After the two-fer disasters that were, “Swept Away” and “Revolver,” does Hollywood have faith in Guy Ritchie again?
Sounds like it. The U.K. director has signed on to write and direct a reimagining of the iconic British detective Sherlock Holmes for Warner Bros according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Seems slightly odd as Ritchie’s work tends to be fast, hip and kinetic – not exactly the type of movie you’d expect for a Sherlock Holmes-y super sleuth film, but fittingly – the concept is said to be a new take on the character, more adventuresome than stuffy and will dig into more “obscure character traits” (opium smoking perhaps?)
Does this mean, “RockNRolla,” coming this October and also produced by Warner Bros. is a return to form for the fallen off director? Why, it’s elementary, our dear reader – it heavily suggests the studio has a winning project on their hands with the upcoming caper. No cast is attached yet and Ritchie is apparently re-writing a script written that was originally going to be used by “Descent” director Neil Marshall who was once attached to the project.