It was just one of those "What if?" questions. Just thought I might add a
little whimsy into the conversation. :)

Sort of like thinking about a Black Han Solo.

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Omari Confer <clockwork...@gmail.com>wrote:

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> Dep would not work in guy ritchie's version but i can see him in some other
> incarnation.....
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> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I agree. It would have been completely different. There is something
>> quirky about Downey that makes it work. That X factor thing.
>>
>> I wonder if Johnny Depp would have worked in the role?
>>
>>  On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Omari Confer 
>> <clockwork...@gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> Law doesnt have the emotional depth to pull off Sherlock. Plain and
>>> simple.
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>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Keith Johnson <
>>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> After seeing the movie last Sunday, I was wondering about the casting.
>>>> Downey and Law are really good, but why did Ritchie cast them that way? 
>>>> Law,
>>>> who's taller, a bit leaner, and has a bit more of an intensely thoughtful
>>>> look, would seem at first glance to be the natural choice to play Holmes. 
>>>> At
>>>> least, he probably on the surface appears closer to the tall, lean, serious
>>>> Holmes of all those movies i saw as a kid. Downey, with his shorter 
>>>> stature,
>>>> lined, worn face, large expressive eyes, and tendency to look comical,
>>>> serious,and slightly "off" all at once, would seem to be a good fit for a
>>>> slightly comedic Watson--the guy who comments/critiques/jokes from the
>>>> sidelines as the oh-so-serious Holmes goes about solving the crimes.
>>>>
>>>> Indeed,  i can see a time before Downey's return to such lofty heights,
>>>> where another director would probably think it natural to cast the dapper
>>>> and handsome Law as Holmes, and the quixotic Downey as his funny sidekick.
>>>> Wonder how such a movie would have turned out? Would the casting have
>>>> dictated a more traditional take on the characters? Would Rithie's slight
>>>> twist on the traditional movie treatments of the characters still have
>>>> worked if the roles had been switched?
>>>>
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