HOLMES AND WATSON Trailer Debut and Viral Video Watch the first HOLMES AND WATSON trailer and viral video! The film, directed by Etan Cohen (Get Hard), stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Kelly Macdonald, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Lauren Lapkus, Noah Jupe, Hugh Laurie, Steve Coogan, and Pam Ferris. HOLMES AND WATSON will be released in theaters on December 21. A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.