Holmes, Watson, and Simza (a gypsy, played by Noomi Rapace) are surrounded by Moriarty's assassins.
: Moriarty taunts Holmes, saying, "The game is afoot, Holmes. The great detective and the professor of chemistry." This statement foreshadows their final confrontation. sherlock holmes a game of shadows script full
The script also finds humor in Holmes's eccentricities, particularly his disdain for horses, as he explains to Simza, their Romani ally: Holmes, Watson, and Simza (a gypsy, played by
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Screenplay By: Michele Mulroney & Kieran Mulroney Screen Story By: Michele Mulroney & Kieran Mulroney and Warner Bros. Pictures Based on Characters Created By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The script also finds humor in Holmes's eccentricities,
The shooting script reveals that the studio wanted a franchise setup. The personal, intimate script the Mulroneys wrote was stretched into a larger action spectacle. Comparing the two shows you the tension between "writer’s vision" and "producer’s demands."
"Sherlock Holmes will return in... Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (ironic)
MORIARTY You've burned my network. Killed my agents. Destroyed a decade of work. Why?