Sasha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow On Board For Sherlock Holmes Movie

Variety reports that three major figures in the comedy scene may be releasing a humorous version of the mystery classic. Columbia Pictures has set an untitled comedy that will star Sacha Baron Cohen as master detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson, his crime-solving partner. Etan Cohen ("Tropic Thunder") is writing the script, and Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller will produce. The comedy is inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales. Though the thrust is different, the Baron Cohen-Ferrell pairing is the second major studio project featuring the supersleuth, as Warner Bros. is prepping the Anthony Peckham-scripted drama "Sherlock Holmes" with director Guy Ritchie. The Col project reteams Baron Cohen and Ferrell, who played rival racecar drivers in Columbia's 2006 hit comedy "Talladega Nights," which Apatow and Miller also produced. Read more. [link]