‘Enola Holmes’ Will Star Millie Bobby Brown As Sherlock Holmes' Younger Sister; Sherlock To Be Played By Henry Cavill
After scrambling amid some of the planet’s biggest monsters in the most recentGodzillafilm,Stranger ThingsstarMillie Bobby Brownwill soon play a character who finds herself in the shadow of a different pop culture titan: Sherlock Holmes. She’ll play the title character in Legendary’s new filmEnola Holmes, which follows the adventures of the iconic detective’s much younger sister.Henry Cavill(Justice League) is set to play Holmes. Learn more about the project below.
Varietyreports that Cavill will take on the role of the famous Baker Street detective inEnola Holmes, which is based on authorNancy Springer’s acclaimed book seriesThe Enola Holmes Mysteries. Six novels make up the series, which began withThe Case of the Missing Marquessback in 2006. They tell the story of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes' far younger sister, Enola, who essentially follows in the family business by also becoming a detective.The Hollywood Reportersays Oscar-nominated actress andHarry PotteractressHelena Bonham Carterhas been cast as Enola’s mother.
All of this casting sounds wonderful. Anyone who’s seenStranger Thingsknows that Brown is a full-blown star, even though she’s literally only appeared in one movie so far in her young career. But a fun detective story like this – and one that will presumably let her retain her natural English accent – sounds like an excellent fit for her, and it will certainly give her more to do than whatever was going on inGodzilla: King of the Monsters. Cavill seems like an unexpected but kinda great choice for Sherlock, and it leads me to wonder if the film might be looking for a Mycroft to spar with him. (May we suggestSherlockstar Benedict Cumberbatch to play Mycroft here, just so the internet completely melts down?) And I’m thrilled to see Carter continue to explore acting opportunities outside of Tim Burton’s filmography; her collaborations with him have become pretty stale as of late, so hopefully a role like this can keep her creative streak alive.
Harry Bradbeer(Fleabag, Killing Eve) is making his feature directorial debut with the new movie, which was written byJack Thorne, a screenwriter and playwright who’s written for shows likeSkinsand the upcomingHis Dark Materials, and recently made headlines for writing the Tony Award-winning playHarry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Production on the movie is said to get underway this summer, and no release date has been set yet.
