Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Europe, 1891. A run of bombings pushes France and Germany to the edge of war, and Holmes ties them to Professor James Moriarty, a brilliant mathematician who profits from chaos. Irene Adler gets caught in the crossfire. Watson is about to marry Mary, but Holmes drags him on a trip by train, through Paris and Germany, with the Romani fortune-teller Simza and brother Mycroft nearby. The target is a peace summit in Switzerland. Holmes and Moriarty face off over a game of chess, and the final fight ends with a fall into the Reichenbach Falls.

1. ReferenceTwo Doyle stories

   The script has an original premise but borrows from "The Final Problem", where Moriarty first appears, and from "The Adventure of the Empty House".

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2. Behind the scenesReal Romani musicians

   Hans Zimmer traveled to France, Italy and Slovakia to listen to Romani players. He brought 13 of them, with their own violins and accordions, to a Vienna studio to record the score.

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3. Behind the scenesA smaller Adler

   Rachel McAdams came back as Irene Adler in a small part. Producer Joel Silver said the plan was a "different kind of girl" in each film, and Noomi Rapace took the female lead.

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