After Guy Ritchie gamely denied rumors that Russell Crowe might be signed on to play Sherlock Holmes' trusted partner Dr. Watson, the new word is that the rumor-makers were just a bit off the mark. Crowe is apparently in talks to play Moriarty, Holmes' brilliant archnemesis, which would be a much more fitting role for him. Opposite Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes in a much more adventurous interpretation of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saga? This could be very interesting indeed.
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