#SUSAN DOWNEY MOVIE#

So people who know the short stories and the novels well are going to find things that we kind of pay homage to. We leave England.ĭowney: No, like always, we take influence from the canon. Wigram: Well you know, obviously, that it's the continuing story of Holmes and Moriarty. Wigram always had an idea for the first three movies in the franchise, a general direction for them, and he says they’ve sort of followed that on the second film.ĭowney: (Laughs) You will get stock answers.The discussed the possibility of making the film 3D, but ultimately decided from a practical standpoint and a creative standpoint that it wasn’t the right fit.Noomi Rapace’s character wasn’t fully fleshed out when she was cast, so the actress brought a lot to building the character.Stephen Fry was the only choice for Mycroft.Even if it’s a good scene that they’re happy with, they’re always trying to think of ways to make it better. In the spirit of improvising, the core collaborative team of Robert, Jude, Ritchie, and the producers gathers together every morning to work on the scene for the day.The voice of Moriarty in the first film was just one of the crew guys.They talked about a lot of different names for Moriarty, and ultimately wanted someone who would stand out as the character and not necessarily the actor.You don’t have to have seen the first film to understand Game of Shadows.The film follows Holmes as he’s on the scent of Moriarty, trying to figure out what he’s up to, but there are smaller mysteries along the way that add up to a larger thing that’s happening.People who know the short stories and novels will be able to spot homages to the source material, but they don’t follow the stories exactly.The film takes place in Paris, Germany, and the Swiss Alps. The film takes place on the continent this time, as they leave England.The story starts about six months after the events of the first film.Here's a few of the highlights from the interview: We talked about the new cast members ( Stephen Fry, Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris) and why they wanted them, Moriarty's plan, where and when the sequel takes place, if there were any discussions about 3D, their thoughts on a 3rd Sherlock Holmes, and a lot more. While on set, I got to participate in a group interview with Downey and Wigram. Especially ones that have been done many times before.Īnyway, earlier this year I got to visit the set of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows when the production was filming about forty-five minutes outside of London.

#SUSAN DOWNEY MOVIE#

If you're a movie nerd, you know the challenges of trying to bring classic literary characters to life. Susan Downey and Lionel Wigram SHERLOCK HOLMES 2 interviewĪs the producers of the Sherlock Holmes movies, Susan Downey and Lionel Wigram (who helped write the first film) deserve a lot of credit for bringing Holmes into the 21st Century and making him appeal to a new generation of moviegoers. Producers Susan Downey and Lionel Wigram talk SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS on set. Share Share Tweet Share Share Share Email

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