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: > > > Dep would not work in guy ritchie's version but i can see him in some other > incarnation..... > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> 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: >> >>> >>> >>> Law doesnt have the emotional depth to pull off Sherlock. Plain and >>> simple. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Keith Johnson < >>> keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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? >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> READ MY BLOG >>> http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com >>> STRING THEORY >>> http://stringtheory.podbean.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > -- > READ MY BLOG > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > STRING THEORY > http://stringtheory.podbean.com > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/