Yes, the character of Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes served as an inspiration for Macavity in T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." Both characters are depicted as cunning and elusive masterminds, embodying the archetype of a criminal genius. Moriarty is known as Holmes' greatest adversary, while Macavity is portrayed as a master criminal who evades capture, showcasing similar traits of intelligence and slyness.
Professor James Moriarty a fictional character and the archenemy of the detective Sherlock Holmes
Professor Moriarty is a character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He is the archnemesis of Detective Sherlock Holmes, and appears in a number of Doyle's pieces of fictions centering on Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Moriarty were bitter enemies.
Spoiler!!In Sherlock Holmes 2 Moriarty and Sherlock engage in a mental battle when they are in Switzerland on a castle on a cliff. In the mental battle the fact is revealed that since Moriarty had previously damaged his shoulder Sherlock would loose and Moriarty would push him off the ledge. He never actually died though.
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moran(calones) Professor James Moriarty was Sherlock Holmes nemesis.
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Brad Pitt has been rumoured to be in the mix. It is also rumoured that he portrayed Moriarty in the first.
I think there will be because they mentioned at the end of Sherlock Holmes 1 that there is an evil professor called moriarty
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