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But If You Open Your Mouth, Then I Can't Be Responsible: "Sherlock" Series 2 Rumblings

By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (22)

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If you haven’t watched the BBC’s first season of “Sherlock” and you don’t know who Benedict Cumberbatch is, chances are you’ll soon be seeing his pretty, pretty face somewhere soon. But until then, let me just give you a preview:

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Up against Matt Smith for a BAFTA (Television, Leading Actor), Cumberbatch has also just finished up the wildly successful stage production of Frankenstein and completed filming Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Steven Spielberg’s War Horse. In addition, he recently signed on to star with Kiera Knightly (and possibly James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan) in Joe Wright’s (Hanna, Atonement) adaptation of Anna Karenina. Cumberbatch’s take on an updated and Moffatized Sherlock Holmes is brilliant; sometimes sullen and others, comical, he is always intense. With only three episodes per Series, it’s a long wait in between and I really wish it would become a weekly. But with Cumberbatch’s exploding career, that seems unlikely.

This past week, Steven Moffat tweeted a pic and a message:

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“It begins.”

Filming had been slightly delayed as Watson portrayer, the outstanding, Martin Freeman, was finishing up with The Hobbit (Bilbo Baggins).But Series 2 is now in progress and a couple of details have been leaked. The three episodes will be: “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “Hound of the Baskervilles” and “The Final Problem,” with Moffat writing the first and last and Mark Gatiss (writer/co-creator) handling “Baskervilles.” “Sherlock” is expected to air in the UK this fall, with the US airing episodes Spring, 2012. Series 1 is available on DVD.

(Source: Tellyspotting)









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Comments

Not only is Season 1 on DVD, it's on Netflix Instant, as I just discovered to my glee!

Posted by: Rebecca at May 10, 2011 3:34 PM

Bout damn time! I need to know how Sherlock and Watson got away from creepy-as-fuck Moriarty.

Posted by: Fredo at May 10, 2011 3:35 PM

Thanks, Rebecca, for now I can watch it again. It was truly wonderful.

Posted by: Drake at May 10, 2011 3:37 PM

Connecting this post with the previous one (what? They both concern pretty British people), Freema Agyeman would make an excellent Irene Adler.

Posted by: Maureen at May 10, 2011 3:39 PM

Thanks Rebecca, it's been in my Queue, but now I can do the Instant instead of waiting for the disc. Huzzah!

Posted by: Nimue at May 10, 2011 3:51 PM

Bite it. You have to bite it.

Posted by: Will at May 10, 2011 4:03 PM

FINALLY it's on Instant. I know what I'm doing the rest of the week (after catching up on this week's Treme).

Posted by: TylerDFC at May 10, 2011 4:05 PM

Looking forward to Sherlock's return so much. Caught Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature on the National Theatre Live cinema streaming. He was incredible. It's great to see him getting so many good roles now, although of course it does mean less Sherlock, and more general exposure. Oh well.

Mark Gatiss also posted a picture today, of their first read-through.

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His comment: The best and the wisest men whom I have ever known. Sort of.

Cute. And Martin Freeman clearly sporting a New Zealand tan from his Hobbiting!

Posted by: Acho at May 10, 2011 4:25 PM

We have to wait a YEAR? I am not pleased. Not pleased at all to hear that.

Posted by: Reba at May 10, 2011 4:32 PM

What's going on in the water in England that is growing young men with such strangely shaped skulls.

Not that I'm complaining, but between Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch, I feel like everyone over the pond is morphing into The Elephant Man (Pond pun intended).

Posted by: BWeaves at May 10, 2011 5:55 PM

Benedict has had to drop out of Anna Karenina due to a scheduling conflict. Its rumoured he will star on Broadway in After the dance. Shame I'd rather he did Anna Karenina but can see how a british actor would want to conquer London and New York.

His film Third Star is out on May 20th.

Posted by: holly at May 10, 2011 5:57 PM

Ahhh. Just looking at that picture makes me want to do really inappropriate things. Or at least watch inappropriate things he should be doing with Watson.

Posted by: Haystacks at May 10, 2011 6:32 PM

I just watched "The Last Enemy" with Cumberbatch and while I wouldn't call him ugly, he certainly isn't pretty. (Nice body though.) I don't get the appeal, he looks like a young Pete Postlethwaite with all the knobs in his face.

Posted by: snapnhiss at May 10, 2011 6:51 PM

Thanks rebecca i was going to ask where I could see it.

Posted by: logan at May 10, 2011 7:54 PM

Yeah, but Joe Wright also did that TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD VERY BAD adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. So I would guess that Anna Karenina will be just another movie that takes an absolutely fabulous novel and turns it into a "girl book" that makes smart, otherwise well-read people avoid it like they would a bodice-ripper or Dan freaking Brown. Not that I'm bitter, or anything. I just think Benedict could do better.

Posted by: esme at May 10, 2011 8:44 PM

In between bouts of sobbing over TWENTY FREAKING TWELVE, I am stopping to point out that while Keira Knightly was not a great Elizabeth Bennet, she will probably make a perfect Anna Karenina.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at May 10, 2011 9:37 PM

I'm kind of completely excited about this.

And, so this is a bit odd, but my roommate and I insist that he not be called Benedict Cumberbatch, but instead be referred to by all four of his names: Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch.

Posted by: Ruby at May 10, 2011 9:48 PM

Cumberbatch grows on you, I think. He's an acquired taste, like oysters.

Posted by: Maureen at May 10, 2011 10:44 PM

Ouch....my ovaries....

The Cumberbatch is quite pretty, epically with the epic sideburns he had been sporting.
Sigh.
It seems the ginger is gone....I guess it is a good thing since Sherlock is filming soon.

I'm glad he won't be in another film with kira, it gets annoying to have to fast forward though her to get to the more interesting actors.

Posted by: Jules at May 10, 2011 11:14 PM

Good call, Maureen. I wasn't convinced until the end of episode 1. Now I can't get enough. I may have to try and find where they're shooting so I can get a glimpse in real life.

Or hopefully NT will put Frankenstein on dvd. It worked for Tennant in Hamlet, why stop there?

Also, I went to a horror double bill last night with Mark Gatiss. He is a delight. I can listen to him ramble on about film forever.

Posted by: Teresa at May 11, 2011 5:26 AM

I know no one is paying attention to this post anymore, but dear lord...it's the VOICE! He sounds exactly like Alan Rickman as Snape on occasion.

Posted by: Rebecca at May 16, 2011 6:33 PM

Just watched all Three over the weekend. SO very good. Anytime it comes out it will be WELL worth the wait.

Posted by: TajMc at May 31, 2011 8:07 PM