Jude Law, who last starred in flops My Blueberry Nights and Breaking and Entering, is in negotiations to join Mr. Popular (aka Robert Downey Jr.) in Sherlock Holmes for Warner Bros. Pictures, according to Daily Variety.
The trade says Law is "close to a deal" to play useful sidekick Watson to Downey's Holmes in the Guy Ritchie-directed feature.
Ritchie and Anthony Peckham's script is based on Lionel Wigram's upcoming comic book, which draws inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle's classic character, but emphasizes the action-oriented side of Holmes' personality, particularly his vaunted skills as a boxer and a swordfighter.
Warner Bros. will begin production on Sherlock Holmes next month in London. The studio appears to be comfortably ahead in the race against a Judd Apatow-produced Sherlock Holmes comedy set up at Columbia with Sacha Baron Cohen as Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson.
Several key roles in Ritchie's Holmes remain uncast, including main villain Blackwood.
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