Enola Holmes, the upcoming Netflix film based on Sherlock Holmes' kid sister, is being sued by the Doyle Estate for the film's portrayal of Sherlock.
Netflix's upcoming film, Enola Holmes, which revolves around Sherlock Holmes' kid sister, is facing a lawsuit by the Conan Doyle Estate for the portrayal of Sherlock as warm and empathetic. The film is based on Nancy Springer's book series, The Enola Holmes Mysteries, which was acquired by Netflix in April. Millie Bobby Brown was casted as the lead Enola back in early 2018 and soon after Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter joined the cast. That ensemble has many viewers excited, but there are some who aren't too thrilled about the film.
In 2014, the Doyle Estate lost its hold on the rights to any works before 1923, citing that those now belong to public domain. However, the Estate was able to maintain their authority over Doyle's final 10 original stories which were published between 1923 and 1927. ies which were published between 1923 and 1927. According to THR, the Doyle Estate takes issue with Enola Holmes in particular for the fact that its portrayal of Sherlock is one of empathy and emotion, which the Estate claims is a development found only in the ten original stories still owned by the Estate. The lawsuit issues and claims copyright and trademark violations, which targets Netflix, Legendary Pictures and, Enola Holmes, author Nancy Springer, among others.
There have yet to be any comments from anyone involved in the production. A release date for the film has yet to be released, although fans of the detective family are surely looking forward to seeing how Sherlock is portrayed when the film is released.
