The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film) in which Holmes is played by Robert Downey, Jr.. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (film) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (released theatrically as Sherlock Holmes in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 mystery-adventure film released by Twentieth Century Fox. It is a pastiche featuring the characters of the Sherlock Holmes series of books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is an adaptation of the 1899 play "Sherlock Holmes" by William Gillette, though there is little resemblance in the plots. The picture is the second installment to the series of fourteen "Sherlock Holmes" film series released between 1939 and
Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes Asylum produced "Sherlock Holmes", which is intended to capitalize on Guy Ritchie's film. It stars new actor Ben Syder as Holmes and "Torchwood" actor Gareth David Lloyd as Watson. It was shot in Wales and directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg. In the 2015 film "Mr. Holmes", Ian McKellen portrays the detective as a 93-year-old retiree, living in a countryside farmhouse with his housekeeper (Laura Linney) and her son. As his memory deteriorates, he struggles to recall the last case of his career, which sent him into retirement. In the animated 2018 film "Sherlock Gnomes", Johnny Depp portrayed a gnome counterpart