Jude ‘heartthrob losing hair’ Law will play Dr. Watson in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movie, the mockney director has announced.

Law will be appearing alongside Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr, who has been cast in the role of Holmes. Ritchie, whose latest movie RocknRolla is released Stateside this month, made the announcement at a London press conference where he confirmed the rest of the cast.

Rachel McAdams will be cast as Irene Adler, Kelly Reilly as Watson’s love interest Mary, and Mark Strong will play the villain, Blackwood.

The movie is due to hit our screens in October 2009.

This is not to be confused with the Sherlock Holmes comedy, starring Will Ferrell and Sasha Baron Cohen that is currently in production.

Altogether now, “Wassup Holmes”:

Source: BBC News