A year after his remarkable arrival in Tony Starkthe actor Robert Downey Jr. burst the screen in another role: That of the detective sherlock holmes in a modern retelling of the same name. The movie of Guy Ritchie was a real success at the box office as well as from a critical point of view just like its sequel in 2011 : Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ($543 million in worldwide revenue and 59% good ratings on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes). Village Roadshaw Pictures and the producers of the saga had since been determined to make a third film – which was, however, shelved due to the gargantuan involvement of Robert Downey Jr. In the universe Marvel.
The death of Tony Stark In avengers endgame – 2019 – came to revive the rumors of a Sherlock Holmes 3. It is Dexter Fletcher (Bohemian Rhapsody) who will take over at short notice from Guy Ritchie. The film is announced with insistence until it was question of a Sherlock Holmes Cinematic Universe produced by Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey. In any case, the actor’s companion gave good news on this subject, assuring that the film was a priority for him – if we stick to his comments in the media. UnWrapped :
“Here’s what I can tell you…Before that, we had lunch with Robert…It was a very specific topic of conversation, so yeah. It’s in the hopper. We’ll do it when it’s right with the right people, but it’s a priority for the company and a priority for Robert. »
Initially, the film should have gotten a production start date of 2020, but the earthquake caused by the covid-19 pandemic changed things.