The subtextual hints of dinosaur-battling in Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes series are finally getting their proper due on the big (straight to DVD) screen in a new Sherlock Holmes movie. The Asylum, which brought us the cult classic Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, is bringing us Sherlock Holmes. In the trailer below, Holmes battles:
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- A pterodactyl-looking thing
- A Tyrannosaurus rex
- A giant squid/octopus/Cthulu (possibly left over from Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus?)
- A winged reptile that breathes fire (possibly the pterodactyl? unclear.)
According to Wired, there’s also a fight with a “homicidal steampunk droid” somewhere in the mix. So: yeah.
Related: Wired article on The Asylum’s “Cheap-and-Schlocky Blockbuster Ripoffs”
(h/t Topless Robot)
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