‘Sherlock’ Producer Sue Vertue Says Benedict Cumberbatch Brand Has “A Future” After Co-Creator Mark Gatiss Raised Hopes For Film
EXCLUSIVE: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock could be about to dust off his magnifying glass.
Sue Vertue, who produced the beloved BBC reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories, has said the brand is likely to return.
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“We love that show and there is a future for it. One day. Maybe. If everyone wants to do it,” Vertue told Deadline on the blue carpet at the Amazon Prime Video Trailblazers event in London.
“I’ve still got the set in storage somewhere, which is probably rotten, to be honest with you,” she added. “It’s just getting everybody aligned, it’s getting the actors to want to do it.”
Sherlock co-creator and star Mark Gatiss raised hopes for a film earlier this year, telling Deadline: “We’d like to make a film but trying to get everyone together is very difficult.”
Cumberbatch starred in the series alongside Martin Freeman’s John Watson. They were last together on screen in 2017, with their final mystery titled The Final Problem.
Vertue runs Sherlock production company Hartswood Films, which recently sold to ITV Studios in a deal that was first revealed by Deadline.
Vertue said she was keen to find a partner because “it was getting a bit lonely out there” and “having some mates” was important to the company’s future. She added that Hartswood will look to mine ITV Studios’ library of brands for future projects.
Hartswood recently produced Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan comedy Douglas Is Cancelled for ITV. It makes The Devil’s Hour for Amazon Prime Video.
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