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The new Netflix film Enola Holmes is the talk of the internet at the moment. And while the story centers around Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister, people can’t help but notice how Henry Cavill’s version of the private detective is so different from what we’ve seen in other incarnations.
There was a time when Jeremy Brett was unrivalled as the best version of the character. Then came Benedict Cumberbatch’s modern and quirky Sherlock, and alongside it the witty Robert Downey Jr. in the film series. Now, the genius crime fighting investigator has once again graced the screens with his mad deductions skills. Only this time, Henry Cavill, the actor known for playing the Man of Steel in the DCEU and Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher, has taken up the mantle. Or more precisely, the deerstalker and the overcoat.
What’s more, this particular version is merely a supporting character to his sister Enola, played by Millie Bobby Brown. Even so, it looks as though fans have fallen head over heels in love with Cavill’s portrayal, a Sherlock Holmes who’s ironically not the primary focus of the narrative.
Cavill himself apparently worked hard to make the role his own, though, and give us a unique take on one of the world’s greatest fictional detectives, with the actor explaining:
“Harry Bradbeer (director) and I spent a lot of time talking about me, talking about my experiences, talking about my relationships with my family,” he revealed in a recent interview. “My brothers and sisters, my hopes and my dreams. And then he found certain key characteristics in me that he wanted to really apply for the character of Sherlock [based on] the relationships with various people I’ve had in my life.”
In the same interview, conducted by Hollywood Access, Cavill noted that he perfected this version of Sherlock Holmes through trial and error on set, saying:
“Initially, there was a lot more in the way of emotional stuff coming out because it was digging deep into my own personal stuff. And we pared it back. What we were left with behind was an emotionally connected Sherlock, but only emotionally connected with one person. And that was Enola. And I loved building that part of the character. He’s still this eccentric, odd, weird, aloof genius detective, as far as the outside world – as far as anyone else—is concerned, but his relationship with Enola is very specific and very unique.”
These efforts certainly seem to have paid off, as Enola Holmes is currently the #1 movie on Netflix in 78 countries and continues to break records worldwide.
Netflix have struck gold once again with Enola Holmes, as the movie dominates the platform’s Top 10 most-watched list while basking in the acclaim of critics and subscribers alike. The literary adaptation is currently on track to break all sorts of viewership records, but the streaming service still have a lawsuit to contend with based on Henry Cavill’s interpretation of big brother Sherlock.
Earlier this year, the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle sued Netflix for copyright infringement, despite the vast majority of Sherlock Holmes stories being property of the public domain. Of course, the author’s estate still retains the rights to ten works published between 1923 and 1927, but these latter stories will also enter the public domain by 2022.
The legal action argues that Cavill’s version of the legendary detective showing warmth and affection to his sister infringes on their copyright, as all previous Holmes tales had depicted him as cold and unfeeling. The DCEU’s Superman has certainly captured the imagination with his impossibly handsome and buff take on the iconic character, but you wouldn’t have said his performance was an emotional tour de force. Nonetheless, Cavill does show flickers of exuberance and personality, but with Enola Holmes being set in 1884, it clearly takes place before any of the Conan Doyle tales given the notable absence of John Watson.
As ScreenRant explains:
The majority of Sherlock Holmes stories and novels have long been in the public domain, with the exception of ten stories published between 1923 and 1927. The Conan Doyle Estate still owns most of these stories, though the copyright terms began to expire in 2018 and all the stories will be in the public domain by 2022. In 2015 the estate filed a lawsuit against Miramax’s film Mr. Holmes, which featured the detective in his later years (the studio settled). The latest complaint lists Enola Holmes author Nancy Springer, director Harry Bradbeer and screenwriter Jack Thorne, and Netflix among the defendants. It contends that prior to the stories published from 1923 onwards, Sherlock was cold, unfeeling, misogynistic and incapable of real friendship. On this basis, the lawsuit argues that by displaying warmth and kindness to his younger sister, the version of Sherlock played by Cavill in Enola Holmes is infringing upon the Conan Doyle Estate’s copyright.
Of course, Sherlock Holmes is one of the most heavily adapted figures in history across all forms of media, and it seems a little strange that the author’s estate would have a problem with Netflix’s movie in particular. Especially when Will Ferrell of all people played the part in the awful Holmes & Watson, and they didn’t bat an eyelid about him being presented as a complete buffoon in one of the worst comedies ever made.