History Trivia / SherlockHolmes2009

* FanNickname: Watson, due to being taller, thinner, younger and [[ShapedLikeItself more Jude Law]] than some previous portrayals, quickly became known as Hotson.

* FakeNationality: Robert Maillet (better known by his wrestling alias Wrestling/Kurrgan) is Canadian from Québec and plays a large French bad guy.

* FandomNod: In the extended preview (aired during the ''Series/{{Monk}}'' series finale), there's yet another clip of the Holmes-Watson VitriolicBestBuds routine, then a cut to Adler going "They've been flirting like this for ''hours''." To the general public, a funny joke. To those aware of the Holmes/Watson-shipping fanbase, ''bloody hilarious''. As it happened, [[spoiler:this seems to have been a deleted scene referring to Watson's bickering with a boat captain.]]

!!The 2009 film

* AuthorAppeal: Holmes and Watson manage to subdue Dredger with an arm bar and rear-naked choke, as director Creator/GuyRitchie is a fan and ardent practitioner of UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.
* CreatorInJoke: A brief shot of an inn called 'The Punch Bowl' is visible. Creator/GuyRitchie owns a pub called The Punch Bowl in Mayfair.
* CreditsGag: There are a couple, mostly in the juxtaposition of assorted credits with images from the film. The best of these is that the Costume Designer's credit appears with an image of the naked Holmes tied to a bed.

* FakeBrit: Robert Downey Jr spent hours perfecting his English accent as Sherlock Holmes.
* FakeNationality:
** Robert Maillet (better known by his wrestling alias Wrestling/Kurrgan) is Canadian from Québec and plays a large French bad guy.
** Creator/NoomiRapace, a Swedish actress, plays Simza, a French gypsy, though Rapace might have some Roma ancestry.
* FanNickname:
** Watson, due to being taller, thinner, younger and [[ShapedLikeItself more Jude Law]] than some previous portrayals, quickly became known as Hotson.
** Stephen Fry's version of Mycroft Holmes quickly took on the nickname "Frycroft".

* {{Jossed}}: Rumors circulated that Creator/BradPitt was in the running to play Moriarty in the second film. These were quickly denied, saying Pitt had never been considered.
* TheOtherDarrin: Jared Harris as Moriarty, in a way. Since, technically, he appeared always in shadow in the first movie and was played by Ed Tolputt in an uncredited role. Jared Harris redubbed Tolputt's lines to give it continuity with the second film in subsequent TV airings of the first film.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: In the original stories, Holmes is trained in Baritsu. In the film it's Wing-Chun Kung Fu - because Robert Downey Jr practices that in real life.

** Sam Worthington and Creator/ColinFarrell were in talks to play Watson before Jude Law was cast.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev performed to the ''Sherlock Holmes'' soundtrack for [[hthttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x71s0d3 his long program]] during the 2018-2019 competitive season.

* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev performed to the ''Sherlock Holmes'' soundtrack for [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6yld97 his long program]] during the 2018-2019 competitive season.

* AuthorAppeal: Holmes and Watson manage to subdue Dredger with an arm bar and rear-naked choke, as director Creator/GuyRitchie is a fan of UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.

* AuthorAppeal: Holmes and Watson manage to subdue Dredger with an arm bar and rear-naked choke, as director Creator/GuyRitchie is a fan of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

* {{Jossed}}: Rumours circulated that Creator/BradPitt was in the running to play Moriarty in the second film. These were quickly denied, saying Pitt had never been considered.
* TheOtherDarrin: Jared Harris as Moriarty, in a way. Since, technically, he appeared always in shadow in the first movie and was played by Ed Tolputt in an uncredited role. In subsequent TV airings of the first film, as Jared Harris was brought in to re-dub Tolputt's lines to give it continuity with the second film.

** Dredger, the large French man from the first movie, is actually French-Canadian.

* CastingGag: Geraldine James, who plays Mrs Hudson, had previously starred in an adaptation of ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles''.

** Creator/SamWorthington and Creator/ColinFarrell were in talks to play Watson before Jude Law was cast.

* DyeingForYourArt:
** Creator/RobertDowneyJr did this movie in between the first two ''Film/IronMan'' movies. Look at how beefy Tony Stark is compared to how wire-thin Holmes is. That takes ''dedication''.
** Rob also was meticulous in making sure his accent was perfect for the character and historical period. As per Creator/GuyRitchie's interview on ''Series/TopGear'', he succeeded.
*** It was perfect for modern perceptions, but it wasn't historically accurate. Historical British sounded much closer to modern Americans than modern Britons. It mainly revolves around [[http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2047-americans-brits-accents.html rhotic speech]].
*** Received pronunciation with its non-rhotic "r" and enunciated consonants was already widely used by the mid 1800s, even more so in London and the rest of Southern England. Given that Holmes is an educated Londoner in the late 19th century, Downy's accent is both impeccable and historically accurate.
* FakeNationality: Quite a few examples.

** Holmes himself is played by Creator/RobertDowneyJr., making him a FakeBrit.
** Canadian actress Creator/RachelMcAdams plays the [[FakeAmerican American]] Irene Adler.

** William Hope, a Canadian actor, played Standish, the American ambassador in the first film.

* AbilityOverAppearance: Robert Downey Jr. being cast as Holmes despite looking completely different from his descriptions in the stories.
* AuthorAppeal: Holmes and Watson manage to subdue Dredger with an arm bar and rear-naked choke, as director Guy Ritchie is a fan of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

* CreatorInJoke: A brief shot of an inn called 'The Punch Bowl' is visible. Guy Ritchie owns a pub called The Punch Bowl in Mayfair.

* DyeingForYourArt: Downey did this movie in between the first two ''Film/IronMan'' movies. Look at how beefy Tony Stark is compared to how wire-thin Holmes is. That takes ''dedication''.
** Rob also was meticulous in making sure his accent was perfect for the character and historical period. As per Guy Ritchie's interview on ''Series/TopGear'', he succeeded.

** Holmes himself is played by Robert Downey Jr., making him a FakeBrit.
** Canadian actress Rachel [=McAdams=] plays the [[FakeAmerican American]] Irene Adler.

** Noomi Rapace, a Swedish actress, plays Simza, a French gypsy, though Rapace might have some Roma ancestry.
* FanNickname: Watson, due to being taller, thinner, younger and [[ShapedLikeItself more Jude Law]] than some previous portrayals, quickly became known as Hotson.

* {{Jossed}}: Rumours circulated that Brad Pitt was in the running to play Moriarty in the second film. These were quickly denied, saying Pitt had never been considered.

** Sienna Miller was in talks to star in the film, possibly as Mary. But when Jude Law was cast as Watson, this was quietly dropped - due to the couple's very public break-up when Law had an affair with their nanny.
** Sam Worthington and Colin Farrell were in talks to play Watson before Jude Law was cast.