For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. I feel like we’ve always been like that.”. [Enola’s] bravery and her vulnerableness.”. There are five other books in Nancy Springer's series which see Enola tackle a range of mysteries, while avoiding the attention of her older brothers. “Our Sherlock is different from what we may see as the traditional misogynistic genius. "There's more of the story to be told. My life is my own. The first movie has already been a popular hit on Netflix and sets itself up perfectly for a sequel, and if lead star and producer Millie Bobby Brown had her way, a sequel will definitely happen. If you’re looking for something to watch, check out our TV Guide. While Sherlock isn’t the focus of this Netflix film, Cavill recently told Radio Times that his Sherlock Holmes has been “softened” by his younger sister in the film and is different from “what we may see as the traditional misogynistic genius”. Review: Forgiveness is elusive in ‘Fire Will Come,’ a remarkable drama from Spain. According to the Daily Mail, the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – author of the original Sherlock Holmes books – is suing Netflix for copyright infringement over Enola Holmes. Vinyl Figure, Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town: The Second Official Novel, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. The new Netflix movie “Enola Holmes,” based on the Mancy Springer mystery series, stars a delightful Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin. The teen sleuth is intelligent, observant, opinionated, capable, stubborn and very vocal that she has no interest in what is traditionally expected of young women. It was Enola herself who appealed to Paige Brown, the star’s older sister and a self-described “bookworm,” who helped start the journey for the film to get made after reading Springer’s “Enola Holmes Mysteries” series. Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin. This isn’t a Sherlock Holmes movie,” he continued. Netflix's Enola Holmes is sure to please fans of the streaming service's other offerings for young adults, such as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the To All the Boys I've Loved Before film series. “I was starring in the film, so I was focused very much on that,” she added. pic.twitter.com/yrCkbhlQrT. While the film’s politics seem subtle compared with the mystery and action elements, they’re also nuanced. And she was confident that if they did disagree, they would have found a way to compromise. Though Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is a presence in the film, the story focuses on Enola finding her own path. It looks as though each word in the caption is an anagram, which when solved, reads: “Enola Holmes September twenty-third”. Vinyl Figure, Stranger Things Eggo Card Game (Limited Edition), Stranger Things: Demogorgon Pop! She tells Enola that she'll always be there if she needs her, all Enola needs to do is leave her a coded message in the newspaper as before. Murder Mystery’s Adeel Akhtar plays a young Inspector Lestrade and Chewing Gum’s Susie Wokoma plays Edith, the owner of a London tea house and jiu-jitsy master, alongside Torchwood’s Burn Gorman as henchman Linthorn, The History Boys’ Frances de la Tour as Tewksbury’s grandmother, Valkyrie’s David Bamber as Sir Whimbrel and Beauty and the Beast’s Hattie Morahan as Lady Tewkesbury. In fact, the sisters often found themselves on the same wavelength, which Millie said was very exciting. One of them even sees Enola save Dr John Watson using the language of flowers. Netflix UK marked the movie’s release by planting a new golden statue of the fictional Enola Holmes next to the famous statue of Sherlock Holmes on Marylebone Road in London. Netflix had originally revealed Enola Holmes’ release date in rather a cryptic fashion – the streamer released a teaser trailer for the film back in August, with the caption: “alone loshme reeebtpms wnettyrhitd”. “It’s not just the men who are doing this.”. Check out our lists of the best series on Netflix and the best movies on Netflix. Order a copy of the magical Christmas edition and calendar direct to your door. After saving the lord, Enola resumes the search for her mother and she finally gets a coded reply in a newspaper, allegedly from her mother that tells Enola to meet her at the Royal Academy that night. Welcome to our comprehensive gift guide for the 2020 holiday season. Director Harry Bradbeer and Millie Bobby Brown on the set of “Enola Holmes.”, Things get a bit explosive in “Enola Holmes.”, Johnny Depp loses libel case against British tabloid that called him a ‘wife beater’. 2020 PG-13 2h 3m Movies Based on Books. UNLIMITED TV SHOWS & MOVIES. “Millie at the time was a bit younger [than Enola] but I was thinking ahead and thought, ‘This would be really great onscreen.’”. Enola Holmes is officially one of Netflix's biggest original movies ever after racking up 76 million streams in four weeks. But when Mycroft decides Enola needs to be sent to a boarding school for a chance to be molded into an acceptable member of society, she runs away to solve the mystery of their missing mother on her own. I read the book series and I was immersed by the story. It’s so meaningful … the things that they used to do.”, Added Millie: “We’re very empowerment-oriented. "I had so much fun with this role," he told Digital Spy. Kamala Harris will be the first female vice president, as well as the first Black and Asian American person to occupy that post. And it was important that the film showed the different outlooks held by women of the time period through its characters. Enola Holmes. Leading the Enola Holmes cast is 16-year-old actress Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, Godzilla: King of the Monsters) as the title character, while Superman actor Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Justice League) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games, Love, Rosie) play her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft respectively. “Enola Holmes” is the first producing project for the Brown sisters. After court loss, Johnny Depp pushed out as Grindelwald in ‘Fantastic Beasts’. While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord. “There’s definitely very different perspectives throughout the film — philosophies of women from women,” said Millie Bobby Brown. Netflix acquired the finished film in April, when movie theaters were already shut down due to COVID-19. Over its first five days it was the most watched film on Netflix [35] [36] , as the film would go on to become the biggest first day opening Netflix title in 2020 as well as dominating the largest number of Netflix's monitored countries. JOIN NOW SIGN IN. Here though, we're more interested in the final moments of Enola Holmes that see a Holmes family reunion, and has Enola setting up what she's planning to do after the events of the movie. In addition to the coming-of-age and mystery aspects, “Enola Holmes” engages with the politics of its time period. "It was something that I wasn't fully expecting, really... but I just fell in love with it and the people involved. When playing alongside Wolfgang as a child prodigy, Maria would often receive top billing but as she grew older, cultural pressures made it impossible for her to continue her career. Enola Holmes is set for release on Netflix in September 2020. Thanks to her mother, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) can hold her own in hand-to-hand combat. However, it seems her brothers aren’t too happy with how Enola has turned out, describing her as a “wild woman” and claiming it is their duty to “make her acceptable for society” by sending her to finishing school. And despite being set in 1884, the film has feminist themes relatable to today. Still, the aim of the statues is to get people talking about Enola Holmes, and the promotion campaign certainly accomplished that. For the second time since 2018, California voters decisively rejected a bid to expand rent control across the state. It’s also the first time the siblings have collaborated on the creative side of a project, though Paige has been working with Millie in a behind-the-scenes capacity for the last few years. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Enola softens Sherlock and opens up his heart, which we haven’t really had access to in other renditions,” he said. Can’t get to the shops? A Long Beach native, she graduated from UCLA. Vinyl Figure, Hasbro Gaming Monopoly Stranger Things Edition, Stranger Things Eleven Elevated Pop! Inspired by Sherlock’s sister ENOLA HOLMES, we installed statues in cities around the UK celebrating the real-life sisters of famous figures whose prestigious achievements have been overshadowed in the history books by their more widely known brothers. RadioTimes.com has contacted the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle for further comment. “This is an Enola Holmes movie. Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe’s short and pensive drama “Fire Will Come” explores the tension between a condemned man and his neighbors. Millie Bobby Brown is terrific in the clever ‘Enola Holmes’. Speaking to Radio Times magazine, he said: “I definitely didn’t guess the mystery involving my character when I first read the script for this – I didn’t even have an inkling and hopefully people who are watching it won’t either.”. I'm a bit further down the cast list than the others, but he still took the time and really delved into all the details of what Lestrade is and how he works," he told Digital Spy. In keeping with the theme, Netflix announced on Twitter it was erecting statues of the sisters of famous men in the U.K. next to existing statues of the men. The Enola Holmes Mysteries, written by American author Nancy Springer, consists of six books: The complete set is available to buy on the Penguin Random House website. Taking on additional responsibilities beyond acting meant “there was a certain level of excitement and nervousness going into [their first producing role],” said Millie Bobby Brown. “I think it’s so important for young women to know what sacrifices were made in the hundreds of years before us,” said Paige Brown. Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, Harry Potter) portrays the siblings’ mother Eudoria, who mysteriously disappears on Enola’s birthday, and Paddington 2 actor Louis Partridge plays runaway Viscount Tewksbury. Sherlock’s political apathy is called out as privilege, and some women are shown to be complicit with the system. Mother never wanted that. His on-screen brother, Sam Claflin, added that Enola Holmes is a fresh take on the detective family. Unless it's been filmed in secret, then production likely wouldn't start until 2021 and if that's the case, then we could be looking at a 2022 release date. Millie Bobby Brown would, of course, be back as Enola Holmes and likely joined by Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin as Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, respectively. Enola’s on-screen brother, Sam Claflin, also said that he was drawn to the story by the focus on Enola and “her independence, strength and wisdom”. You can catch it on Netflix . By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. The statues include that of Frances Dickens, sister of noted writer Charles Dickens, Mary Hardy, sister of poet Thomas Hardy, Princess Helena Victoria, sister of King Edward VII, and Maria Anna Mozart, sister of famous musician Wolfgang Mozart. Netflix has come up with a rather unique method of promoting their latest movie Enola Holmes. She was also on set for much of the filming. Millie Bobby Brown stars as Sherlock Holmes' detective sister in this Netflix flick. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Doyle Estate claim that the copyright of the author’s last ten stories, published between 1923 and 1927, still belong to them. “I wanted to make something that was realistic but also fun and magical,” he said. pic.twitter.com/bfKgyEukWy. Based on American author Nancy Springer’s novels of the same name, Enola Holmes sees Brown’s title character escape finishing school to search for her suddenly-missing mother (Helena Bonham Carter). 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Joe Biden elected president; Trump first incumbent defeated in nearly 30 years. “I remember learning about the suffragette movement in school and feeling really passionate about it,” she continued. If we do get a sequel, future movies could either adapt the rest of the book series or even create new original mysteries. You can get the complete Sherlock Holmes book collection on Amazon for £13.02. The trailer is afoot! The Estate claims that the film’s portrayal of Holmes would represent copyright infringement. The film is set to land on TODAY (Wednesday, September 23) at 8am. Review: The magical musical ‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’ is a new holiday classic. If you want to get a head start on the Enola Holmes books before Netflix releases this adaptation, look no further. For more on the film’s plot and to have the Enola Holmes ending explained, follow the link! “Some people, they need to defend the status quo because it suits them,” said Bradbeer. Reviews for the film have been largely positive, with critics lavishing particular praise upon Bobby Brown in the central role of the formidable Enola. Now he’s California’s youngest legislator. Read on for everything we know so far about Enola Holmes. Speaking to Total Film, Bradbeer said: “There was the fact that there was a sister that people probably hadn’t considered existed.”. Enola didn’t just come out of nowhere, and she wasn’t a creation of Netflix, either. Trump vows to fight the results. Alice Winocour’s excellent follow-up to “Disorder” follows an astronaut preparing for blast-off to Mars. 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"I'm delighted to say I'm not entirely sure what she's up to," he told Decider. Paige introduced the books to Millie, and it didn’t take much for her to get on board with a film project. So this was a great opportunity for me.”. They head off disappointed, but Sherlock spots Enola's childhood toy (a pine cone she called Dash), so he knows she was there. Maria Anna Mozart was a gifted harpsichord and fortepiano player who toured Vienna and Paris. More likely is the return of Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes and Adeel Akhtar as Lestrade. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Alex Lee, a 25-year-old San Jose Democrat, will become the youngest state legislator in more than 80 years and the first to have come out as bisexual. Tracy Brown is a digital editor and writer working in entertainment for the Los Angeles Times. … I was very excited about multiple different things — the stunts, the costumes, the time period. She helps provide digital content for the Arts and Entertainment sections and has also written for the Travel, Books and Image sections. “I love the brotherly banter between Sherlock and Mycroft and the opportunity to play against type and rock a moustache.”. You got to see him from another side and you got to meet his mother, and better understand the character who was always meant to be quite unknowable.”. Enola Holmes is a Sherlock Holmes based movie with a big twist. This was a significant achievement for any woman at the time, earning her much respect. pic.twitter.com/pc2lj1LxjR. “It struck me that [this film] brought one of my enthusiasms and another — which is Sherlock — together. Based on the Nancy Springer books, Enola Holmes is set in 19th century England and centres around Sherlock’s younger sister (Millie Bobby Brown), who discovers on her 16th birthday that her mother has disappeared with no clue as to where she’s gone. "I know quite a bit, which I can't divulge. Enola Holmes is now available to watch on Netflix. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Louis Partridge back as Tewkesbury, but equally, it could be that there's not a place for him in the sequel. The new Netflix movie “Enola Holmes,” based on the Mancy Springer mystery series, stars a delightful Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin. Back at her room, Enola has a surprise reunion with her mother who apologises for leaving her, but Eudoria knew it wasn't "safe" to tell Enola where she was going as she's involved in the Suffragist movement. Fleabag’s Fiona Shaw plays Miss Harrison, the mistress of Enola’s new finishing school – a role, she told Radio Times magazine, was written for her. Get the Indie Focus newsletter, Mark Olsen's weekly guide to the world of cinema. “I have a daughter and I hope that she watches a film like this in the future,” he said. “When Paige is excited about something it gets me immediately excited. Review: Sherlock who? She isn't grown up, there's no conclusion. Vinyl Figure, Stranger Things Steve with Sunglasses Pop! Review: Eva Green is at her best in the deeply stirring astronaut drama ‘Proxima’. “But I’ve always been into production, I’ve always been into behind-the-scenes [work]. In a final monologue to camera, Enola talks about how she needs to find her "own path" like the rest of her family: "I now see that being alone doesn't mean I have to be lonely. You can catch it on Netflix . She added that she came up with the idea for the film with her older sister Paige, who is also an actress. Netflix's Enola Holmes is sure to please fans of the streaming service's other offerings for young adults, such as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the To All the Boys I've Loved Before film series. The movie takes the established Sherlock Holmes canon created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to tell the tale of a modern heroine chafing under the strict rules enforced on women in Victorian England. In the 20 second clip, we get a brief look at Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock’s younger sister with a mind “sharp as a tack”, as well as Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter, Adeel Akhtar, Fiona Shaw and Susan Wokoma donning 19th century attire. We also get a first glimpse of Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin as Sherlock and Mycroft respectively, with Enola picking them up from the station and hoping they will have answers to their mother’s disappearance. The game is afoot. The screenplay was adapted by prolific British writer Jack Thorne, whose credits include the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and the TV series “His Dark Materials.”, “The thing that I noticed first about the script was that it was about my favorite topic, which is dysfunctional families coming to terms with each other,” said Bradbeer, who has long been a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Poet Thomas Hardy’s sister Mary attended higher education and worked for several years as a teacher before being appointed Headmistress of Piddlehinton Village School. Plus, “Paige is my sister, she’s brutally honest with me,” said Millie Bobby Brown. On Monday, Netflix tweeted out the first teaser trailer for Enola Holmes, a new movie starring Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, the … Based on the first book in Nancy Springer's The Enola Holmes Mysteries series, Enola Holmes sees Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown take on the eponymous role as Sherlock's teenage sister. "Harry's [Bradbeer] such an easy, loving director. Netflix Netflix. “We never really came to any creative differences.”. However, if you’d like to read the series’ source material – Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novels – you can buy his complete works on Amazon. The sequel, if it happens, would likely see Netflix be more involved on the production side. News, photos, videos and full episode guide, When is Enola Holmes’ Netflix release date? Access this edition with a 1-month free trial, only on Apple News+. Unlike Enola, who cannot see eye-to-eye with her older brothers, the Brown sisters say they “work together really well.”, “I think that maybe the challenging part of this one was wondering whether we were going to have the same ideas creatively,” said Paige Brown. “Everybody else wants to control her life, specifically men.”, Directed by Harry Bradbeer, the Emmy Award-winning director of “Fleabag,” “Enola Holmes” is based on the young-adult detective novel by Nancy Springer. "I am a detective, I am a decipherer and I am a finder of lost souls. “That automatically brings the whole feminist stance and a feminist angle on the Holmes story, which was particularly interesting to me, as Holmes was thought of as being someone who was a little bit of a misogynist,” he said. Netflix teases: “After a free-spirited childhood, Enola suddenly finds herself under the care of her brothers Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), both set on sending her away to a finishing school for “proper” young ladies.”, “Refusing to follow their wishes, Enola escapes to search for her mother in London. Millie Bobby Brown is the star of another high-profile Netflix project following her Stranger Things success – out tomorrow, Enola Holmes will see the 16-year-old play Sherlock Holmes’ sister, who’s every bit as clever as her big brother! Not only in the country, which is dysfunctional, but the family as well.". Already have an account with us? According to Bradbeer, there's plenty to explore in a follow-up in terms of the Holmes family, especially Enola's enigmatic mother. When solved, the anagram reads: Enola Holmes September twenty-third – implying the film was set to land on Netflix on Wednesday 23rd September – and this was confirmed by the platform later in August. Sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox. See the trailer for Millie Bobby Brown’s Sherlock film, Enola Holmes finally solves the case of the missing women in previous Sherlock adaptations, Best series to watch on Netflix right now (November 2020), Unsolved Mysteries reboot on Netflix – the cases, release date and more, 300+ General knowledge questions and answers for your virtual quiz (new questions), Coronation Street spoilers: Anna is unsettled by Phelan’s flirtations – watch the scene. Princess Helena Victoria, sister of King Edward VII, was a founding member of the British Red Cross and President of the Royal British Nurses Association.Champion of healthcare workers, she fought for better working conditions, rights, and pay, which led to nurse registration pic.twitter.com/YOR4JzalmL. But Enola escapes, hoping to find her mother while also staying hidden from her brothers by tuning herself into “a lady”. It hasn't even been confirmed yet, let alone started filming, so it'll be a while before we see anything from the sequel. “I just fell in love with Enola,” said Millie Bobby Brown. Cavill, who plays Sherlock Holmes, recently told Radio Times that he had lots of fun taking on such an iconic role as Sherlock isn’t at the forefront of the story and so “an enormous amount of the pressure was off”.