‘Sherlock’ creators previously mentioned plans to revive the show with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman for a film, but the project is yet to move forward. Steven Moffat explained why they couldn’t come back yet in a recent interview with Metro.co.uk.
He said the lead actors were too busy at the moment:
“As I’ve said before, I’ll do it tomorrow. I mean, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote 60 novels. It’s not a format that will wear out. Sherlock Holmes will never wear out. I’d love to do it again. I would absolutely love to again. I’m easy, but you need to get the two big stars. That’s the problem.”
Reuniting The Team Is Not Easy, Co-Writer Says
Mark Gatiss also confirmed in past interviews that bringing everyone back for a ‘Sherlock’ film was ‘difficult.’ He told The Guardian last year that continuing the story was ‘the natural thing to do’ after what happened in the final season but noted:
“People think you can just wave a wand. It’s incredibly difficult to get people interested, and get films made. I remember talking to Edgar Wright about ‘Ant-Man,’ into which he put eight years of his life and then didn’t make it. Eight years is not short of a decade.”
A New Sherlock Holmes Show Is On The Horizon
Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video announced a separate Sherlock Holmes project with Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Tiffin will team up with director Guy Ritchie for a new series based on Andy Lane’s ‘Young Sherlock Holmes’ books.
The eight-episode show will follow Young Holmes’ early years in crime-solving. Ritchie and Lane will also serve as executive producers for the project. Matthew Parkhill will write the script.
