▁string ▁of ▁period ▁dram as ▁and ▁science ▁fiction ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Law ▁said ▁he ▁found ▁it ▁tricky ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁contemporary ▁role ▁in ▁this ▁film . ▁Like ▁W ins let , ▁the ▁actor ▁stated , ▁he ▁felt ▁more ▁vulner able ▁about ▁playing ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁fitted ▁his ▁own ▁look ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁an ▁acc ent , ▁a ▁cost ume ▁or ▁a ▁re location . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Law ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁Ten ▁A - list ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁bank able ▁film ▁stars ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Ul mer ▁Sc ale . ▁ ▁Law ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁actors ▁who ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁actor ▁He ath ▁Led ger ▁in ▁Terry ▁Gill iam ' s ▁film ▁The ▁Im agin arium ▁of ▁Doctor ▁Par n ass us . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Law , ▁actors ▁Johnny ▁De pp ▁and ▁Col in ▁Far rell ▁port ray ▁" three ▁separate ▁dimensions ▁in ▁the ▁film ." ▁He ▁appeared ▁opposite ▁Forest ▁Whit aker ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁science ▁fiction ▁comedy ▁Re po ▁Men ▁and ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Watson ▁in ▁Guy ▁R itch ie ' s ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes , ▁alongside ▁Robert ▁Dow ney , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Rach el ▁Mc Ad ams , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁sequ el , ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes : ▁A ▁Game ▁of ▁Sh adows . ▁Law ▁star red ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁super model ▁in