Entertainment One has released the official trailer for MR HOLMES starring Ian McKellen.
There’s not a lot of things that Ian McKellen does which we do not love and this certainly seems to be the case in his latest role of the iconic Detective Sherlock Holmes, one of the British literature’s most reveered characters in the forthcoming film MR HOLMES.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Condon is back in the company of his GODS AND MONSTERS Academy Award nominee McKellen for this very different take on Arthur Conan-Doyle’s iconic literary sleuth Sherlock Holmes. The British thespian, now best known for his work in Middle Earth in LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT, portrays the ageing detective in the film based on Mitch Cullin’s 2005 novel, ‘A Slight Trick of the Mind.’
Here is the official synopsis for the movie:
In 1947, the world-famous sleuth has retired to a remote Sussex farmhouse, living in relative anonymity with only his housekeeper Mrs Munro and her young son Roger for company. Cantankerous, demanding and frustrated with the mis-representation of him in Watson’s best-selling novels, he diverts his attention to an unsolved case. As the mystery deepens, Sherlock tries desperately to recall the events of 30 years ago that ultimately led to his retirement.
The film also stars Academy Award nominee Laura Linney (THE SAVAGES), Frances de la Tour (HARRY POTTER) and newcomer Milo Parker.
Take a look at the fantastic new trailer below:
MR HOLMES is released in UK cinemas June 19th, 2015.
