And after Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law got theirs, Rachel McAdams is finally getting her own character banner for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. Dangerously alluring? I think so.

Guy Ritchie’s unique take on the film definitely will be fun and a little crazy, if nothing else. I do wish we’d get to see more of how Rachel McAdams’ character ties into the story (or, you know, just a line or two), but I guess we’ll have to settle for her sassy antics with that cad Robert Downey, Jr. for now. This is certainly shaping up to be one of the must-see’s of the year. If only Christmas would come sooner!

Sherlock Holmes hits theaters on December 25, 2009.

[via Empire]

The action-comedy romp is on full display here, with the obvious Ritchie touch. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law play off each other wonderfully and to often hilarious effect here, and what little we see of McAdams in the trailer does seem to hint at quite a, ah, formidable foil. Mark Strong looks deliciously evil, and it looks like we’re going to be in for a swashbuckling adventure here. Maybe not exactly what people have in mind when they think Sherlock Holmes, but exciting nonetheless. Check out the trailer below (or catch it on Yahoo in HD):

Sherlock Holmes hits theaters on December 25, 2009.

In the meantime, check out a few of the stills below, and head on over to USA Today to see the rest.

Ever since I heard Guy Ritchie was doing Sherlock Holmes, I wasn’t sure what to expect from such a movie. Would he Ritchie it up, or would it be more in line with a traditional blockbuster period piece? Once Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams joined the cast, I really didn’t know what to think; I just knew I wanted to see what that movie looked like. Now someone has.

The first footage of Sherlock Holmes was shown off at Warner Bros.’ ShoWest presentation and Latino Review has a write-up for it. The gist? Lots of humor, lots of action, Ritchie’s influence is definitely noticeable, and some funny accents. Here’s what El Guapo had to say:

The only sort of plot was the bad guy saying in a voiceover to Holmes that, “Tomorrow, at midday, the world as you know it, will end.” The next scene showed Downey as Holmes saying, “Well, there isn’t anytime to waste then, is there?”

A lot of action footage was shown, from Holmes jumping out a third story or so window into the river below (Thames) and shots of Holmes in a bare knuckle fist fight reminiscent of Tom Cruise’s fights in Far and Away. Some of the punches were in slow motion kind of like 300. We didn’t see Jude Law as Watson until halfway in the footage, when Sherlock wanted to find someone that would compliment his skills. “Holmes, does your depravity know no bounds?” “No.” is also exchanged in the footage shown, along with Holmes saying, “Watson, what have you done?”

We see shots of Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr.’s love interest in the film, who knocks him down in one scene , and he wakes up later handcuffed naked to a bed. The last scene shows a maid walking into the room and screaming at the site of a naked Holmes handcuffed to the bed with only a pillow to cover him up. Holmes then says, “Madam, I need you to remain calm and act like a professional. Take this pillow as the key to my release.” It was a pretty funny scene.

There were also shots of Holmes picking a lock until Watson just kicks the door in, a scene where he has a hammer but is up against an enormous man wielding a giant sledgehammer. Holmes throws the hammer at the guy’s chest and it bounces off with no effect.

USA Today has debuted a new image from Guy Ritchie’s re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes in an article with Robert Downey, Jr. and his thoughts on his Oscar buzz.

The still gives us a look at Jude Law as a dashing Watson, Bob Downey as a more brawny but still brainy Sherlock, and Rachel McAdams as the deceptive Irene Adler.

On his Academy Award nomination, Downey says, “Irony is synonymous with pretty much everything that is going on.” And in terms of his success in big commerical movies like Iron Man and Tropic Thunder (for which he is nominated) as opposed to the smaller projects that were his bread and butter early in his career: “The trend is turning back to commercial films that are actually, more often than not, where the quality happens.”

It’s good to see the dark horse make it. And I love the look and cast of Holmes so far, so let’s hope Ritchie can turn in a helluva re-telling of the classic detective stories.

Sherlock Holmes wraps principal photography this week in Brookyln.

All of this now has me nervous about the film, but there’s still enough talent involved that I can hold out hope that regardless of what kind of a Sherlock they give us, it can still be a very cool and very well-crafted one. Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes opens on November 13, 2009.

In true Guy Ritchie-fashion, we’re getting plenty of abs in the upcoming Sherlock Holmes film. Robert Downey, Jr. shows off his in one of two exclusive pics that IESB has posted. No telling how this fits into the story, though fans of the books will remember that Holmes was, among other things, a boxer. Looks like he might have gotten himself into a bit of a scrap in this picture. Head on over to IESB to see the full image and another of Downey, Jr. whispering to Jude Law’s Watson.