Cinematical Visits The Set of 'Sherlock Holmes'!

by Erik Davis Nov 10th 2008 // 7:02PM

Filed under: Action, Drama, Fandom, Newsstand

I'm inside the oldest church in London, tucked into a cold, creepy corner with three other online journalists, and we're sitting on wooden benches older than our grandfather's grandfather while mega-producer Joel Silver speaks right through the loud gun shots going off in the background as if they didn't even exist. Surreal? Yes. Exhilarating? Definitely. Over in the main section of the church, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Dr. Watson (Jude Law) are filming a crucial scene on three cameras (before they switch to hand-held), while Guy Ritchie -- who, might I add, directs wearing a nice, sharp grey suit -- strums an acoustic guitar between shots. Even though there are roughly 40-or-so crew members lingering about, this is probably one of the more intimate sets I've ever been on. It's dusty, spooky and kinda dangerous; above me hangs a memorial stone engraved in Latin, and all I understand are the dates 1582-1616 scrolled underneath. God, this place is old.

Later on, as we stand around a set of monitors, someone taps me on the shoulder. I turn to find Joel Silver with a laptop, a pair of headphones and a smile a mile wide. Though they'd only been shooting this film for three weeks, Ritchie managed to cut together a scene and he wanted us to see it. I sit down, Silver delicately places the laptop on the table in front of me, and as the realization sets in that I'm practically the first person to view an actual scene from one of the most talked-about films of 2009, he hits play. Roughly two minutes later, I stand up, look over to Silver (who's obviously waiting for a response), and the only words that manage to escape my mouth are: "Now that's Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes!"

We'll have much more from the set of Sherlock Holmes (including interviews with Downey Jr., Jude Law, Joel Silver, Eddie Marsan and producers Susan Downey and Lionel Wigram) at a later date. The film is due in theaters on November 20, 2009.

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Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr on the set of 'Sherlock Holmes' on October 11, 2008 in London, England..Celebrity Sightings in London - October 11, 2008.London, United Kingdom.October 11, 2008.Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic.com..To license this image (55925033), contact FilmMagic.com

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Robert Downey Jr on the set of 'Sherlock Holmes' on October 11, 2008 in London, England..Celebrity Sightings in London - October 11, 2008.London, United Kingdom.October 11, 2008.Photo by Fred Duval/FilmMagic.com..To license this image (55925025), contact FilmMagic.com

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Robert Downey Jr. on location at St. Paul's Cathedral for Guy Ritchies's new film "Sherlock Holmes" on October 11, 2008 in London, England..Celebrity Sightings in London - October 11, 2008.London, United Kingdom.October 11, 2008.Photo by Simon Matthews/FilmMagic.com..To license this image (55924091), contact FilmMagic.com

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

11-12-2008 @ 3:41AM

joyce said...

Lucky Erik Davis.... that 2 min scene must have been awesome!! I would love to have traded places with him just for a bit! Sounds like Joel Silver is pretty excited too.

These "insider" looks on set makes it so much more exciting, waiting for a film to be released. We always have a year or more and these "priviledged peaks" get the whole buzz going and it just keeps building till release. Many thanks to Cinematical and the production of Sherlock Holmes.

11-23-2008 @ 4:42AM

joyce said...

p.s. .... and it's always exciting when Downey is involved!!

11-13-2008 @ 8:41AM

KIM said...

I'sooo excited about this movie ! I can't wait to see Jude Law
RDJ in this.

11-25-2008 @ 12:22AM

jay said...

He looks like a hobo.

11-27-2008 @ 2:35AM

getridofthebowler said...

he should get rid of the bowler .. its not Pinkerton, 'tis Mr.Holmes.
I do hope that they dont strangle the original plot too much in the name of artistic license either.

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Cinematical Visits The Set of 'Sherlock Holmes'!