Audiences were looking for action in the theater this weekend, as the Mark Wahlberg-led new release Contraband won first place at the box office with $24.1 million. Following behind was the re-release of Beauty and the Beast in 3D, which earned $18.5 million, and was also a brand new entrant into theaters. In third place was the sequel Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, which added $11.5 Read more

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Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law were in costume yesterday to work on the sequel to Sherlock Holmes in Oxfordshire, England, under the watchful eye of director Guy Ritchie. The boys are back together and focusing on their blockbuster while Robert continues to fill his calendar for 2011 — in addition to starring as an astronaut in Gravity and an underwater treasure hunter in Yucatan, he's signed Read more

Things may be looking down for Lane Pryce and Pete Campbell on Mad Men, but the careers of their real-life alter egos are definitely on the upswing! Jared Harris has signed on for the highly coveted role of villain Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes 2, a part that was previously rumored for big names like Daniel Day-Lewis and Brad Pitt. While it's surprising to see the lesser-known Harris beat out Read more

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More casting gossip making the rounds! According to one website, Guy Ritchie is eyeing Daniel Day-Lewis to play villain Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes sequel (hmm, I guess this means that Brad Pitt is no longer in the running). Day-Lewis is a pro at creating chills (see: There Will Be Blood or Gangs of New York), so is it any wonder that he's at the top of Ritchie's list? Of course, Read more

Giving the people more of what they want is usually the principle behind sequels, and it definitely holds true for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, but a good sequel takes what works and makes it better. Though this follow-up to the 2009 hit retains the chemistry of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, it disappoints by failing to add anything to the Read more

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Sequels dominated the box office this weekend, but it was Robert Downey Jr.'s reprisal of a famous detective that had the most success. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows came in first at the box office with $40 million, followed by animated sequel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, with $23.5 million. Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, the fourth installment in the franchise, opened in Read more