So basically it’s come down to this — every blockbuster, every top o’ the box office hit, every action movie, they will all be 3D. We’re going to try not to ache and moan about it too much as this trend seems to be here to stay. At least until one of them bombs (and you guys do know that no one’s pointing a gun to your head when it comes to purchasing tickets, right?).
The LA Times reports that writers Keiran and Michele Mulroney (who wrote the polar opposite indie, “Paper Man”) say that there have been talks at Warner Bros. to make “Sherlock Holmes 2” a 3D film. Which basically means that, yes, it will probably be a 3D film (though don’t believe the hype of certain producers and actors claiming they wanted 3D from the beginning and conveniently never actually shot their pictures in 3D).
The writers go on to mention that the studio doesn’t want anything that will hamper its progress, “they’re anxious to get [the sequel] moving,” the duo said, so that could preclude the use of 3D, but hey these days, it’s all about the cheaper conversion down the road, right?
Though the Mulroneys are evidently worried that every Hollywood tentpole that is churned out will be an “z-axis spectacle,” they ultimately agree that those Sherlock-ian roundhouse kicks to the face would be much sweeter three-dimensionalized. “Sherlock would be great in 3-D,” though sounding defeated when they speak of the craze that appears to have no end.”The wind keeps moving in that direction.” Uhh, yeah, it does.
The rest of the article lacks any other updates, and the mystery of what role Moriarty will play is still unclear, and whether or not that he will be played by Brad Pitt is still a question. But who needs solid narrative and casting news, now that we know it’s probably going to be in 3D? To be fair, Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” was infinitely more entertaining than we ever thought it had the right to be. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law had excellent chemistry, Rachel McAdams is always good, Hans Zimmer’s score was tremendous, and the entire endeavor was much more than the sub-“Pirates of The Caribbean” retread we expected from reading early script drafts and watching lameduck trailers.
Either way, if the sequel gives just a fraction of enjoyment that the first gave, we’ll be happy. Insiders (people actually set to work on the picture) tell us the shoot is being eyed for a late summer start which jives with WB’s, let’s-get-this-shit-started-already anxiety level. Shooting will take place in England and Germany, with the possibility of other countries in the mix as the story may take the two detectives all over Europe. 3D or not (but probably), “Sherlock Holmes 2” is on the way.
