Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new featurette for their upcoming holiday release Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and you can watch it here below.

Robert Downey Jr. once again assumes the title role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous literary sleuth in this sequel to 2009’s Guy Ritchie-directed smash hit mystery-adventure, with Jude Law reprising his role of Holmes’ faithful but constantly put-upon compatriot Dr. John Watson.

Stephen Fry In America
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Directed by John-Paul Davidson and Michael Waldman
Starring Stephen Fry, Morgan Freeman, Ted Turner, Jimmy Wales
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Originally Released: November 17, 2008

Stephen Fry has become quite popular among the Internet Generation in the United States, and it was with great delight that I noticed Netflix had finally released his documentary miniseries, Stephen Fry In America, to their streaming catalog.

Known among many of our readers as the delicious and mischievous liberal media identity from V for Vendetta, I find it extremely agreeable that many of my American peers are beginning to discover a lot of Fry’s other work, from his comedy days with Hugh Laurie, to his current and ongoing panel series from the BBC called QI.

At one time or another, you’ve probably seen one of the paintings that various people in a position of power have had commissioned of themselves. One particularly notable portrait out there is that of the Russian general, which someone has taken to an extremely entertaining new level.

George Dawe, an English portrait artist who has painted 329 portraits of Russian generals, uses a digital copy of his work as a basis to add his friends, family, and some celebrities into the paintings using Photoshop.

So far he’s done a bunch of celebrities, and most of them look amazing. If we didn’t know who these people were, you wouldn’t think twice about whether most of them were a legit Russian general or not. Some look a little off such as Sean Connery, for example, who looks as though he’s just passed gas in a room full of people, and is pleased that none of them can figure out who it was.

Continue on below now to check out the pictures, and to the source link for even more.

Warner Brothers has released the first trailer for their Sherlock Holmes sequel, titled Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, which is once again directed by Guy Ritchie.

The movie sees Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) re–teaming for more adventures, while this time having to deal with the evil mastermind, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris).

You can see the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, as well as read a lengthy synopsis, by continuing on below now. The movie will be released on December 16, 2011.

Martin Freeman said that his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch will be joining him in The Hobbit, according BBC News Entertainment Correspondent Lizo Mzimba.

Mzimba tweeted the news earlier today while covering the BAFTAs, where the BBC series Sherlock won for Best Drama with its star Freeman snagging the Best Supporting Actor award. (See screenshot of tweet here below.) The reporter has not posted any follow-up information at this time.

Sherlock, which was co-written and co-created by current Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat, is a modern take on the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle detective Sherlock Holmes and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson. The first season was three 90-minute episodes; the second season, which is scheduled to air in the UK this Fall, will also consist of three 90-minute episodes.