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[AkumaNiko]

GUYS...GUYS....

What if...

What if this is not a comedy, but they legit play it like a serious murder movie

 

[timetokill]

Happy about John C Reilly, not happy about Ferrell. I'm beyond tired of his schtick.

 

[LProtag]

This is perfect for my film studies course. Since it's an English high school course, I have to keep it very tied to literature, so I do a study of the different Sherlock Holmes adaptations out there, since there are so many. I could see kids being into this one.

 

[Cafeman]

That sound you hear is Jeremy Brett rolling in his grave.



Could be funny.

 

[ahoyhoy]

GUYS...GUYS....

What if...

What if this is not a comedy, but they legit play it like a serious murder movie

It should be legit for like the first hour and then all fall apart slowly in the last hour and the last 15 minutes can be batshit insane and have the entire audience dying.

 

[Lulubop]

GUYS...GUYS....

What if...

What if this is not a comedy, but they legit play it like a serious murder movie

John C. Reilly is pretty legit

 

[BumRush]

Yeah this sounds awesome.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Please be as funny as Talladega Nights and Stepbrothers.
Please be as funny as Talladega Nights and Stepbrothers.
I love those movies so much.

 

[SolidChamp]

It will probably better then A Game of Shadows at least.

Oh god. I tried watching that recently and literally everything about it felt phoned in. I swear they showed up because they were contractually obligated or something. Rachel McAdams wasn't even trying with the little screen time she did have. I had to turn it off.

Hopefully this will find the right balance of comedy and classic Holmes. Preferably a period piece.

 

[Tonguer]

I have to admit to laughing out loud just reading the thread title.

 

[wenis]

I feel like I would kind of like this idea more if their roles were reversed.

Yep. That would be way better.

But I'm ok with this. Step Brothers the 🐐🐐🐐🐐

 

[Figboy79]

This is so weird. And so perfect. Those two play off of each other so well, in all of their goofy glory. I actually want to watch this.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

This is better than the fucking catalina wine mixer.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Uh, I'm still hoping for a 3rd Sherlock Holmes with RDJ and Jude Law. They have a great bromance in their movies.

Won't ever happen unfortunately. RDJ would cost too much and Jude Law is too busy doing Pepsi commercials in Japan.

 

[RedAssedApe]

i like will. gets a bad rap. he was the best thing about true detective s2 lol

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Sounds like a good time.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

 

[banjo5150]

Walk Hard is underrated. Get on that.

Man I love Walk Hard. It's one of my all-time favorite comedys. It's absolutely hilarious. Damn I am breaking out the Blu-ray right now.

 

[RustyNails]

Nice. Get Danny McBride as Moriarty and we got ourselves a good time.

 

[jack_package_200]

Nice. Get Danny McBride as Moriarty and we got ourselves a good time.

#adamscottorbust

 

[Shaanyboi]

I like this... I like this a lot.

 

[Dai101]

Will Ferrell to play Sherlock Holmes, John C. Reilly as Watson in new film

sony pictures

 

[Rockk]

Etan Cohen, Sony Pictures, and PG-13?

Meh.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

So is Sony's entire slate going forwards "what can we remake/reboot/readapt with a comedic cast?" I feel like if they cast Homecoming it would have been Michael Cera as Peter Parker and Seth Rogan as Green Goblin, lol

 

[bodyofanamerican]

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Dr Steve Brule

 

[sans_pants]

This by the guy who wrote and directed Get Hard? was that any good? looked pretty shit from the trailers. Whatever though I hope this is good I love Step Brothers and Talladega.

Ferrell alwAys brings his a game. Kevin hart really brought that one down

 

[Not]

This sounds good

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Stepbrothers spin offs are fine with me.

 

[Media]

Meh. Big fan of anything Holmes, not of that type of humor. Might be the first time I pass on a Holmes adaptation.

 

[| Praxis |]

Stepbrothers was fucking trash, one of the few films I have turned off. I don't have high hopes.

 

[LNBL]

By the beard of Zeus. This sounds good

 

[Ghost is Bad]

i kind of wish they would invert the formula by having them be totally straight while everyone else is a fucking nutjob lol.

 

[guek]

As a big fan of Doyle's novels, notsureifwant

They're a great pair but I might be too attached to the source material for their irreverence

 

[professor_t]

I don't like will Ferrell movies but his collabs with John C Reilly have been hilarious

Ferrell certainly has some stinkers, but he also has been involved with a few of the best comedies of the last 15 years. All AMAZING:

Old School
Anchorman (all-time classic)
Talladega Nights
Elf (mainstream, but often hilarious)
Step Brothers (all-time classic)
The Other Guys (horrifically under-appreciated)

Give him some love.

 

[Raiders]

Will watch.

 

[Takuan]

I'm in.

SHAKE 'N BAKE!!

 

[The Lone Courier]

Oh yeah

 

[-griffy-]

I didn't know that I wanted this.

Same.

"Do you wanna go solve crimes?"

"Yup"

"Did we just become detectives?"

"Yup"

Adam Scott as Moriarty plz

DO IT

 

[triplestation]

for

 

[Gordon Shumway]

So it..I'll watch it on HBO.

 

[Mechazawa]

Ferrell certainly has some stinkers, but he also has been involved with a few of the best comedies of the last 15 years. All AMAZING:

Old School
Anchorman (all-time classic)
Talladega Nights
Elf (mainstream, but often hilarious)
Step Brothers (all-time classic)
The Other Guys (horrifically under-appreciated)

Give him some love.

4 out of 6 of those movies are Adam McKay flicks.

If he's not involved, people should probably have every reason to expect a dud here.

 

[Vorheez]

Etan Cohen and Will Ferrell again?

Hooray, another horrific shit-show of a movie!

And its PG-13 too which means 100% more poop and pee jokes! Hoo-boy I can't wait to barely crack a smile at one of the two funny gags this movie will have for its 2 hour run time!

God you sound miserable

 

[Zubz]

I'm not entirely sure about this; I love Ferrell and Reilly, but I feel like they'll just continue to be pigeonholed into the kind of roles we've seen them do hundreds of times now.

Adam Scott as Moriarty plz

YES. Okay, throw in Adam Scott and I am sold!

 

[Speevy]

Funny or not, isn't Sherlock Holmes supposed to be...smart?

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Um, is this old?

I swear I recall hearing about Will Ferrell being Sherlock years and years ago around the same time the RDJ film was announced. Though rather than Reilly I think it was Sacha Baron Cohen as the Watson.

EDIT: Reading full article I was right.

 

[Wag]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhVuqrwuBTI

Will he dump London prostitute urine on himself this time?

 

[Currygan]

 

[wesleyshark]

Yeah. This is good. I'm in for this.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Would rather have a third RDJ one tbh.