Robert Downey Jr. Wants Sherlock Holmes into Marvel Cinematic Universe

Robert Downey Jr.’s Sherlock Holmes turned the classic Arthur Conan Doyle into a brutish intellectual. His Sherlock can pivot from bare-knuckle boxing to deductive reasoning. Now Downey, the producer, and actor of the film wants to turn Sherlock Holmes into a Cinematic Universe.

Sherlock Holmes is a period action mystery movie based on the famous character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Susan Downey, Lionel Wigram, Dan Lin, and Joel Silver. Robert Downey is the role of Sherlock Holmes, along with Jude Law as Dr. John Watson. The first film of the franchise was released on 16 December 2009, the sequel of the film, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, while the third one is scheduled to be released in 2021.

The movie received positive responses from audiences and critics about its action sequences, costume design, story, Zimmer’s musical score, costume design, and the performance of Downey. Downey won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy and Musical, and the movie was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Score.

The plot of the first movie revolves around the private detective Sherlock Holmes and his best friend and partner, Dr. John Watson, and they prevent the murder of a woman by Lord Henry Blackwood. After three months, Watson married Mary Morstan and moved to 221B Baker Street. Meanwhile, Blackwood was arrested and sentenced to death, but he wants to see Holmes. During the meeting to warn him of three unstoppable deaths.

Recently, in an interview, Downey revealed why they would make a third movie without being able to spin off into some diversity, and elements? While speaking about the possibility of merely making the third part of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. He added that at this point, they feel that there is no mystery verse and Conan Doyle is the definitive voice in that arena. He said he loves mysteries, and he will make a new entry in that space.

Robert’s wife and also the producer of the film, Susan Downey, is very excited about the potential of the project. Robert shared that they think there is more opportunity to create more of it from the Sherlock Holmes franchise. And that is why they tried to spin off the characters to see how that would go.

Susan Downey shared that after years of observation, they think it is an excellent opportunity to inspire with the work of Marvel. It was like a master class. And as Robert said, they are not repeaters, and they will not do things simply because they are done somewhere else. And he thinks that the model is more dimensionalized than it was and it also has the right people.

Fans are excited about the fourth installment of the franchise. We are hoping soon we will get some more updates from the team.

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