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[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

you had me at will ferrell, day one in the theaters brehs

 

[GP_Socks]

I'm so used to Cumberpatch being Sherlock these days...

Are they going to make it into a comedy as well? I usually really enjoy Will Farrel movies but smh at what this would be.

 

[Currygan]

Would rather have a third RDJ one tbh.

it's finally coming
(thank god)

 

[Patapwn]

Sherlock Holmes vs Dr Brule please

 

[The Elite]

I like the sound of this.

 

[Marvel]

Yes please.

 

[Sesuadra]

It can only be better than the last Sherlock episode and the horrible RDJ movies.

 

[Oriel]

Legit looking forward to this. Ferrell and Reilly are a great duo.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Will and John are the best when it comes to co starring with each other, just hope the writings there to truly let their dynamics shine.

 

[Servbot24]

Even his worst movies usually have at least one good joke though:

I'm not spending 90 minutes of my valuable time to see one joke.

 

[nded]

I feel like I would kind of like this idea more if their roles were reversed.

Ferrel playing a pompous blowhard Holmes and Reilly's Watson having to quietly nudge him along through his cases seems an obvious twist.

 

[cackhyena]

it's finally coming
(thank god)

Can't wait. I can watch those movies any time.

 

[DarkJediKnight]

This movie will make a killing, since John C Reilly is one of the most profitable movie stars ALIVE.

Kid you not, look it up. His movies make crazy money.

 

[Extra Sauce]

No Adam McKay no buy.

 

[Lucky Seven]

Damn, I would've liked this played straight. A comedy is definitely great, though.

 

[KrisB]

Keen on this, absolutely love Step Brothers.

 

[Brutalitops]

"ELEMENTARY, WATSON"

"A LEMON TREE? I DON'T SEE A LEMON TREE"

"NO, ELEMENTARY YOU IDIOT"

"WHAT?"

 

[iuxion]

I really don't get the RDJ Sherlock movies.

I like RDJ.

I like Jude Law.

I like Guy Ritchie.

I've tried, but I just can't like those movies.

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

I feel like I've seen this movie already. Ferrel will probably run around hysterically at some point, probably in just his underwear.

 

[Nathan_Drake]

I'm in.

SHAKE 'N BAKE!!

this

 

[spookyfish]

I don't know why, but this sounds hilarious.

 

[Jag]

Ferrell certainly has some stinkers, but he also has been involved with a few of the best comedies of the last 15 years. All AMAZING:

Old School
Anchorman (all-time classic)
Talladega Nights
Elf (mainstream, but often hilarious)
Step Brothers (all-time classic)
The Other Guys (horrifically under-appreciated)

Give him some love.

The Other Guys is so under appreciated. While Anchorman and Step Brothers are at the top of the list, Ferrel is just fantastic in ToG.

Also, if you haven't seen Walk Hard, it is Reilly at his best.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Oh yes, oh yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpeGiT9DPI4&feature=youtu.be&t=1m23s

 

[gappvembe]

Awesome if they squeeze in cameos from RDJ, Cumberbumber, etc.

 

[torre_avenue]

Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join this """film""".

Character details are being kept locked up in the basement of 221B Baker St., but sources say Fiennes and Laurie will slip on the shoes of two beloved characters from the Holmes oeuvre.

So, one of them's Lestrade and the other is Moriarty.

 

[captainpat]

I can not imagine those two doing an accent.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

So soon we will have a Cumberbatch Sherlock, RDJ Sherlock, Ferrell Sherlock and a Lee Miller Sherlock all at once?

 

[paskowitz]

I can not imagine those two doing an accent.

That is why it is going to be so good.

 

[Fat4all]

 

[jrush64]

Laurie better be Moriarty.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join this """film""".


So, one of them's Lestrade and the other is Moriarty.

Sign me up.

 

[Complistic]

I'll watch it.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Don't know if a spoiler or anyone cares but I'll mark just in case. A film/TV crew in Greenwich are putting up olde newspaper boards that say

Spoiler

"SHERLOCK SAVES THE TITANIC"

and "SHERLOCK HOLMES PROVED RIGHT".

 

[triplestation]

I hope Crispin Glover is in this

 

[kai3345]

Awesome premise, but restricting it to PG-13 means it'll likely be trash

 

[riotous]

I don't see why a Holmes spoof needs to be rated R to be good. There's not a ton of difference between modern PG-13 comedies and rated R ones. Step Brothers is R, Talladega Nights is PG-13.

Not even sure why Step Brothers is rated R.

 

[CrocMother]

Awesome premise, but restricting it to PG-13 means it'll likely be trash

Isn't stepbrothers pg13?

 

[Tubie]

These two are always great together.

 

[SFenton]

Isn't stepbrothers pg13?

And Talladega Nights. And Anchorman and Anchorman 2 IIRC.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Isn't stepbrothers pg13?

That one's a hard R.

Damn I suddenly have the urge to buy Step Brothers and Talladega Knights, damn the weather.

 

[riotous]

Step Brothers is rated R according to IMDB. Must say fuck too many times or something. Don't see that being an issue for a Sherlock Holmes spoof.

 

[Otnopolit]

And Talladega Nights. And Anchorman and Anchorman 2 IIRC.

Step Brothers features a ball sack, it most definitely is a hard R and amazing because of it.

It's the fuckin' Catalina Wine Mixer!

Excited for this. Especially with Laurie and Ralph.

 

[WordAssassin]

Fucking Catalina Wine Mixer!!

I feel like this was announced or rumored a long looooong time ago. Like before or around the same time the RDJ Holmes movie was first happening. Totally forgot about it until now but I'm ecstatic they're gonna do it with GOAT comedy bros Ferrell and Reilly.

Here's hoping they follow the trend of late 90's early 00's movies and have a PG-13 version for theaters to maximize audiences and profits and then an "Unrated" version on the home release. This would undoubtedly be PERFECT if it was McKay and R but I still have hopes for it as is.

 

[Jinaar]

Will watch for John C Reilly.

 

[SFenton]

Step Brothers features a ball sack, it most definitely is a hard R and amazing because of it.

Oops, must have been thinking of The Other Guys.

Spoiler

I haven't seen Step Brothers

 

[snoopeasystreet]

It'd be far better if they played it totally straight.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

Here's hoping it's as good as some of their previous collaborations (Step Brothers is fucking great).

 

[Discotheque]

Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join this """film""".


So, one of them's Lestrade and the other is Moriarty.

Wow. This could be the best recent Holmes adaptation. Sherlock went to shit after its second series tbh.

Fiennes will be an excellent Moriarty

 

[SRG01]

It'd be far better if they played it totally straight.

Will Ferrell was amazing in Stranger Than Fiction, so he can definitely play it straight with the right Sherlock Holmes script.

However, it'll be much better as a comedy since he's working with John C. Reilly.

Wow. This is gonna be the best Holmes adaptation in recent memory. Sherlock went to shit after its second series.

Fiennes would be an excellent Moriarty

Haha, if Hugh Laurie plays Lestrade... His Blackadder stuff is amazing.

 

[Massive Nights]

Ralph Fiennes and Hugh Laurie join this """film""".


So, one of them's Lestrade and the other is Moriarty.

Looking forward to seeing Fiennes in a comic role again, he was amazing in Grand Budapest and In Bruges