Enola Holmes

Henry Cavill has been confirmed to play the part of Sherlock Holmes in Legendary’sEnola Holmes , which asterisk Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock ’s younger babe Enola . In 2006 , source Nancy Springer launched a serial publication of untested - adult novels starring Sherlock Holmes ' 14 - yr - former babe , Enola , that took advantage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ’s Graeco-Roman characters .

Back in March , there were composition that Legendary Pictures had signed up to launch anEnola Holmesfilm enfranchisement . They ’d recruitedMillie Bobby Brown to take on the starring role , whose   success inStranger Thingshas turn her into one of Hollywood ’s most seek - after young actresses . Enola Holmesis a unequalled opportunity for Brown , give her the chance to step up as a major movie actress capable of carrying a dealership . Brown was latterly joined byHelena Bonham Carter as Enola ’s mother , and it seems Legendary is airless to rounding out an all - star cast .

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According toVariety , Henry Cavill has contract up to play Sherlock Holmes himself . Production is expected to begin over the summertime , with Jack Thorne ( His Dark Materials ) writing the script and Harry Bradbeer ( Killing Eve ) abuse into property as director .

In recent long time , Cavill has become associated with action franchises rather than more cerebral use ; best recognize for playing Superman in the DC Extended Universe , and also   appearing inMission : Impossible - Fallout . Fortunately , though , there ’s more to Cavill than muscularity ; as he proved withThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. , he can pull off suave and charming quite well . It will be interesting to see how Cavill handles the traditionally acerb Sherlock Holmes , who is after all a prim Englishman . Meanwhile , Millie Bobby Brown is for certain travel to be busy for the foreseeable future . Stranger Thingsseason 3 is due out on July 4 , with the Duffer brothers play onwhat may be a last fourth time of year .   Brown was alsoreportedly offered a lead roleinChronicles of Narnia : The Silver Chair ,   although that ’s yet to be formally confirmed .

TheSherlock Holmesfranchise is now bigger than ever before , and in large part that ’s because the copyright for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ’s classic stories expired back in 2014 . Although Conan Doyle himself go in 1930 , for 84 years his heir hold the right of first publication and profited from any adaptation . The Conan Doyle acres attempted to argue that a copyright call could persist on a part , even though the work picture said character had fallen out of copyright . It hoist up in court , where they lost , andSherlock Holmesis now in the public knowledge domain .

Henry Cavill looking offscreen with fire behind him

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