Discarded plots, quotes from canon, Martin Freeman's hatred of Watson's moustache... Here's a long list of Sherlock series 3 trivia...
Released this month, the collector’s edition Sherlock series 3 DVDs are crammed with nerd succour, from the episodes one and three commentaries by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue and Una Stubbs, to behind-the-scenes featurettes, falling-over and dancing outtakes, footage from episode read-throughs, a deleted scene in which Lars Mikkelsen licks Benedict Cumberbatch, technical special effects gubbins, clips from the only existing television interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and - we almost forgot - the series itself.
For Sherlock fans who haven’t yet had the pleasure, we’ve ploughed through all the bonus material on the discs, turning up the odd bit of trivia treasure as we did so. Find out below about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat's plans for Sherlock to teach Mary the violin, Benedict Cumberbatch...
Released this month, the collector’s edition Sherlock series 3 DVDs are crammed with nerd succour, from the episodes one and three commentaries by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue and Una Stubbs, to behind-the-scenes featurettes, falling-over and dancing outtakes, footage from episode read-throughs, a deleted scene in which Lars Mikkelsen licks Benedict Cumberbatch, technical special effects gubbins, clips from the only existing television interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and - we almost forgot - the series itself.
For Sherlock fans who haven’t yet had the pleasure, we’ve ploughed through all the bonus material on the discs, turning up the odd bit of trivia treasure as we did so. Find out below about Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat's plans for Sherlock to teach Mary the violin, Benedict Cumberbatch...
- 11/25/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature Gem Wheeler 14 Feb 2014 - 07:00
Gem compares Elementary and Sherlock's approach to adapting Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories...
Warning: contains plot details for Sherlock series three and Elementary season two.
Unless you’ve been hiding out in a mysterious foreign country since 2012, you’ll know that Sherlock recently concluded its third series by presenting us with another tantalising mystery. The last time this happened, it was the thorny question of how Sherlock managed to survive his leap from the roof of St Bart’s. This year, we’re left to wonder how Moriarty apparently brushed aside the small matter of a self-inflicted bullet wound to the head. It’s comforting to know that times may change, but Sherlock’s capacity to induce fevered speculation and waves of online outrage will be with us for some time to come.
We’ve been granted no fewer than three recent interpretations of the consulting detective.
Gem compares Elementary and Sherlock's approach to adapting Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories...
Warning: contains plot details for Sherlock series three and Elementary season two.
Unless you’ve been hiding out in a mysterious foreign country since 2012, you’ll know that Sherlock recently concluded its third series by presenting us with another tantalising mystery. The last time this happened, it was the thorny question of how Sherlock managed to survive his leap from the roof of St Bart’s. This year, we’re left to wonder how Moriarty apparently brushed aside the small matter of a self-inflicted bullet wound to the head. It’s comforting to know that times may change, but Sherlock’s capacity to induce fevered speculation and waves of online outrage will be with us for some time to come.
We’ve been granted no fewer than three recent interpretations of the consulting detective.
- 2/13/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Feature Louisa Mellor 20 Jan 2014 - 07:00
An in-depth look at how His Last Vow, Sherlock’s series 3 finale, adapts the Doyle story of Charles Augustus Milverton…
Warning: contains major spoilers for Sherlock series three.
Having ticked off Moriarty, the Woman and the hell-hound in series two, Sherlock’s third run was in need of a villain. Enter Charles Augustus Magnussen, a Scandi take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s detestable master blackmailer played to grotesque perfection by The Killing’s Lars Mikkelsen.
Though perhaps the most despicable, Mikkelsen wasn’t the first on-screen version of the Doyle character. Barry Jones gave an arch, cruelly playful turn as the blackmailer in the 1965 BBC adaptation with Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock as Holmes and Watson. Robert Hardy, recognisable to many as Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter series, was an odious, amused Milverton in the 1992 television film with Jeremy Brett...
An in-depth look at how His Last Vow, Sherlock’s series 3 finale, adapts the Doyle story of Charles Augustus Milverton…
Warning: contains major spoilers for Sherlock series three.
Having ticked off Moriarty, the Woman and the hell-hound in series two, Sherlock’s third run was in need of a villain. Enter Charles Augustus Magnussen, a Scandi take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s detestable master blackmailer played to grotesque perfection by The Killing’s Lars Mikkelsen.
Though perhaps the most despicable, Mikkelsen wasn’t the first on-screen version of the Doyle character. Barry Jones gave an arch, cruelly playful turn as the blackmailer in the 1965 BBC adaptation with Douglas Wilmer and Nigel Stock as Holmes and Watson. Robert Hardy, recognisable to many as Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter series, was an odious, amused Milverton in the 1992 television film with Jeremy Brett...
- 1/19/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries are about a lot of things -- crime, clues, social mores, thrilling adventures, weird science and colorful villains. But at their heart is the friendship of two lonely men: wounded war veteran Dr. John Watson and eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.
Thrown together as flat mates, the two men become investigative partners, confidants and the stars of their own stories, written by Watson. But as close as friends can be, they remain separate people. Sooner or later, life -- and death -- will intrude.
On Sunday, Jan. 19 (check local listings), PBS and the BBC's version of "Sherlock," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson, returns to "Masterpiece Mystery!" for a third season of three 90-minute episodes, paired with another blockbuster hit, "Downton Abbey."
In the opener, called "The Empty Hearse," Holmes has faked his death in a leap from the roof of St.
Thrown together as flat mates, the two men become investigative partners, confidants and the stars of their own stories, written by Watson. But as close as friends can be, they remain separate people. Sooner or later, life -- and death -- will intrude.
On Sunday, Jan. 19 (check local listings), PBS and the BBC's version of "Sherlock," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson, returns to "Masterpiece Mystery!" for a third season of three 90-minute episodes, paired with another blockbuster hit, "Downton Abbey."
In the opener, called "The Empty Hearse," Holmes has faked his death in a leap from the roof of St.
- 1/19/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
When Sherlock cocreator Steven Moffat was prepping the third season of his beloved British sleuth show he planned on having an American actor play a new villain called Charles Augustus Milverton, based on a character of the same name from one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original tales. So how come fans will actually see Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen (a star of the original version of the The Killing and brother of Hannibal actor Mads) play a character called Charles Augustus Magnussen when the new season premieres on PBS this Sunday?
“I wanted him not to be British and...
“I wanted him not to be British and...
- 1/17/2014
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside TV
And after such a long wait for series three, it feels cruel and mean for it to be over so soon. You wait two years for an answer to a Sherlock cliffhanger and then it comes back and delivers you an even bigger jaw-dropping ending. When will we get answers? 2015... 2016?
'His Last Vow' delivered plenty of twists and shocks and it appears to have won over the critics, who were divided over the second episode of the series. Find out the critics' verdicts below:
Digital Spy - Emma Dibdin
"Let's take a moment to appreciate the intoxicating blend of sinewy plot and sharp, detailed dialogue and wrenching character work that Moffat cooked up here. Series three has marked a tonal shift for the series - more human, less machine - and 'His Last Vow' tied the subtly warmer new dynamics back to their roots with pinpoint elegance. Farewell for now,...
'His Last Vow' delivered plenty of twists and shocks and it appears to have won over the critics, who were divided over the second episode of the series. Find out the critics' verdicts below:
Digital Spy - Emma Dibdin
"Let's take a moment to appreciate the intoxicating blend of sinewy plot and sharp, detailed dialogue and wrenching character work that Moffat cooked up here. Series three has marked a tonal shift for the series - more human, less machine - and 'His Last Vow' tied the subtly warmer new dynamics back to their roots with pinpoint elegance. Farewell for now,...
- 1/13/2014
- Digital Spy
Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat has described the show's new villain Charles Augustus Magnussen as "utterly terrifying".
Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen stars in Sunday night's episode 'His Last Vow' as Magnussen, a character based on Conan Doyle's 'master blackmailer' Charles Augustus Milverton.
Sherlock series finale: 12 teasers for 'His Last Vow'
"We had a notion that maybe he might be American and at that point we kept the original name," Moffat explained last night (January 8) at a BAFTA screening of the third series finale.
"It was actually [producer] Sue [Vertue] who originally suggested that we have a look at Lars. I then went onto a website and looked up all the Danish names that sounded a bit like 'Milverton' and came up with Magnussen!"
Sherlock series 3 'The Sign of Three' recap: The end of an era?
Moffat added that Sherlock "has such an act to follow" in replacing Andrew Scott's Moriarty -...
Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen stars in Sunday night's episode 'His Last Vow' as Magnussen, a character based on Conan Doyle's 'master blackmailer' Charles Augustus Milverton.
Sherlock series finale: 12 teasers for 'His Last Vow'
"We had a notion that maybe he might be American and at that point we kept the original name," Moffat explained last night (January 8) at a BAFTA screening of the third series finale.
"It was actually [producer] Sue [Vertue] who originally suggested that we have a look at Lars. I then went onto a website and looked up all the Danish names that sounded a bit like 'Milverton' and came up with Magnussen!"
Sherlock series 3 'The Sign of Three' recap: The end of an era?
Moffat added that Sherlock "has such an act to follow" in replacing Andrew Scott's Moriarty -...
- 1/9/2014
- Digital Spy
Interview Louisa Mellor 1 Jan 2014 - 22:30
Here's what the cast and creators said after December's preview screening of The Empty Hearse. Huge spoilers ahead...
Spoiler warning: best avoided if you haven’t seen The Empty Hearse.
After the posh BFI screening of The Empty Hearse in December, writer Caitlin Moran chaired a Q&A with the cast and creators. Mark Gatiss, who wrote the episode, was in attendance with Steven Moffat, Executive Producer Sue Vertue, director Jeremy Lovering, and actors Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. We’ve trimmed a few of the gags, and the four giggly minutes or so spent wading through an online fan-fic, but the rest is mostly intact. It all began with a scream…
Caitlin Moran: Collectively, having seen the mood outside before this started, and the mood in here today, if everybody would like to let free one big scream to let out the tension,...
Here's what the cast and creators said after December's preview screening of The Empty Hearse. Huge spoilers ahead...
Spoiler warning: best avoided if you haven’t seen The Empty Hearse.
After the posh BFI screening of The Empty Hearse in December, writer Caitlin Moran chaired a Q&A with the cast and creators. Mark Gatiss, who wrote the episode, was in attendance with Steven Moffat, Executive Producer Sue Vertue, director Jeremy Lovering, and actors Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch. We’ve trimmed a few of the gags, and the four giggly minutes or so spent wading through an online fan-fic, but the rest is mostly intact. It all began with a scream…
Caitlin Moran: Collectively, having seen the mood outside before this started, and the mood in here today, if everybody would like to let free one big scream to let out the tension,...
- 12/31/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat has described the show's new character Charles Augustus Magnussen as an "outstanding villain" who will leave viewers shrivelling with fear.
Magnussen, who will be played by Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen, is a new arrival in the show's third series and is based on the character Charles Augustus Milverton from the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories.
Co-creator Mark Gatiss said: "Lars is a stunning actor and the nicest man. He's a delight to be around. He's brought something really interesting and new to the show.
"We've talked about doing Charles Augustus Milverton for quite some time. He's a proper big realised baddie. His original title was The Worst Man in London."
Moffat added: "He allowed us to move the character on. He's now Danish. Like everything in Sherlock, we take the original and move it around slightly. I think he's an outstanding villain. He will give...
Magnussen, who will be played by Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen, is a new arrival in the show's third series and is based on the character Charles Augustus Milverton from the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories.
Co-creator Mark Gatiss said: "Lars is a stunning actor and the nicest man. He's a delight to be around. He's brought something really interesting and new to the show.
"We've talked about doing Charles Augustus Milverton for quite some time. He's a proper big realised baddie. His original title was The Worst Man in London."
Moffat added: "He allowed us to move the character on. He's now Danish. Like everything in Sherlock, we take the original and move it around slightly. I think he's an outstanding villain. He will give...
- 12/19/2013
- Digital Spy
Wait… He’s alive? Yes, okay. So even at the end of The Reichenbach Fall, the most recent Sherlock episode, we knew that Holmes had managed to fake his death. And there has already been the teaser trailer, full of shots of the hero. And, let’s be honest, they’re hardly going to kill off the Cumberbatch. That said, the Beeb has dropped more proof, if proof be needed, that the boys are back in town for the new series.The third series finds Moriarty well and truly dead, and a new villain taunting the ‘tecs in the shape of Lars Mikkelsen’s Charles Augustus Magnussen, a version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Charles Augustus Milverton. As usual, the new series will be three feature-length episodes, The Empty Hearse, The Sign Of Three and His Last Vow.Looking at this first official picture of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock...
- 11/5/2013
- EmpireOnline
Feature Gem Wheeler 5 Aug 2013 - 07:30
Gem investigates what we know so far about Sherlock's series 3 villain, Charles Augustus Magnussen, played by Lars Mikkelsen...
Contains plot details for Conan Doyle story, The Adventure Of Charles Augustus Milverton.
If Sherlock could survive a nasty fall – however he managed it – surely Moriarty could withstand a self-inflicted bullet to the head? Sadly for fans of Andrew Scott’s mesmerising performance as the consulting detective’s nemesis, it seems that the Napoleon of crime really did come to a sticky end. Though some would doubtless be happy to watch our languid hero lounge about 221B all day, we all know Sherlock doesn’t do bored. That means only one thing – there’s got to be a new adversary for a man never short of enemies among the criminal fraternity. And now, after a very, very long wait, we know who it’s going to be.
Gem investigates what we know so far about Sherlock's series 3 villain, Charles Augustus Magnussen, played by Lars Mikkelsen...
Contains plot details for Conan Doyle story, The Adventure Of Charles Augustus Milverton.
If Sherlock could survive a nasty fall – however he managed it – surely Moriarty could withstand a self-inflicted bullet to the head? Sadly for fans of Andrew Scott’s mesmerising performance as the consulting detective’s nemesis, it seems that the Napoleon of crime really did come to a sticky end. Though some would doubtless be happy to watch our languid hero lounge about 221B all day, we all know Sherlock doesn’t do bored. That means only one thing – there’s got to be a new adversary for a man never short of enemies among the criminal fraternity. And now, after a very, very long wait, we know who it’s going to be.
- 8/5/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
While we may never know for sure when BBC’s Sherlock will return (I’m skeptical it’s even being filmed, no matter what anyone else says), we can at least know the void left with the death of Moriarty will be addressed. A new nemesis will be introduced to tangle with Sherlock Holmes and John Watson and he looks every bit the part of a major villain. He’s pictured above and played by Lars Mikkelsen. I’m literally getting chills just looking at him. His eyes are boring into my very being. Stop looking at me, Mikkelsen! My secrets are mine and mine alone! You can’t use my eyes as windows into my soul!
Ahem. As I was saying, Mikkelsen’s casting was announced by executive producer Sue Verstue, who revealed on Twitter Mikkelsen would be playing a baddie by the name of Charles Augustus Magnussen. No...
Ahem. As I was saying, Mikkelsen’s casting was announced by executive producer Sue Verstue, who revealed on Twitter Mikkelsen would be playing a baddie by the name of Charles Augustus Magnussen. No...
- 8/4/2013
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
Gaze upon your new Sherlock villain, ladies and germs. Producer Sue Vertue announced on Twitter today that Lars Mikkelsen will play Charles Augustus Magnussen, the newest thorn in Sherlock's side on the upcoming season (which airs in the U.K. this year and in the U.S. in 2014). Is he based on Arthur Conan Doyle's character Charles Augustus Milverton, the "king of the blackmailers"? Perhaps! More interesting, though, is how many imaginary Hannibal crossovers the casting might elicit, since Mikkelsen's brother Mads currently plays Dr. Lecter. So much intense Danish villainy in one family.
- 7/30/2013
- by www.vulture.com
- Huffington Post
Mads Mikkelsen can have America, with his TV show and his movies and all that. Brother Lars? He's going to take over the UK. The BBC have just announced that Lars Mikkelsen - likely best known to international audiences for his key role in the first season of the original Danish version of The Killing - will play the main villain role in the upcoming series of Sherlock opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.Mikkelsen will play Charles Augustus Magnussen, an adaptation of extortionist and blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton from Arthur Conan Doyle's novels.The Mikkelsen brothers have arguably been the most powerful and popular family act going in Scandinavia over the past decade with both starting from unusual origins - Mads was a dancer, Lars a...
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- 7/30/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Moriarty may be dead (or is he?!), but Sherlock and Watson aren't going to be short of problems to solve in the much-anticipated third series of Sherlock.
Exec producer Sue Vertue announced the first major piece of series three casting news yesterday (July 29), revealing that Dane Lars Mikkelsen would be joining the show as dastardly villain Charles Augustus Magnussen.
But what do we know about Magnussen? And for anyone who doesn't know their Forbrydelsen from their Borgen, who is Mikkelsen? Digital Spy has all the details that every Sherlockology fanatic needs to know.
1. Lars Dittman Mikkelsen was born on May 6, 1964 in Denmark.
He graduated from the National Theatre School of Denmark in 1995 and he is married to actress Anette Støvelbæk.
2. Oh. And did we mention he has quite a famous brother called Mads?
Surely a Benedict Cumberbatch/Hugh Dancy, Sherlock/Hannibal crossover episode beckons. Sherlibal? Hannilock?
3. He is best known...
Exec producer Sue Vertue announced the first major piece of series three casting news yesterday (July 29), revealing that Dane Lars Mikkelsen would be joining the show as dastardly villain Charles Augustus Magnussen.
But what do we know about Magnussen? And for anyone who doesn't know their Forbrydelsen from their Borgen, who is Mikkelsen? Digital Spy has all the details that every Sherlockology fanatic needs to know.
1. Lars Dittman Mikkelsen was born on May 6, 1964 in Denmark.
He graduated from the National Theatre School of Denmark in 1995 and he is married to actress Anette Støvelbæk.
2. Oh. And did we mention he has quite a famous brother called Mads?
Surely a Benedict Cumberbatch/Hugh Dancy, Sherlock/Hannibal crossover episode beckons. Sherlibal? Hannilock?
3. He is best known...
- 7/30/2013
- Digital Spy
The villain that Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will be facing off against in season 3 of Sherlock has been revealed! Above you have your first look at Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen. The reveal comes from producer Sue Vertue in a tweet.
I haven't heard of Charles Augustus Magnussen before, but I think it is a different version of the Arthur Conan Doyle character Charles Augustus Milverton, also known as the “king of the blackmailers” from the story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton."
Sherlock returns to the Us in early 2014 and should hit the UK later this year. Make sure to check out our coverage of the Comic-Con panel for Sherlock here for more information on what's in store for the fans!
I haven't heard of Charles Augustus Magnussen before, but I think it is a different version of the Arthur Conan Doyle character Charles Augustus Milverton, also known as the “king of the blackmailers” from the story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton."
Sherlock returns to the Us in early 2014 and should hit the UK later this year. Make sure to check out our coverage of the Comic-Con panel for Sherlock here for more information on what's in store for the fans!
- 7/30/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Lars Mikkelsen—the brother of Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen, who's also known for playing mayoral candidate Troels Hartmann in the original Danish version of The Killing—will have a bit of an argy-bargy with velocipede-riding toff Benedict Cumberbatch on the upcoming third season of Sherlock. Mikkelsen will play Charles Augustus Magnussen, who as far as we know is a powerful mutant who can control metal using only his mind. An alternate theory is that Magnussen is a reworking of the title character from Arthur Conan Doyle's original Holmes story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton," a blackmailer who ...
- 7/29/2013
- avclub.com
Lars Mikkelsen, brother of actor Mads Mikkelsen and a talent in his own right, will serve as a major antagonist in the upcoming third series of the BBC's "Sherlock".
Producer Sue Vertue revealed the first photo of Mikkelsen in character today, that of Charles Augustus Magnussen.
The character is based on Charles Augustus Milverton, the "king of blackmailers" who appears in one of Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories from "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".
He's also a man who "causes Holmes more revulsion than any of the 50-odd murderers in his career."...
Producer Sue Vertue revealed the first photo of Mikkelsen in character today, that of Charles Augustus Magnussen.
The character is based on Charles Augustus Milverton, the "king of blackmailers" who appears in one of Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories from "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".
He's also a man who "causes Holmes more revulsion than any of the 50-odd murderers in his career."...
- 7/29/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Gaze upon your new Sherlock villain, ladies and germs. Producer Sue Vertue announced on Twitter today that Lars Mikkelsen will play Charles Augustus Magnussen, the newest thorn in Sherlock's side on the upcoming season (which airs in the U.K. this year and in the U.S. in 2014). Is he based on Arthur Conan Doyle's character Charles Augustus Milverton, the "king of the blackmailers"? Perhaps! More interesting, though, is how many imaginary Hannibal crossovers the casting might elicit, since Mikkelsen's brother Mads currently plays Dr. Lecter. So much intense Danish villainy in one family.
- 7/29/2013
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
At Comic-Con this month, producers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss offered up some major scoop regarding Sherlock Season 3:
The iconic detective will survive his jump off that building; John will marry Mary; and, yes, Moriarty really is dead.
Now, following up on that last point, producer Sue Vertue has given fans a look at the main villain that will enter the picture when Sherlock returns in 2014. Tweeted Vertue today, along with the following photo:
"Sherlock's new nemesis - introducing Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen."
Mikkelsen is a Danish actor who appeared in the original version of The Killing.
Magnussen, we'd have to presume, is based on the character of Charles Augustus Milverton, a murderous blackmailer who appeared in a 1904 short story penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock Season 3, meanwhile, will debut on the BBC in late 2013 and in the U.S. some time next year.
The iconic detective will survive his jump off that building; John will marry Mary; and, yes, Moriarty really is dead.
Now, following up on that last point, producer Sue Vertue has given fans a look at the main villain that will enter the picture when Sherlock returns in 2014. Tweeted Vertue today, along with the following photo:
"Sherlock's new nemesis - introducing Lars Mikkelsen as Charles Augustus Magnussen."
Mikkelsen is a Danish actor who appeared in the original version of The Killing.
Magnussen, we'd have to presume, is based on the character of Charles Augustus Milverton, a murderous blackmailer who appeared in a 1904 short story penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock Season 3, meanwhile, will debut on the BBC in late 2013 and in the U.S. some time next year.
- 7/29/2013
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
Sherlock has cast Lars Mikkelsen as a villain in its third series.
The Danish actor - who appeared in the original version of The Killing - will play "Sherlock's new nemesis" Charles Augustus Magnussen.
Exec producer Sue Vertue confirmed Mikkelsen's casting on Twitter.
Though further details of his character are yet to be revealed, Magnussen is likely based on the character of Charles Augustus Milverton, who appeared in a 1904 short story penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' saw Holmes and Watson confront the title character - a murderous blackmailer.
Mikkelsen - the brother of Casino Royale and Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen - is best known for his roles in The Killing and Borgen, both of which aired on BBC Four in the UK.
Sherlock is expected to return to BBC One in late 2013.
> Sherlock series 3 finale title revealed as 'His Last Vow'
Watch Mark Gatiss,...
The Danish actor - who appeared in the original version of The Killing - will play "Sherlock's new nemesis" Charles Augustus Magnussen.
Exec producer Sue Vertue confirmed Mikkelsen's casting on Twitter.
Though further details of his character are yet to be revealed, Magnussen is likely based on the character of Charles Augustus Milverton, who appeared in a 1904 short story penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' saw Holmes and Watson confront the title character - a murderous blackmailer.
Mikkelsen - the brother of Casino Royale and Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen - is best known for his roles in The Killing and Borgen, both of which aired on BBC Four in the UK.
Sherlock is expected to return to BBC One in late 2013.
> Sherlock series 3 finale title revealed as 'His Last Vow'
Watch Mark Gatiss,...
- 7/29/2013
- Digital Spy
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