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How Gay Is Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes?
7:41AM Gabriel Snyder | Did Page Six get you all excited this morning about the possibility of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law doing a steamy gay love scene in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming Sherlock Holmes? We scoured the screenplay for the movie’s gayest scene. More »
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Sherlock Holmes Will Kick Your Ass, Britishly
3:23AM Richard Lawson | Ooh, look. The trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes movie is out. And the film’s star Robert Downey Jr. seems to be no wimpering Basil Rathbone. No, this here is an action picture. More »
Robert Downey Jr. IS ‘Shirtless Holmes’!
6:06AM Kyle Buchanan | Most Sherlock Holmes costumes distinguish themselves through accessories like a pipe and deerstalker hat, but we’d wager that Robert Downey Jr.’s stripped-down take on the character will be far more popular in WeHo this Halloween. More »
Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Naughty Areas’ Saved By Quick-Thinking Jude Law
6:07AM Seth | Tragedy was narrowly averted on the set of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, a colourful report circulating the UK gossip press claims, when Robert Downey Jr. very nearly set his penis ablaze in a pipe-smoking incident gone terribly wrong: A source said: “Robert leaped from his armchair and jumped up and down, slapping his crotch and howling, ‘Oh God, I’m on fire!’ Robert had placed the pipe on a plate on the arm of the chair, but it overbalanced and plopped into his lap, scattering lit tobacco all over his pants.” More »
The Madonna/Guy Ritchie Divorce: A User’s Guide
2:00AM STV | So the Sun, England’s most tasteful, reputable daily tabloid, sent word around late Tuesday that Madonna and Guy Ritchie will officially divorce by the end of the year. (”They can’t bear the pretence!”) We unpacked our grain of salt while sorting through the months of rumours preceding this one, but with everyone from the AP to Time hitching on and the singer’s exasperated rep admitting, “We’re not going to know anything until the US wakes up,” all public signs indicate this is finally it. After the jump, a quick recap of how we got here, and what’s likely next.
Your First Glimpse At Robert Downey Jr.’s Little Tramp Detective, Sherlock Holmes!
7:10AM Seth | Here we have your first look at Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie’s SherlocknRolla take on Sir Conan Doyle’s classic creation. The director has apparently abandoned Holmes’s iconic deerstalker cap, cloak, and pipe in favour of a bowler hat, stripey vest, and gigantic Starbucks beverage. (”No foam skim latte, my dear Watson!”) More »
All The ऌs Have Been Crossed And The ऱs Dotted
8:00AM Seth | DreamWorks has finally closed their financing deal with India-based Reliance. Meanwhile, in a surprise manoeuvre, Paramount waived all of their former executives’ commitments to the studio. A sovereign DreamWorks is born. [Variety] ABC bought Flash Forward, a pilot for a possible companion show to Lost about what happens after the entire world blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds. Cue Tara Reid shouting, “I’d be perfect for that show!”-joke in 3…2…1… [THR] Let’s Play Name the Cherry-Picked Influences: Sci Fi Channel has picked up Warehouse 13, a dramedy about two bickering FBI agents with great chemistry who are relocated to a government warehouse that stores supernatural objects. Score 10 points if you said X-Files, 25 if you got Indiana Jones, and 100 if you also happened to mention Moonlighting. [THR] Jude Law is in final negotiations to play Watson opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. [Variety] Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman , and Who’s Your Caddy? star Faizon Love will star in Couples Retreat, a comedy written by Favreau and to be directed by Ralphie Parker. [Variety] More »
Exclusive: ‘Tropic Thunder’ Writer Stops Making Fun Of Mentally Challenged People Just Long Enough To Let Us Interview Him
8:10AM Defamer Hollywood | Take a good look at that Tropic Thunder poster. Go past the glossy, airbrushed photos of the film’s many stars, past the lush jungle setting, past the fiery explosions, and you might notice something. See there? Down at the bottom? It says “Screenplay by Ben Stiller & Justin Theroux, and Etan Cohen.” Sure, other more “legitimate” media outlets may give all the ink to those first two dudes, but here at Defamer we like to dig a little deeper. Just who is this Etan Cohen fellow and how did he get roped in to working on the biggest comedy of the summer? Stick around after the jump to hear one of Hollywood’s newest writing stars dish the dirt about meeting Tom Cruise for the first time, what it feels like to suddenly have people kissing your arse, and why you shouldn’t be offended by all that Simple Jack stuff.
