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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Mar. 20, 2012

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Release Date: Friday, December 16, 2011 Nationwide

Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Noomi Rapace, Joel Silver, Michele Mulroney, Kelly Reilly, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry, Lionel Wigram, Kieran Mulroney, Gilles Lellouche, Guy Ritchie, Dan Lin, Susan Downey, Bruce Berman

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The logline is being kept under wraps, although it is known Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), will face off against Moriarty (Jared Harris). Also making an appearance will be Holmes' brother, Mycroft. Noomi Rapace's role is shrouded in mystery although sources say the character may be a French Gypsy. It is unclear if the role is romantic in nature.
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Crew Behind the Film

The Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Guy Ritchie last directed The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Guy Ritchie's The Covenant. The film's writer Michele Mulroney last wrote Paper Man and On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction.

Director
Guy Ritchie
Producers
Susan Downey
Dan Lin
Joel Silver
Lionel Wigram

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Sherlock Holmes 2

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows movie production.

Key Facts

  • Based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic stories.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 16, 2011. in around 3,600 theaters There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol and Carnage.



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Fri., Dec. 9, 2011

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material

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