Eddie Marsan has been cast opposite
Robert Downey Jr. in
Guy Ritchie‘s “
Sherlock Holmes.”
Rachel McAdams, Jude Law and
Mark Strong are already among the Sherlock Holmes cast.
Marsan will portray Inspector Lestrade, a Scotland Yard detective and ally of Holmes.
Marsan, whose credits also include “
Happy-Go-Lucky,” “
Miami Vice,” “
Mission: Impossible III” and “
Hancock” said:
“I'm doing Sherlock Holmes with
Robert Downey Jr. I play Inspector Lestrade. Holmes describes him as a man with no imagination.”
Speaking about how the movie will differ from previous incarnations, he added:
“Holmes and Watson are a lot younger, bohemian. It works. Reading the script, Robert Downey Jr. is just perfect for a modern-day Holmes. Also he's a bit of totty, as well!”
