harris would be playing Sherlock Holmes’s archenemy Moriarty in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock sequel A Game of Shadows , we were intrigued. After all, how would the Sterling Cooper taskmaster stack up against the long line of actors who have played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s criminal mastermind — including Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Henry Daniell, Paul Freeman and Vincent D’D onofrio? We may not have the answer just yet but we do have the first image of Harris as the “Napoleon of Crime.”
Also in this Monday edition of The Broadsheet: G.I. Joe 2 gets a villain… Jonah Hill spars with EW over quotes… Kate Hudson has a baby… and more ahead.
Despite its Barry Bonds-friendly title , Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows has nothing in common with the controversial former slugger. Judging from the Guy Ritchie-directed first film, it might not have much in common with Arthur Conan Doyle either, but thanks to the charms of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, that won’t matter too much. The first posters for the December sequel have arrived with Downey and Law front and center — and Jared Harris and Noomi Rapace mysteriously lurking in the background. Click through to check them out.
