Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is an upcoming 2009 film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional character of the same name.The film will be released on December 25, 2009.

The film is set in 1891 and revolves around Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) stopping a conspiracy to destroy Britain. The film opens with Holmes apprehending the murderous cult leader Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who promises he will return from the dead and exact his revenge as he is being led to the gallows.