HOLMES & WATSON (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Will Ferrell (Anchorman), John C. Reilly (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), Rebecca Hall (The Gift), Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Rob Brydon (24 Hour Party People), Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting), Lauren Lapkus (Jurassic World), Hugh Laurie (Stuart Little), Pam Ferris (Matilda), Scarlet Grace (Paddington 2), Noah Jupe (Wonder), Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa), Braun Strowman (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Etan Cohen (Get Hard), director, writer; Will Ferrell (Daddy’s Home), Adam McKay (The Other Guys), Jimmy Miller (Step Brothers) and Clayton Townsend (Bridesmaids), producers; Christophe Beck (Frozen) and Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok), composers; Oliver Wood (The Bourne Identity), cinematographer; Erik Jessen (Edward Lee’s the Bighead) and Dean Zimmerman (Real Steel), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In Victorian England, Sherlock Holmes (Ferrell) and Dr. John Watson (Reilly) must use all their skills to stop the evil Professor Moriarty (Fiennes) from assassinating the queen…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This comedic take on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories reunites Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly on-screen for the first time since Step Brothers over ten years ago.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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