Warner Bros. has confirmed that the sequel to director Guy Ritchie's 2009 feature "Sherlock Holmes" will be titled "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows".
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows", is based on the adventures of the detective 'Sherlock Holmes' created by author Arthur Conan Doyle, produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. Screenplay is by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney. Actors Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Dr. John Watson', as the duo join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, 'Professor Moriarty'.
..."'Sherlock Holmes' (Downey, Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, 'Doctor Watson' (Law) take on their arch-nemesis, 'Professor Moriarty' (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes' older brother 'Mycroft Holmes' (Stephen Fry)..."
Additional cast includes Noomi Rapace as 'Sim', Rachel McAdams as 'Irene Adler', Eddie Marsan as 'Inspector Lestrade' and Geraldine James as 'Mrs. Hudson'.
From Legendary Pictures, Silver Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Playtone, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" will be distributed by Warner Bros. in North America, December 16, 2011.
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