In another director's hands Law would have been a fine Holmes but like Omari said in Ritchie's hands Downey was an inspired choice.
I'm still mad that Law wasn't cast as Ozymandias in Watchmen. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > 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...@...>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...@...> 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...@...>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...@...> 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/ >
