UPDATED....Got this from the guys at Empire!
A couple of days ago I wrote an article reported on The Mirror's dodgy sounding story that Brad Pitt would be showing up in Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes," as the detective's arch nemesis Professor Moriarty. That rumor was then flatly denied by Warner Bros.
.............. But Ritchie, speaking to MTV, has confirmed that there will be at least a glimpse of Moriarty, and that the role will be uncredited.
"Some kind of appearance is probably the best way to describe it," says the director, replying "I believe not" when asked if anyone is officially named as the Prof in the credits. "All will be revealed. I'm afraid I have to be slightly ambiguous, but you'll understand when you see the movie."
There's a line between "slightly ambiguous" and "not saying anything at all" that Ritchie is on the wrong side there. That's sounding very much like a cameo to me. Is it Pitt after all? We'll find out on Boxing Day.
Teabag out :P
(Jason Behr for Namor)