A potential Sherlock movie has sparked interest among fans, especially if it covers a story that the BBC series completely forgot about. The show, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, brought the famous detective and his cases to modern-day London. However, the decline of the show began after Sherlock’s fake death in “The Reichenbach Fall”, and its final season was disappointing.
Sherlock’s decline has left fans craving closure and answers to some of the show’s biggest mysteries.
"The Empty Hearse" showed Holmes in Serbia, where he was being tortured by unknown people before being rescued by his brother, Mycroft. The series failed to explain why he was in Serbia, why he was captured, and what else Holmes did during those two years. Exploring this period in a movie would be a great opportunity to delve into the character’s development and the people he encountered during that time.
Another unresolved mystery from the show is how Holmes faked his death in “The Reichenbach Fall”. The series offered different possible explanations, but none of them turned out to be correct. A Sherlock movie covering his “death” years could finally provide an official answer to how he faked his death and explore where he went after that and what he did.
Bringing the cast together for a movie may be a challenge as they are all busy, but if the project finally happens, it already has a compelling story to explore.
Answering these unresolved questions and delving into Holmes’ untold story during his fake death would give fans the closure they have been longing for since the show’s decline.
