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Los Angeles:
Hollywood actor Ian Mckellen shared the first look of himself as ageing detective Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming film Mr. Holmes with fans on Twitter.
The film, previously titled A Slight Trick of the Mind will see Mr McKellen channeling his inner detective to solve an old and cold case.
"Over 70 actors have previously played Sherlock Holmes. Now he's 93-years-old and it's my turn. #MrHolmes," wrote the actor.
The new plot centers around a long-retired Sherlock Holmes haunted by a fifty year old unsolved case. He just remembers some fragments: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife. With his legendary mental powers on the wane, and without his old sidekick Watson, Sherlock faces with the toughest case of his life.
Based on a novel by Mitch Cullin, the movie has been directed by Bill Condon of Chicago fame.
The film, previously titled A Slight Trick of the Mind will see Mr McKellen channeling his inner detective to solve an old and cold case.
"Over 70 actors have previously played Sherlock Holmes. Now he's 93-years-old and it's my turn. #MrHolmes," wrote the actor.
The new plot centers around a long-retired Sherlock Holmes haunted by a fifty year old unsolved case. He just remembers some fragments: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife. With his legendary mental powers on the wane, and without his old sidekick Watson, Sherlock faces with the toughest case of his life.
Based on a novel by Mitch Cullin, the movie has been directed by Bill Condon of Chicago fame.
