Sony Pictures has released the firstHolmes & Watsontrailer. The upcoming comedy starsWill Ferrellas Sherlock Holmes andJohn C. Reillyas his trusty sidekick John Watson. The twist is, unsurprisingly, is that both Holmes and Watson are kind of stupid, but that simple premise seems to work surprisingly well here. The plot has the duo racing to stop Professor Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes) or else he’ll kill the Queen.
Although Ferrell and Reilly’s previous collaborations were with director Adam McKay, this new movie has Ferrell reteaming with hisGet HarddirectorEtan Cohen, who also wrote the screenplay for the movie. Cohen’s past credits also includeMen in Black 3andTropic Thunder, and while I don’t expectHolmes & Watsonto necessarily be a comedy classic, there’s no denying that Ferrell and Reilly have outstanding comic chemistry together, and that this is a fun way to get them back together.
Also, when you look at how much heft has been given to theSherlockmythos lately, especially with the BBC series, it’s good to have something that’s going to poke fun at it, and a character who has been around for over a century. It definitely looks like the BBC series is going to take some shots, especially in the scene where there’s some Holmes-vision to swat a bug.
Check out theHolmes & Watsontrailer below. The film opens December 21st and also starsRebecca Hall,Rob Brydon, andKelly Macdonald.
What do you think about theHolmes & Watsontrailer? Do you think it will live up toTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyandStep Brothers? Is there another director you’d like to see work with Ferrell and Reilly? Sound off in the comments.
Here’s the brief synopsis forHolmes & Watson:
A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
