Sleuth is a bit of an interesting remake. You see, it will mark the second time that Jude Law has played a role that was made famous in the original by Michael Caine but this time of course he will have the great actor looking over his shoulder, as Caine has a role in the movie too.

Sleuth also marks the second time Michael Caine has appeared in a remake to one of his movies, after the 2000 nightmare Get Carter. As Hollywood are in love with Caine’s 60’s and 70’s work and wish to remake every one of his movies from that period, this means that there have been many of Caine’s past roles remade without him taking part.

Those include The Italian Job and Alfie. Alfie of course being the movie that Jude Law previously played the role of Michael Caine!

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The truth is though, this version of Sleuth isn’t really a remake of the 1970’s movie at all, it’s more of an adaptation of the stage play. Kenneth Branagh will direct the picture, in what will undoubtedly be his biggest in ten years.

From Cinematical…

Law will play an aspiring actor who’s summoned to the sprawling country estate of an author (Caine) whose wife has been fooling around with the younger, more attractive thesp. Once together, the two men engage in an assortment of mindgames which may or may not turn deadly.

First image from the flick is on your left. Law does have the look of Michael Caine, you can certainly seem some resemblance. Expect this in your cinema’s sometime next year.