The man who once seemed to be in everything, Jude Law, has recently become the man you haven’t seen in all that much. After last year’s Sherlock Holmes, the London-born actor has been resting up for what he tells Empire will be a very busy second half of 2010.

The most interesting news from his chat with the English magazine is that Sherlock Holmes 2 is just about ready to start shooting as Guy Ritchie and his writers tear through their last draft of the script. Principal photography is now set to start in October, a couple months ahead of their December schedule. Of course this is no surprise, since Robert Downey Jr. walked away from Cowboys and Aliens to put Holmes 2 on the fast track.

Law will also be appearing in Martin Scorsese’s latest effort, an adaptation of the children’s novel Hugo Cabret, Scorsese’s first foray into film’s for children. Law says:

“I don't want to give too much away, but I play Hugo Cabret's father.”

Wrapping it all up with Stephen Soderbergh’s film Contagion will make for an interesting a very busy year for Jude Law. Fortunately for us he’s a pretty great actor and always brings his A-game to the screen, so with these movies expect to see him elevate himself to a new level next year.