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Sacha Baron Cohen As Sherlock Holmes?? Will Ferrell As John Watson?? Apatow Takes On The Big Brain Of Baker Street!!

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The Judd Apatow factory is gearing up a new Sony comedy about Sherlock Holmes scripted by Etan Cohen (“Tropic Thunder”).

The untitled project reteams “Talladega Nights” producer Apatow with stars Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell, who assay Holmes and sidekick Watson, respectively.

(You know what's a forgotten and hugely underrated Sherlock Holmes comedy? "Without A Clue," starring Michael Caine as Watson's idiot puppet. Ben Kingsley plays the genius physician who concocted the detective and it may represent the funniest role he's ever played.)

Read all of the Wednesday-morning Variety story on the Sony project here.

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Fucking ridiculous, I'm so seeing it
by vini77
Jul 1st, 2008
10:38:11 PM
Fuck this what about Anchorman 2
by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.
Jul 1st, 2008
10:38:54 PM
Um Guy Ritchie?
by waggy
Jul 1st, 2008
10:38:59 PM
I bet Etan Cohen...
by Bobo_Vision
Jul 1st, 2008
10:39:09 PM
I'll check it out
by slone13
Jul 1st, 2008
10:39:11 PM
Huh
by Charlie Murphy
Jul 1st, 2008
10:39:21 PM
Ferrell is not playing "Mykroft"?
by Mavra Chang
Jul 1st, 2008
10:40:13 PM
Opps! Thats "Mykrofft"!
by Mavra Chang
Jul 1st, 2008
10:41:43 PM
jesus christ
by zom-bot.com
Jul 1st, 2008
10:48:54 PM
That's "Sir" Ben to you and me, Herc
by PotSmokinAlien
Jul 1st, 2008
10:50:21 PM
Actually sounds like it could be fun
by rogueleader66
Jul 1st, 2008
10:50:42 PM
CAN WAIT!
by thebearovingian
Jul 1st, 2008
10:52:44 PM
Why does everything have to be a goddamn comedy?
by Zarles
Jul 1st, 2008
10:52:55 PM
Elementary, my dear Watson
by Hikaru Ichijo
Jul 1st, 2008
10:53:43 PM
Or Etan Cohen (IDIOCRACY)
by mrbeaks
Jul 1st, 2008
11:00:19 PM
Talladega SUCKED
by Zeegloo
Jul 1st, 2008
11:05:11 PM
...
by StarWarsRedux
Jul 1st, 2008
11:07:24 PM
If they make the tone like Hot Fuzz...
by SirLoin
Jul 1st, 2008
11:11:02 PM
I'm a fan
by OptimusCrime
Jul 1st, 2008
11:12:46 PM
Damn Kids, get off my lawn!
by malcolm_mccallum
Jul 1st, 2008
11:15:20 PM
Pondscum
by Mavra Chang
Jul 1st, 2008
11:16:27 PM
Ben Kingsley made out with Mary-Kate Olsen...
by KurtLockwood
Jul 1st, 2008
11:21:16 PM
Good ole' DTV Kingsley
by Mysterious Yobo
Jul 1st, 2008
11:22:41 PM
Funnier than Guru Tuginmahpudha?
by Thrillho77
Jul 1st, 2008
11:27:59 PM
I guess Ferrell's stock is dropping
by Mr. Mcpoops
Jul 1st, 2008
11:34:33 PM
Telemarketer
by Rebeck2
Jul 1st, 2008
11:38:28 PM
Not At All, Mcpoops
by Rebeck2
Jul 1st, 2008
11:43:30 PM
Without a Clue
by Neosamurai85
Jul 1st, 2008
11:46:08 PM
Agreed Zarles
by Neosamurai85
Jul 1st, 2008
11:51:06 PM
Somthing tells me this is a bad idea
by Larry of Arabia
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:06:22 AM
Everything Judd Apatow related is overrated
by TallBoy66
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:10:15 AM
Farrell...
by Neosamurai85
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:15:39 AM
Bleah.
by Teddy Artery
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:24:08 AM
Actually, Herc...
by mr_macphisto
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:28:32 AM
'Without a Clue' is great! Underrated, indeed.
by Dingbatty
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:28:52 AM
Whoops,
by mr_macphisto
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:31:18 AM
shit....even wilder wouldnt riff on holmes directly
by bacci40
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:36:12 AM
back in 2005 40 year old virgin looked pretty good
by Happy Boy
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:59:52 AM
perfect storm
by chipps
Jul 2nd, 2008
01:36:53 AM
Talladega Nights was...
by cifra
Jul 2nd, 2008
01:56:50 AM
Oh Great
by 2LeggedFreak
Jul 2nd, 2008
02:00:55 AM
'MORIARTY'S REAL NAME IS ARTI MORTY!'
by onephatnelly
Jul 2nd, 2008
02:45:09 AM
Don't forget Cook and Moore's Baskerville
by PacmanFever
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:09:21 AM
FUCKIN GREAT CASTING!!
by jagga
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:18:15 AM
This could work
by aversiontherapy2
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:20:22 AM
Be fun...
by DC Films
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:33:38 AM
Be fun...
by DC Films
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:33:38 AM
"I am graduation"
by half vader
Jul 2nd, 2008
04:23:55 AM
I hope this eclipses Richie's...
by CountdeCeredigion
Jul 2nd, 2008
04:44:18 AM
Fuck this shit, I'll just watch Without A Clue again instead...
by Sledge Hammer
Jul 2nd, 2008
04:50:53 AM
this = autofail
by ironic_name
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:10:45 AM
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
by Yeti
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:25:00 AM
don't
by FACEfaceFACEface_____FACE
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:39:40 AM
WOW another Judd Apatow Comedy
by johnyaztec
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:50:37 AM
Will Ferrell = Box office poo
by Mr_X
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:52:39 AM
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
by bod33
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:26:47 AM
Apatow needs to take some time off...
by FlickaPoo
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:53:46 AM
I'd love to see Sacha Coen as Holmes.
by beastie
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:05:55 AM
I see anything with Apatow's name on it.
by hallmitchell
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:21:31 AM
What happened to Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula?
by hallmitchell
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:22:21 AM
You guys is crazy.
by fiester
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:23:50 AM
shit
by Gungan Slayer
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:47:54 AM
How about
by nukethefridge
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:51:14 AM
Without A Clue is a classic gem!!
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
Jul 2nd, 2008
08:45:01 AM
Without a Clue was AWESOME
by RobotDevil007
Jul 2nd, 2008
09:02:01 AM
nukethefridge...
by DC Films
Jul 2nd, 2008
09:04:48 AM
Will Ferrel and Peter Sellers?!?!
by ArcadianDS
Jul 2nd, 2008
09:08:00 AM
Will Ferrell has overstayed his welcome
by TVguy4566
Jul 2nd, 2008
09:21:43 AM
FUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!
by picardsucks
Jul 2nd, 2008
10:46:41 AM
Standards...lowered...
by Darth Macchio
Jul 2nd, 2008
10:52:36 AM
Darth Macchio...
by REDD
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:45:35 PM
I hope that these guys
by Series7
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:52:23 PM
this is so retarded, it just might work
by johnnyjlawless
Jul 2nd, 2008
12:55:32 PM
No, not really....but maybe
by Darth Macchio
Jul 2nd, 2008
01:59:28 PM
Then again, there's always THIS little gem...
by gridbug
Jul 2nd, 2008
02:11:27 PM
C'mon! Make A Study in Emerald!
by chrth
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:05:29 PM
Is this 'Anchorman 2' story true??
by johnnyjlawless
Jul 2nd, 2008
03:21:37 PM
Will there be a CG...
by REDD
Jul 2nd, 2008
04:10:02 PM
lol watson
by BurgerKing
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:11:59 PM
Couldn't watch more than 15 minutes of Borat
by Second Try
Jul 2nd, 2008
05:34:16 PM
Darth Macchio
by hktelemacher
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:11:44 PM
"...forgotten and hugely underrated Sherlock Holmes comedy"
by moonlightdrive
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:51:51 PM
and another thing...
by moonlightdrive
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:55:36 PM
Fucking sad...
by Logan_1973
Jul 2nd, 2008
06:57:03 PM
And another thing...
by Logan_1973
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:02:45 PM
Lastly...
by moonlightdrive
Jul 2nd, 2008
07:05:29 PM
Cohen is pitch perfect for Holmes
by antonphd
Jul 2nd, 2008
08:38:51 PM
Without a Clue = AWESOME
by doodler
Jul 2nd, 2008
08:57:25 PM
Without a Clue = AWESOME
by doodler
Jul 2nd, 2008
08:57:26 PM
Will Ferrell as Moriarty would be great!
by TheBigLebowsky
Jul 2nd, 2008
09:15:59 PM
Groan
by thegreatwhatzit
Jul 3rd, 2008
12:42:24 AM
Darth & Logan
by thegreatwhatzit
Jul 3rd, 2008
01:07:24 AM
THRILLS!
by sugarbess
Jul 3rd, 2008
07:38:29 AM
My mistake...
by Darth Macchio
Jul 3rd, 2008
10:20:03 AM

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