Reports surfaced earlier this year that the new Guy Ritchie film Sherlock Holmes will feature the classic characters Holmes and Watson wrapped in some kind of gay intrigue. If that's not awesome enough for you, keep in mind that Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law will be playing the two. Yum.
According to The New York Post, Downey told Britain's News of the World, "We're two men who happen to be roommates, wrestle a lot and share a bed. It's bad-ass."
However, with this good news of course comes more bad. The Post's angle for the piece is that the movie will basically fail now that it's potentially got a hint of gay. Michael Medved, a former Post movie critic says, "I think they're just trying to generate controversy . . . They know that making Holmes and Watson homosexual will take away two-thirds of their box office. Who is going to want to see Downey Jr. and Law make out? I don't think it would be appealing to women. Straight men don't want to see it."
First of all, Medved, you need to back up off it. Second, I would love to see them make out. Third, I can think of tons of successful gay movies: Brokeback Mountain, Milk, and Bruno to name a few. Take that!
Sherlock Holmes hits theatres December 25.
--GREGORY MILLER
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YES! I was seeing it before this and this just makes it a thousand times better!
Posted by: Molly | August 04, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Medved seriously needs to reconsider his audience . . . women love RDJ and Jude Law, and every woman I know would squee to kingdom come if the two were to make out.
I suspect that Sherlock slash fanfiction is going to skyrocket once this movie comes out.
Posted by: Cand86 | August 04, 2009 at 02:09 PM
The popular perception that straight women aren't thrilled by two beautiful men making out is so bizarre to me. If a man can find two women together hot, why not the other way around? Newsflash: men can be objectified too! And women enjoy double the fun! Amazing!
I hope the movie is good - I wasn't bowled over by the trailer, but I'll definitely be checking it out.
Posted by: Anne | August 04, 2009 at 02:23 PM