Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a 2011 period mystery action film and a sequel to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.
Theatrical release poster
Jude Law in January 2012 at the film's French premiere in Paris
Some critics felt that Rachel McAdams (pictured), Noomi Rapace, Kelly Reilly and Stephen Fry had been underused.
Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. The screenplay written by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Wigram and Johnson. In addition to Downey Jr. as Holmes, Jude Law portrays Dr. John Watson. The film, set in 1890, follows eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson attempting to foil a mysticist's plot to gain control of Britain by seemingly supernatural means. Rachel McAdams stars as Holmes' former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood.
British theatrical release poster
McAdams and Downey Jr. at a panel to promote the film at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con
The Dean's Staircase at St. Paul's Cathedral was used for the opening sequence of the film.
Some critics felt that Rachel McAdams was underused.