Tag: Dan Lin

Stephen Fry Joins HOLMES 2 Cast

THR is reporting of actor Stephen Fry’s latest role:

Stephen Fry is the latest to jump aboard SHERLOCK HOLMES 2, joining the Warner Bros. sequel as Holmes’ brother, Mycroft Holmes.

The British actor-comedian, perhaps best known in America for his recurring role on TV’s “Bones” and for his BBC miniseries “Stephen Fry in America,” revealed the casting news on a BBC radio show.

I’m more particularly fond of Fry’s role of Jeeves, butler and valet to Hugh Laurie’s (House) daft Bertie Wooster in the ITV series Jeeves and Wooster.

Anyway, THR goes on to say:

Fry’s boarding follows the casting of Noomi Rapace, the Swedish star of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, who two weeks ago signed on as the female lead in the movie, which reunites most of the team from the original: Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson. Guy Ritchie is back as director while Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Lionel Wigram and Dan Lin return as producers.

In the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mycroft Holmes is the famous detective’s more intelligent older brother, who has a top but mysterious position in the British government, but who also happens to be lazier than Sherlock Holmes. Sources say the character in the sequel’s script is described as “an agoraphobic oddball.”

HOLMES 2 is scheduled to be released December 16, 2011. Btw, Fry has two absolutely funny Twitter pages that are always good for a laugh – the official one here and the other as “Stephen’s poor, downtrodden wife & mother of his five or six kids, Mrs. Stephen Fry, here.

What the heck,  I couldn’t resist adding one more video of Fry. Enjoy.

Noomi Rapace Cast in SHERLOCK HOLMES 2

THR is reporting that DRAGON star, Noomi Rapace, has landed a role in SHERLOCK 2 – her first English-language role.

Noomi Rapace, the Swedish star of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, has booked her first English-language role: the plum part of the female lead in Warner Bros.’s SHERLOCK HOLMES 2.

The sequel reunites most of the team from the original: Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson. Guy Ritchie is back as director while Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Lionel Wigram and Dan Lin return as producers. 

The logline is being kept under wraps, although it is known Holmes will face off against Moriarty. Also making an appearance will be Holmes’ brother, Mycroft.

Rapace’s role is shrouded in mystery although sources say the character may be a French Gypsy. It is unclear if the role is romantic in nature. Warners is looking to start production later this year.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros shakes things up with ‘Suicide Squad’

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The thought has been there for awhile, but it appears the taunting may finally be over. If you’ve ever wondered whether a movie about comic book super humans would be made about the “bad guys” then this is right up your ally. Warner Bros in developing a feature film adaptation of ‘Suicide Squad’ from DC Comics. The project will be produced by Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes) and, yes… a very familiar and currently red hot name in The Biz will be writing the screenplay, Justin Marks (Hack/Slash, Street Fighter).

In a departure from normal comic-based fare, “Suicide Squad” concentrates on a group of incarcerated super villains rather than the usual focus on superheroes. The first version of the squad debuted in a 1959 DC Comic, and a series was launched in 1987.

“Suicide Squad” will feature a mix of well-known and unknown villains recruited by the government to accomplish a task deemed too dangerous for superheroes. The historically independent operators must bury their own interpersonal conflicts and agendas to form a cohesive unit to take on a singular task. — Variety

[source: Variety]

‘Tomb Raider’ may be returning to the big screen?

Warner Bros and producer Dan Lin are in the process of developing a “reboot” of the ‘Tomb Raider’ movie franchise, based on the popular video game series. Personally, this doesn’t appeal to me. It’s kind of a dead concept and what are the chances, really, that they’ll get Jolie to return to the role? What do you guys think?

The new project, however, is expected to revamp the character and her mission and bear little resemblance to the original pictures. It will reimagine the origins of the character, her love interest and the main villain.

As an open-writing assignment, the project is still in its nascent stages. An actress who could play the role Angelina Jolie made famous would likely come on after a writer and director are attached.

[source: Hollywood Reporter]