Daniel Day Lewis and Brad Pitt have both been rumored to have been in the running for the role of “Moriarty” in ‘Sherlock Holmes 2′. Those rumors have come to an end, Jared Harris has been officially cast in the role of the evil mastermind.
This definitely comes from left field, but the more I think about it this is some brilliant casting. Jared Harris is the son of actor Richard Harris and currently stars in Mad Men on AMC TV. I am a huge fan of his work on Fringe and I loved him in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Captain Mike. He will star in the upcoming ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ alongside Tom Hardy, Mark Strong and Colin Firth.
What are your thoughts on this casting news? Do you think that Jared Harris will make a good “Moriarty”?
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The second they hired Stephen Fry for SH2 I was completely sold on it. I rather like this hiring. He’s a talented character actor whose proven he’s not just his father’s son, but could use a big tentpole film with which to display his talents. He was great in Benjamin Button, and I’m quite interested to see what he does next.
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I guess Daniel Day Lewis was always wishful thinking. Remember the Brad Pitt rumour from not too long ago (that he’d actually filmed inserts)?
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I never bought that, Pitt is busy enough as it is, why would he do Sherlock Holmes 2? Harris should be a wonderful addition to the cast. It will be nice to see him let loose with a villain role after playing stiff upper-lip so much on Mad Men.
Fitz recently posted..
DDL would have been nice, but definitely wishful thinking. Even the idea of Brad Pitt was pretty engaging!
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A bit disappointing given all the huge names thrown around the past few months but hey, good for Harris. Looking forward to see what he can do!
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