Robert Downey Jr .'s portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 2009 film and its 2011 sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows proved to be a smash hit. And a decade after the release of the films, many fans have been itching for a third installment of the franchise .
“It's a shame there's only two of them,” one Reddit user posted of the movies in 2022. “I'm surprised we haven't had 4 or 5 RDJ Holmes movies by now. They are entertaining, intelligent, and very re-watchable.
” “I also enjoyed these movies and thought there should be more ,” a commenter agreed. However, not everyone feels that same way about Downey Jr’s interpretation of the famous sleuth. “Love the first but thought the sequel was mediocre.
Never surprised me that they never made a third,” one user contested. READ MORE: Cillian Murphy's extreme diet for Oppenheimer role as he becomes favorite for Oscar nod A few years ago, Jude Law, who played John Watson in the flicks, confirmed that a third Sherlock Holmes installment was indeed in the works. This time, Dexter Fletcher would be replacing Guy Ritchie as director.
In 2018, Law spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the creative ideas going behind the potential film. "We hope to propel the story forward. As always, the essence of the story is their codependency.
We're going to examine — since it's been several years since we've seen them — we're going to play up the fact that they haven't seen each other for a long time either," he said. DON'T MISS..