“Enola Holmes 2” is a new Netflix original film and the sequel to the 2020 hit film.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.
- Enola Holmes 2 is a 2022 mystery film
- It is the sequel to the 2020 film Enola Holmes
- The film series is based on the young adult fiction series of the same name by Nancy Springer
- The movie is directed by Harry Bradbeer
- From a screenplay written by Jack Thorne
- And an original story they co-wrote together
- The film stars Millie Bobby Brown, reprising her role as Enola Holmes and Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes
- With Louis Partridge, Susie Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, and Helena Bonham Carter also reprising their supporting roles
- While David Thewlis and Sharon Duncan-Brewster are added as new cast members
- Enola Holmes 2 was released on November 4, 2022 by Netflix
- The film received positive reviews from critics
- Unlike the first Enola Holmes film (2020) (based upon The Case of the Missing Marquess), this film is not an adaptation of a novel in the The Enola Holmes Mysteries series by Nancy Springer
- Instead it adds a fictional twist to the 1888 matchgirls’ strike and the life of labour activist Sarah Chapman
- In September 2020, co-producer and star Millie Bobby Brown and director Harry Bradbeer acknowledged their intentions to develop a sequel to Enola Holmes
- Brown said she thought only about making the first film until she was on set, then she loved playing the character and said it would be a dream to do it again
- In April 2021, a sequel was confirmed to be in development, with Brown and Cavill reprising their roles as Enola Holmes and Sherlock Holmes
- Sam Claflin was unable to return as Mycroft Holmes due to scheduling conflicts, much to the sadness of Bradbeer and the crew
- Though Mycroft’s absence allowed them to concentrate on Sherlock much more
- In May 2021, the project was officially confirmed by Netflix
- Brown was reportedly paid $10 million for her role
- Production and filming began in Autumn 2021
- Scenes were filmed in Hull in October 2021
- Cavill wrapped filming in November 2021
- Filming concluded on January 7, 2022
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 92% rating
- Based on 64 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 6.9/10
- The website’s consensus reads, “Building on its predecessor with boisterously entertaining flair, Enola Holmes 2 solves the mystery of how to make a satisfying sequel – and makes it look positively elementary”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100,
- Based on 18 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”
