Robert Downey Jr.made bank onAvengers: Endgame(areported $75 million), but now that the franchise has come to an end — and so hasTony Stark/Iron Man’s life — the actor will return to another popular series of films.Eight years after the release ofSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Downey, 54, will reprise his role as the titular British detective in the thirdSherlock Holmesmovie, according toVariety.Jude Lawwill return as Dr. John Watson, withRocketmandirector Dexter Fletcher taking the helm. He’s stepping in forGuy Ritchie(Aladdin), who directed the first two installments.Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockDowney toldEntertainment Weeklyin March 2018 that he wanted to take a break after his run ofAvengersandIron Manfilms.RELATED VIDEO: Robert Downey Jr. Hilariously Battles withChris Evansand Mark Ruffalo Over Their Facial Hair“I have a million ideas, but I can tell you the God’s honest truth. Having doneAvengers 3and4back-to-back, and now doing [Doolittle] … When I’m done with this, if you hear I’m not taking a break, call me and tell me I’m crazy,” said the two-time Oscar nominee, who will also take the lead in 2020’sThe Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.Silver Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockBut he also expressed interest in doing anotherSherlock Holmesmovie after having starred in the first two.“There’s all this stuff down the pike,” Downey said. “We’re looking at anotherSherlock Holmes, we’re developingPerry Masonfor HBO. I still want to doPinocchio.”Sherlock Holmes 3will hit theaters in December 2021.
Robert Downey Jr.made bank onAvengers: Endgame(areported $75 million), but now that the franchise has come to an end — and so hasTony Stark/Iron Man’s life — the actor will return to another popular series of films.
Eight years after the release ofSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Downey, 54, will reprise his role as the titular British detective in the thirdSherlock Holmesmovie, according toVariety.Jude Lawwill return as Dr. John Watson, withRocketmandirector Dexter Fletcher taking the helm. He’s stepping in forGuy Ritchie(Aladdin), who directed the first two installments.
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Downey toldEntertainment Weeklyin March 2018 that he wanted to take a break after his run ofAvengersandIron Manfilms.
RELATED VIDEO: Robert Downey Jr. Hilariously Battles withChris Evansand Mark Ruffalo Over Their Facial Hair
“I have a million ideas, but I can tell you the God’s honest truth. Having doneAvengers 3and4back-to-back, and now doing [Doolittle] … When I’m done with this, if you hear I’m not taking a break, call me and tell me I’m crazy,” said the two-time Oscar nominee, who will also take the lead in 2020’sThe Voyage of Doctor Dolittle.
Silver Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
But he also expressed interest in doing anotherSherlock Holmesmovie after having starred in the first two.
“There’s all this stuff down the pike,” Downey said. “We’re looking at anotherSherlock Holmes, we’re developingPerry Masonfor HBO. I still want to doPinocchio.”
Sherlock Holmes 3will hit theaters in December 2021.
source: people.com
