Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Sherlock Holmes 3' Could Be Set In Old West San Francisco!

For all those who are wondering what next for the actor Robert Downey Jr. after he retires from his Iron Man role, the actor will be returning to his role of playing Sherlock Holmes with Jude Law playing his partner John Watson for 'Sherlock Holmes 3'. Not much has been revealed about the film but according to Screen Rant, the film will be set in San Francisco. 

The film series is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel. The first take on the novel by Ritchie Guy came out in 2009. The film performed really well at the box office and got good reviews from viewers and the critics. The film also had a sequel called 'A Game Of Shadows' that continued the success. 

The talks of the third Sherlock film have been ongoing since October 2011. The project was put on hold before it reached the scriptwriting stage. Finally, in 2018, Warner Bros. announced a December 2020 release date for Sherlock Holmes 3, that has now been delayed by a further year. The fans are excited to see Downey get back to play the role on screen. 

The onscreen chemistry of Jude law and Downey has been well appreciated. The film series follows the adventure of the ace detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson.

In 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows', Downey Jr. reprises his role as the world most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Accustomed to being the smartest man in the room but criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty throws him off his game. 

The two investigate the case and dig deeper into dangerous depths of it that throws their lives at stake. Now the actor is excited just like fans to play the role and showcase another suspenseful and shocking adventure from the Sherlock Holmes series. So far nothing about the film yet and they still have not decided on their director.

 The first two films were directed by Guy Ritchie, but so far there is no word of him directing the third film as well. Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures are partnering up to produce the film. The film will be written by Chris Brancato. 

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jude Law talks about getting back to the role of playing Watson in the third film of Sherlock franchise. Talking about the storyline of the film, he said, "We hope to propel the story forward,” Law teases. “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.”

In an interview with Collider, Robert Downey Jr. talked about the reason behind the making of the 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows'. "After the first one worked out pretty good, we were doing the press tour and talking about things that we would like to improve and other directions we could go. And then, there was the reality of doing it. Anybody who’s ever been involved in making the second part to a first thing that worked, there should be a whole online support team. We happened through it, " he said. 

"There’s so much to learn and the greatest disguise was us disguising ourselves as consummate, by the numbers professionals, when in fact, we’re all incredibly eccentric. And, Warner Bros. has given us the opportunity to try to do something that’s complicated and needs to tick a bunch of boxes. The great thing was that this time, we also had Noomi [Rapace] and Jared [Harris], " he added. 

Talking about playing the role of Sherlock and making it different from the regular way of how other actors have played the role, Robert said, "Well, you just keep Doyle in mind. I just respect the guy, more and more. Oftentimes what’s required, particularly if you’re in any central position, is that you just have to let go of the things that are darling to you. You have to take the focus off yourself and put it on the shape of the scene and the intention of what everyone else needs." 

"You have to give people something to actually write music to, so that you’re not just running your mouth, all the time. It was a democracy, in the truest, most frustrating and most rewarding sense of the word. Anybody could come in and say, 'You know, I’m just not cool with that.' We’d be like, 'Who’s that?,' and they’d say, 'Oh, I was just cleaning the trailers.' It was nuts, " he added.