Enola Holmes 2 is happening at Netflix, with Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill returning as Enola and Sherlock Holmes, respectively, alongside writer Jack Thorne and director Harry Bradbeer.
Enola Holmes 2 Is Reportedly More Action Than Mystery
In very unsurprising news,
Enola Holmes 2 was officially given the green light by Netflix yesterday. Indeed, star and producer Millie Bobby Brown has hardly been shy in voicing her desire to reprise the title role, while director Harry Bradbeer wants to turn all six books in Nancy Springer’s literary series into feature films.
Based on the overwhelmingly enthusiastic critical response and huge viewership numbers generated by the original, he might well get his chance, too, especially when you factor in Netflix’s push to build out as many in-house franchises as possible.
Henry Cavill Will Reportedly Be Co-Lead In Enola Holmes 2
There’s been a lot of chatter surrounding the first of what could be anywhere up to five
Enola Holmes sequels over the last week or so, and while Netflix haven’t officially placed the second installment into active development, an increase in noise typically means that there’s something brewing behind the scenes.
The opening pic adapted
The Case of the Missing Marquess, which was the first book in Nancy Springer’s literary series, so it would make sense for
Enola Holmes 2 to take its cues from
The Case of the Left-Handed Lady. Obviously, there’s no reason why some creative license can’t be applied when translating the source material to the film, and we’ve now heard from our sources – the same ones who told us Luke Skywalker was returning to
Dickensian, Fleabag) directs this story based on young adult author Nancy Springer s book
The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery, the first in a series of mystery novels about Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes precocious younger sister, Enola (Millie Bobby Brown). Henry Cavill is the crack detective, Sherlock, and Sam Claflin is the politician, Mycroft. When Enola discovers her mother, Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter), has gone missing, she embarks on a mission to find her. On the train to London, she encounters a runaway lord, young Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), who s being followed by man named Linthorn (Burn Gorman), who appears to want Tewkesbury dead.