Stephen Fry has joined the cast of the upcoming sequel Sherlock Holmes 2 reports The Hollywood News
Fry will play Mycroft Holmes, brother of Sherlock and a key power player in the British Government.
In the books Mycroft is as, if not more so, intelligent and clever at deduction than his sibling. However he has little interest in the practicalities, preferring to remain a "sedentary problem-solver".
Fry joins Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson,. Rachel McAdams will reprise her role as Irene Adler, though in a diminished capacity. Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will make her English-language debut as the sequel’s female lead, as a French Gypsy.
Fry should have great chemistry with Downey Jr and Law--can't wait. The first Sherlock Holmes was an enjoyable romp and came out better than I thought it would. The addition of Fry for the follow up is welcome news indeed...
The key role of the film's villain, Professor James Moriarty, has yet to be officially cast.
Filming kicks off shortly in the UK--with Guy Ritchie once again directing- for release next Christmas.
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