Houdini played by Watson . . under 'I did not know this!'

Known for his Watson in Young Sherlock Holmes, Alan Cox at one time played Houdini.

A rather interesting piece on "Young Sherlock Holmes"

Young Sherlock Holmes

Seven Degrees of Sherlock Holmes - #28 - another tribute to the inaugural edition of the Watsonian

Once again, as a tribute to the new Watsonian and The John H Watson Society, we will be taking a look at actors who played Watson, but see if we can make a Sherlockian connection by some other route other than their role as Watson.

Again, the two that follow turned out to be easier than I was expecting, but I shouldn't have been surprised.

I started with David Burke, not expecting to be done so quickly.

David Burke, one of my favorite Watson's  (1934)

had an early appearance in a Sherlockian presentation when he appeared in The BBC's  BERY in 1965 starring Douglas Wilmer ( 1920) as Holmes . . 

Well, that was short and sweet.

So, it was on to Edward Hardwicke, again a favorite in the role of Watson

Edward Hardwicke (1932 - sadly only 2011)

participated in 2001's Enigma 

(A little trivia about Enigma;)

The film was produced by Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Jagger makes a cameo appearance as an RAF officer at a dance. He also lent the film's design department a four-rotor Enigma encoding machine he owned to ensure the historical accuracy of one of the props. The festivities around the London premiere of the film are shown in the 2001 documentary Being Mick. (source Wikipedia)

which featured the very lovely Kate Winslet (whom we have already connected with), but more importantly for our purposes, Nicholas Rowe (1966)

who played Sherlock Holmes in 1985's Young Sherlock Holmes

We made quick work of that one.

So, there you have it, there you are.

I had heard rumors . . . . .

Young Sherlock Holmes next for remake treatment

Uh-oh: the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes is getting a modern day remake...

Ah, this isn’t going to go down well. With the Hollywood remake bandwagon showing little sign of relaxing, another beloved 80s film has now been lined up for another. And it’s Young Sherlock Holmes.

The original came out in 1985, with Barry Levinson directing from a script by Chris Columbus. Given the current popularity ofSherlock Holmes stories – buoyed by the TV shows Elementary and particularly Sherlock – it’s perhaps unsurprising that Young Sherlock Holmes is now being raided.

Paramount Pictures is behind this one, and it’s hired Evan Spiliotopoulos – who penned The Lion King 1½ (released as The Lion King 3 in the UK) – to put together the new screenplay. Chris Columbus is involved in the new film too, serving as producer.

There’s no idea yet of casting, timescales or a director. But if the screenplay comes together, expect movement in 2013.

Read more:http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/young-sherlock-holmes/23566/young-sherlock-holmes-next-for-remake-treatment#ixzz2WfV167YV


Credit where credit is due. . .

A Special Post - The Seven Degrees of Sherlock Holmes - 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'

I just couldn't help myself.

Seven degrees of Sherlock Holmes - 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'

'Plan 9' made in 1956 (premiered 1957)

Starred Gregory Walcott 1928. . .

who took part in the 1974 movie 'The Sugar Land Express'. . .

which was directed by a young Steven Spielberg (1946). . 

who's studio made 'Young Sherlock Holmes' 1985 . . 

Gregory also took part in a couple movies with Clint Eastwood, whom we have already made a Sherlockian connection with.

Thanks Brad! for the inspiration.

Of course, most of you already know this. . .

By the mid-1980s, advancements in computer graphics programs allowed matte painters to work in the digital realm. The first digital matte shot was created by painter Chris Evansin 1985 for Young Sherlock Holmes for a scene featuring a computer-graphics (CG) animation of a knight leaping from a stained-glass window. Evans first painted the window in acrylics, then scanned the painting into LucasFilm’s Pixar system for further digital manipulation. The computer animation (another first) blended perfectly with the digital matte, something a traditional matte painting could not have accomplished


Credit where credit is due. . . .