EXCLUSIVE: Adeel Akhtar, who was recently seen opposite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Netflixs highly-viewed original movie, Murder Mystery, has landed a role in the Enola Holmes film adaptation from Legendary. He joins Millie Bobby Brown who will star as the titular character as well as Henry Cavill who is down for the role of Sherlock Holmes and Helena Bonham Carter as Enolas mother.
Directed by Harry Bradbeer, the pic is based on Nancy Springers six-book series, The Enola Holmes Mysteries, which follows the adventures of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes much younger sister, Enola, a highly capable detective in her own right. Jack Thorne adapted the screenplay.
Brown and Paige Brown producing through their PCMA Productions shingle alongside Legendary, while Alex Garcia and Ali Mendes will oversee for the studio.
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