Cohen, Ferrell and Apatow Sign on for Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is coming to the big screen. And guess what? It's a comedy. There are only a few people on earth who can make this funny, and they're all on board. That would be Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell and money-maker Judd Apatow, who is producing. I'll put my own money down that this will be a hit.

I'm not sure if they could have picked a better character actor right now than Sacha Baron Cohen. I remember watching Da Ali G Show way back in 2004, and laughing my nipples off. But the most impressive part of the show was Cohen's ability to concentrate on his characters. He makes the characters seem very real. Sacha Baron Cohen as Sherlock Holmes will be as real as the recession.

Then you have Will Ferrell, who is probably the only person in Hollywood who can get laughs just by staring into the camera. Comedians like me have to juggle coconuts on our toes just to get to a cough. And ever since Anchor Man, Judd Apatow has been averaging $93,386,259 as a producer, and that’s including Kicking and Screaming. Yeah, I forgot about that movie too, until I looked it up.

With these three together telling the classic story of Sherlock Holmes it's not hard to figure out that this film will be a success. Actually, its "elementary." I can't wait.

-Reggie Williams

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