This is my Irene Adler

[karadinart]

In canon Irene is American from New Jersey, an opera singer, and I thought you know, Queen Latifah is American, a real Jersey girl, she can act (Golden Globe, Screen Actor's Guild, Academy Award nom) and sing, (Grammy Award winner) she's mature, she's witty and edgy and smart and curvey and sexy and GOD WOULD SHE AND BENEDICT MAKE A FANTASTIC ONSCREEN COUPLE!

Of course, she could pull off genius.

*spoiler for casting but no names*

I am a bit disappointed that the casting went British - and her appearance reminds me of RDJ Irene that's nothing against the actress they chose, I'm sure she'll be fine, maybe they are going with Irene-as-female-Sherlock in all respects, etc - that doesn't stop me from writing the Queen in, and yes they flirt, but we know Sherlock is married to his work, and er, his partner in that work, (coughJohncough)

Comments

[shezan.livejournal.com]

Golly, Queen Latifah has lost four stone or what? She looks STUNNING!

[shezan.livejournal.com]

(Also, she's FAR TOO EXPENSIVE for the likes of BBC Wales...)

[sabrinaphynn.livejournal.com]

Wonderful head canon. She also has that je ne sais quoi, that ' I do not take crap from Anyone..." attitude.
Sign me up, good thing thoughts are free, and they cannot charge us for that
I do get that the BBC has a budget, though... let us hope the character remains American...

[margi-lynn.livejournal.com]

She would be fantastic. :(

[random-nexus.livejournal.com]

I absolutely approve of your brainworkings here! And, yes, it would have been nice to actually have an American playing that part (this one, in fact, but yeah...) I, too, hope they do a good job with NOT making this Irene a bad copy of the RDJ/JL Movie's Irene.

[antesqueluz.livejournal.com]

That is brilliant!

[koshien.livejournal.com]

I would love her to be that in SHERLOCK! I adore the Queen ^__^ The modern day contemporary setting would be excellent for showcasing a strong black female lead. The thought of Queen Irene outwitting Benedict flavour Sherlock is fabulously delicious.

[stupid-drawings.livejournal.com]

I was hoping for Sarah Gilbert, who is pretty much the mayor of sarcasm.