According to Collider, Hugh Bonneville has officially been cast in a new adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles — though exactly which role the Downton Abbey star will be playing remains under wraps for now.
A Fresh Take on the Most Famous Holmes Story Ever Told
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the crown jewel of the Sherlock Holmes canon — a gothic mystery set on the fog-drenched moors of Dartmoor that has been adapted for screen more times than almost any other story in the English language. Bonneville's involvement signals serious intent behind this production, but his unconfirmed role is the real conversation starter. Could he be Holmes himself? A gruff, weathered Watson? Sir Henry Baskerville, the endangered heir at the center of the mystery? Each possibility sends the casting conversation in a wildly different direction — and that's exactly the kind of puzzle myCast fans love to solve.
With the two lead roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson presumably still open, this adaptation is a wide-open canvas. Recent iterations have given us Benedict Cumberbatch's hyper-modern genius, Jonny Lee Miller's brooding procedural take, and Henry Cavill's charming, almost warm Holmes in the Enola Holmes films. A new big-screen or prestige TV version has every reason to find a completely fresh angle — and fans already have strong opinions about who should step into the deerstalker next.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been dreaming up casts for this story across multiple fan projects, and the picks are genuinely fascinating. Over on the main The Hound of the Baskervilles story, fans have cast Johnny Depp as Sherlock Holmes and Dominic Cooper as Dr. Watson, each pulling 2 votes in a tightly contested field. Kit Harington has also picked up 2 votes for Sir Henry Baskerville — a genuinely inspired choice given how well he plays brooding men with something to prove. The late Robbie Coltrane appears as Sir Charles Baskerville, a touching tribute pick, while Jason Isaacs draws votes for the villainous Sir Hugo and — himself no stranger to brilliant, difficult men — gets a nod for Barrymore the butler.