After a few months of seeing photos from the London and NYC sets of the new Guy Ritchie directed film Sherlock Holmes (which stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock and Jude Law as Watson) today we finally get to see the first teaser poster for the film … behold:

It’s not too bad … but because it’s a teaser poster, it doesn’t offer much. At least we get to see Holmes in his trademark hat with his iconic pipe. Because the movie is still 9 months away (the entire incubation period of a human being) I think we’re pretty lucky to get to see anything this early at all. I’m looking forward to more promo images from the film soon, tho. I want more of the Jude’stache. It’s been far too long since we’ve seen that hairy wonderfulness here on the blog ;)

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Robert Downey, Jr. gave an interview to USA Today about his Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination and the irony of securing an Academy Award nomination by playing a character that goes to extreme lengths in a fictional film to secure his own Academy Award nomination. Along with this new interview, USA Today published the first promo photo to be released from RDJ’s upcoming new film (which is currently in production) Sherlock Holmes … behold:

Robert Downey Jr. is grooving on the great irony of being nominated for a supporting Oscar as Tropic Thunder’s Kirk Lazarus, a pretentious Aussie actor who is so Method that he dyes his skin to play a black character. “It’s so funny to me that the role is a guy who is an Oscar-seeking moron. His whole motivation is Oscars,” he says during a shooting break. He’s starring in the first major big-screen version of Sherlock Holmes in more than 20 years, which moved from the streets of London to Brooklyn last month and wraps this week. He then adds, “Irony is synonymous with pretty much everything that is going on.” If he is talking about his career, that is certainly true. At 43, Downey has gone from being an oft-brilliant yet erratic talent who bounced from rehab center to jail cell to being one of the most bankable and popular male stars around. That he has accomplished this feat not in low-budget, high-art vehicles but in a blockbuster like Iron Man, last year’s No. 2 grosser at $318 million, and in the raucously profane comedy Thunder, is fairly unprecedented. “What I am doing is really quality films,” he says. “The trend is turning back to commercial films that are actually, more often than not, where the quality happens.” That’s what he is hoping for with his still-brainy yet brawnier re-imagining of England’s famous Victorian sleuth, with Jude Law as a dashing Watson and Rachel McAdams as the deceptive Irene Adler. The PG-13 adventure opens this year during the competitive month of November. “I was the picking-at-the-leftovers kid for the first 22 ½ years of my career, and it changed because life is like that,” he says of his good fortune after five years or so of sobriety. “Sooner or later, once you pull the one-armed bandit enough, you are going to get some gold bars.” Downey is clearly pleased that his efforts have led to his second Academy Award attempt after a lead nomination for 1992’s Chaplin. He’s told that the only other actor to be in the running while in blackface for an entire performance — or nearly, as in Downey’s case — was Laurence Olivier in 1965. “Ohhh,” he says as the fact dawns on him. “For Othello.” The late Heath Ledger is all but guaranteed to take the gold for his Joker in The Dark Knight. But if the impossible happens, it would be hard to be the actor who took it away. “It’s weird, because what you have is real life, and then you have the movies,” Downey says. “When they intersect, it becomes disquieting that it also becomes something to discuss. But that’s part of the deal. Anything that happens privately is public.”

I love RDJ … and while I’m thrilled that he has secured his second Academy Award nom, I think it’s pretty safe to say that he’s not going to win it this year. That said, he has proven time and time again that he has a formidable talent and not even his own destructive behavior can sidetrack his career. I am very happy that RDJ’s darkest days seem to be behind him and that we can look forward to many years of great movies from him in the future. I am really looking forward to seeing his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes but I am most anxious to see him get back into the red and yellow suit and become Iron Man again. While Robert Downey, Jr. may not walk home with a golden statue at this month’s Oscars, I suspect that his time will come … prolly sooner than we think.

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Director Guy Ritchie and film star Robert Downey, Jr. were lookin’ quite the cozy pair on the Brooklyn, NY set of Sherlock Holmes yesterday … the guys were literally joined at the hip as they greeted photogs in one another’s arms … behold:

Mebbe the guys were off to braid one another’s hair and paint one another’s toenails … or mebbe something more serious. Whatever the case may be, they do make a very handsome couple. The only thing missing from this equation that would make for a hawtter sight would be big injection of Jude’stache — right betwixt these two strapping dudes. HMMM. And suddenly, I’m having all sorts of naughty images of master detective Sherlock Holmes and his able-bodied assistant/side-kick Dr. Watson doing really bad things with long, curvy smoking pipes and things. Yeah, didn’t mean to take things there … let’s digress. I’m sure Guy and Robert were just heading off to separate destinations and were only hugging one another goodbye … as some men do at the end of a long, hard day of work. EEP! I have to stop now.

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When last we saw Jude Law, his sexy ass was on holiday with his ex-wife Sadie Frost and his 3 children in Brazil (lookin’ totally hawt as he read a book poolside at his hotel) … but the vacay is over and it’s now time to get back to work. Production on the big screen adaptation of the Guy Ritchie-directed Sherlock Holmes has moved to Brooklyn, NY this week as Jude (and the Jude’stache) were snapped on set in his Dr. Watson attire … behold:

He is SO the perfect Watson. And, I must say, the Jude’stache is lookin’ mighty nice these days. So glad that Jude shaved off the rest of the scruff that was accumulating on his face over the holidays … clean cut is best! I’m happy to know that Jude and the rest of the Sherlock crew will be a bit closer, at least for a little while, now that the movie production has moved to New York. I’m sure we’ll be seeing much more of Jude, the Jude’stache and prolly Robert Downey, Jr. (who is the star, after all) in the days and weeks to come … wee!!

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Here are a few new photos of Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and director Guy Ritchie from the London set of their new movie Sherlock Holmes which has been in production for the past few weeks. I believe this is the first time we’ve seen Rachel in full costume … but it is not the first time we’ve seen Jude lookin’ so goooood. Yeah, that Jude’stache really does things to me ;)

Seriously, I cannot get over how much I like seeing Jude rockin’ the ’stache. It’s a really good look for him … I fear I won’t be able to focus on anything else when this movie finally hits theaters next year. Rachel looks pretty good in her outfit … methinks she’ll be playing one of those “tough as nails” chicks that don’t take no gumption from any man, whether he be supersleuth or not. I suppose one can forgive Guy Ritchie for being preoccupied with his personal life these days … no matter how much moolah he’s gonna get from Madonna out of their divorce (and you know it’s gonna be a lot no matter what they say — or don’t say), I’m sure he’ll be pleased with the result.

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Production continues on the London, England set of Guy Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes movie with the addition of a new castmember. In recent weeks, we’ve seen photos of Robert Downey, Jr. (who stars as Sherlock Holmes), Jude Law (who stars as Watson) and the Jude’stache (who stars as itself) and today we get to see a couple photos of Rachel McAdams on set in hair and make-up (who stars in the film as Irene Adler) … behold:

Yeah, these photos ain’t the most exciting pics we’ve ever seen but it’s great to see Rachel added to the cast. I just love her and I can’t wait to see her in this film. Hopefully we’ll get to see her in full costume on set … so in the meantime, we’ll have to make do with these backstage photos. So … do you suppose all members of the Sherlock Holmes cast received the same outerwear to wear or is it possible that Rachel is wearing Jude’s fleece jacket? HMMMMM?

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Filming on the new Guy Ritchie-directed big screen adaptation of Sherlock Holmes has moved to Liverpool this week as new scenes were shot yesterday. Here are new pics of Robert Downey, Jr. (as Sherlock Holmes) and Jude Law (as Watson) doing their thing on set this week:

Altho these photos aren’t quite as exhilarating as the pics we saw last month of RDJ leaping from tall buildings in a single bound, it’s always nice to see the man in action. It is also very nice to see the Jude’stache in action as well. No word on how much longer the movie will be filmed in the UK but I suspect they’ve still got a bit of work left to get done before they can call it a wrap. The guys are lookin’ good tho … of all the celebs rockin’ the porn’stache these days, I think Jude is my fave.

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