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Forget about Russell Crowe playing Dr. Watson to Robert Downey, Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes in the Warner Bros./Guy Ritchie flick being prepared. An agency guy just called me to report that Crowe has passed.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 2, 2008 at 12:58 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Damn shame. I guess we'll be treated to Shia LaBeouf's best British accent.

Posted by BurmaShave at September 2, 2008 1:09 PM

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drbob says ...

I'm all for off-beat casting. But, isn't RDJ a little on the short side to play Holmes. Holmes should be at least a few inches taller than Watson. Movies are a visual medium and need to make sense from a visual aesthetic. I don't know if I could buy a movie where Watson towers over Holmes. Would you accept a Batman movie where Robin was six inches taller than Batman?

Posted by drbob at September 2, 2008 2:45 PM

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hatchling says ...

Crowe never even considered doing this film. To quote Crowe via his fan website ... It was "not even a gleam in my eye"

From what I've been able to discover, Ritchie mentioned being interested in Crowe for Watson during a UK TV interview... Crowe was never directly approached, and when he heard about it and all the media claims, ie that he'd actually signed on, he denied involvement via his reps.

Did Ritchie want Crowe? Dunno, but Crowe choses his directors and projects very carefully, and it's hard to believe that Ritchie's record and reputation are worth his interest.

Posted by hatchling at September 2, 2008 4:01 PM

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LexG says ...

GUY RITCHIE OWNS.

Actors should be LINING UP to work with him because he totally commands your ass.

That ROCKNROLLA trailer = total OWNAGE.

Posted by LexG at September 2, 2008 4:27 PM

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hiviper says ...

no doubt man,
we need another english-music-video-gangster flick with fancy camera work and titles. More genius from Guy.
ZZZZzzzzzzzzz

Posted by hiviper at September 2, 2008 8:58 PM

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frankbooth says ...

Easy does it, drbob.

Did you happen to see Capote, LOTR, or any Bogart/Bacall film?

Posted by frankbooth at September 2, 2008 9:20 PM

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drbob says ...

I don't have anything against characters of short stature. The characters in Capote and LOTR were meant to be short. And, I don't have anything against short actors being paired with taller actresses, ala Bogart/Bacall, Cruise/Kidman. But, some characters are meant to be tall and I think Holmes is one of them.

Posted by drbob at September 3, 2008 5:28 AM

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