There are many, many different screen versions of Sherlock Homes.
Benedict Cumberbatch of course made his name starring in
Sherlock. And on American TV, Johnny Lee Miller has appeared in six seasons and counting of
Elementary.
On the big screen though, the most notable version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classc stories have been the all-action Guy Ritchie directed films. Starring Robert Downey Jr as Holmes, and Jude Law as Dr Watson, they updated the stories to include more punching, CGI, and whooshing camera movements. 2009’s
Sherlock Holmes was followed by 2011’s
A Game of Shadows, which brought Stephen Fry into the fold as Sherlock’s brother Mycroft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7nJksXDBWc
That looked to be the end of the series – Guy Ritchie moved on to make
King Arthur and the live action
Aladdin remake (and he’s also going back to
cockney gangster movies). But now a third movie has been announced.
Warner Bros confirmed that the threequel will be released on Christmas Day 2020. We don’t have any more details at the moment – no plot or title. It’s not even been confirmed that Downey Jr or Law will even be back, though we can’t really imagine they’d be making t without them.
