Take that, you bounder: Jude Law takes swing at a gypsy in new Sherlock Holmes film (after quick practice on Guy Ritchie)

• Sumptuous scenes shot in autumnal Richmond Park

Judging by the scenes from the set of his new Sherlock Holmes film, Guy Ritchie is looking to land another knockout hit.
His first adventure starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law as the detective and Dr Watson was a box-office success and critically acclaimed.
And in scenes shot in Richmond Park, south-west London, the guys were clearly enjoying themselves as they rehearsed a fight scene.
First, Jude showed his boxing moves in a trial run with the director and then took on a bounder who appears to have stolen his scarf.

Take that: Jude Law as Dr Watson punches a bounder in scenes for the Sherlock Holmes sequel shot in Richmond Park, south-west London

Trial run: Jude Law practises his pugilistic moves on director Guy Ritchie before the big scene

Wooden gypsy caravans were parked among the trees as the park's deer roamed between them looking on curiously.
Law, 37, and Oscar nominee Downey Jr, 45, were seen in character riding around through the autumnal landscape in a horse-drawn carriage as Ritchie explained each scene.

 

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Dr Watson is wearing the claret-and-blue scarf in those scenes, which suggests the gypsy pinched it from him, or else he's wearing it as spoils after the spot of fisticuffs.

Take the reins: Jude Law drives a horse and carriage across Richmond Park in London as Robert Downey Jr sits beside him as the pair film scenes for the sequel to Sherlock Holmes today

Jog on: Jude feels confident enough to set the horse off to trot on his own

Home, James: Robert laughs as the carriage owner looks on worriedly

It saw Ritchie realise detective Holmes as more of an action figure, which rubbed some purists up the wrong way, even though Ritchie insisted the action was inherent in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original books.
He also used London almost as another character in the movie and faithfully re-created 19th century street scenes as described by Conan Doyle - with all the necessary mud, dirt and darkness involved.

What's your motivation?: Director Guy Ritchie and Jude look on as Robert gives his view about the way a scene should be shot

Leaf it to me: Guy seems to have had a bright idea as they film on a beautiful autumn day in Richmond Park

As already reported, Stephen Fry will be joining the cast as Sherlock's older brother, Mycroft, and also confirmed to star in the film is Geraldine James as Mrs Hudson.
Elsewhere, Noomi Rapace, the actress who played Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish language movie adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, will be joining the cast.

Back in tweed: Good friends Jude and Robert seem happy to be working together again

Jared Harris meanwhile is set to join Jude and co as Sherlock's nemesis, Professor Moriarty - not Brad Pitt or Daniel Day Lewis as previously reported - and Rachel McAdams returns as Irene Adler.
The first movie took a whopping $209,019,489 (£131,500,000) at the box office and there's high hopes for Sherlock Holmes 2 which is due to open in cinemas on December 16 next year. 

Steps to success: Robert and Jude in a still from last year's big screen outing, Sherlock Holmes

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