THR's Heat Vision blog is reporting that Rapace has just been cast as the female lead in Sherlock Holmes 2: The Search for Curly's Gold, or whatever ridiculous post-colon name they give it. There's no firm news as to details of her character, but sources are alleging she'll be playing a French gypsy. Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law will be returning, and rumors state that we'll be getting a glimpse of not only Sherlock's arch-enemy Moriarty, but also his brother, Mycroft Holmes.
I really enjoyed the first one but thought Rachel McAdams' Irene Adler was as about as fun and as intellectually mischievous as a bowl of granola, so here's the hoping that Rapace can hold her own against RDJ and add a little zazz to the proceedings.
ยท 'Tattoo' Girl Lands 'Sherlock 2' [Heat Vision]