Jude Law to Play Watson

Jude Law is to play Dr Watson in Guy Ritchies' re-working of Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downley Jr plays the lead role and other cast members include Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls, The Notebook, Red Eye) as Irene Adler, Mark Strong (Revolver, Stardust) as Blackwood and Kelly Reilley (Eden Lake, Me and Orson Welles) as Mary.

Being a Jason Statham fan I am disappointed that there is not a role for him in this but I am looking forward to it anyway.

At a press conference, Ritche and producer Joel Silver revealed that the movie will ve shot for three months at various locations in London, including St Paul's cathedral and Freemason's Hall.

He said "I have a few tricks up my sleeve. It wont be a traditional Guy Ritchie thing, it will be a new Guy Ritchie thing."

He also revealed that it will have the biggest budget he as worked with and will be an adventure movie. He did however refuse to say if Holmes and Watson will wear the traditional tweed and deerstalkers.

The film is set to be released Octobr 2009

Robert Downey Jr


Jude Law


Rachel McAdams


Mark Strong


Kelly Reilley