SHERLOCK HOLMES 3 Officially Announced For Christmas 2020; Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law Set To Return

With Robert Downey Jr.'s time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe possibly coming to a close, it looks like he's just about ready to revive another fan-favorite character as Sherlock Holmes 3 is now official.

By RohanPatel - May 07, 2018 03:05 PM EST

Filed Under: Sherlock Holmes

Nine years after his duel with Moriarty, the good Detective Holmes is finally ready for his next case.

Warner Bros. has announced today that the long-awaited Sherlock Holmes 3 will finally make its way into theaters worldwide on December 25, 2020. Both stars Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Infinity War) and Jude Law (Captain Marvel) are expected to reprise their fan-favorite roles as Holmes and Watson, respectively.

While Guy Ritchie directed the first two installments, it remains to be seen whether or not he'll return for the third chapter or if the studio will seek out a new director, which seems to be the more likely scenario. Chris Brancato (Hannibal) penned the script for the upcoming installment.

Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows both opened over the Christmas holiday in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and both performed exceptionally well at the box office with the former bringing in over $524 million worldwide on a $90 million budget and the sequel topping $545.5 million on a $125 million budget, although the latter did have to compete directly with Tom Cruise's critically-acclaimed Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

As for competition, the film is set to open a week after James Cameron's Avatar 2, which may seem less than ideal, but then again, the original opened a week after the first Avatar, so it should be fine. It's also set to open opposite family-friendly affairs, including an Untitled Disney live-action film and Sing 2.

So, what do you guys think? Excited? Sound off with your thoughts below!

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Kyos - 5/7/2018, 3:54 PM

Was in the theater for the first one, but I don't think I ever fully watched the second one. This is good news for the fans, anyways!

Invasion96 - 5/7/2018, 3:56 PM

Comcast is looking to do an all cash bid for Fox which will pretty much [frick] over the Disney deal

legolad - 5/7/2018, 3:57 PM

Well...it's not an Avengers article...

MarkV - 5/7/2018, 3:57 PM

Maybe tone down the action a little bit.

Polaris - 5/7/2018, 3:58 PM

MrCamw1 - 5/7/2018, 4:00 PM

I'm in I guess. I remember liking the first one. The second one I dont remember to well but they had Moriarty and I remember liking him. So you know what, I dig it.

LEVITIKUZ - 5/7/2018, 4:02 PM

Holy [frick] what? This film is finally happening?

I am just genuinely shocked right now

SonOfAGif - 5/7/2018, 5:23 PM

@LEVITIKUZ - I think RDJ mentioned that if the remainder of his career was playing Tony Stark and Sherlock Holmes he is totally game for that.

I think RDJ is financially set for the rest of his life so at this point taking roles just for the fun of the character is basically what he is doing now.

Ineedrevelation - 5/7/2018, 4:04 PM

Ima say it... as much as I love RDJ, Cumberbach is a far superior Sherlock

defenderofthefaith - 5/7/2018, 4:04 PM

This is really good news. I kind of figured this would eventually happen since the second one ends with Watson thinking Holmes is dead. The first two were excellent.

NinnesMBC - 5/7/2018, 4:06 PM

Awesome. Been 7 years since the last one.

Guess this means RDJ is really done as Iron Man. Oh man.

SonOfAGif - 5/7/2018, 5:23 PM

@NinnesMBC - Or Marvel has no immediate plans for a cameo in any of the post Avengers 4 films?

WarnerBrother - 5/7/2018, 5:50 PM

@SonOfAGif -

I'm betting he Cameos in the next Spider-Man film in some kind of baton handoff
"you got this kid" moment where Spider-Man and Tom Holland become the FACE
of the MCU going forward. After that, I think RDJ is out of the MCU for a few years
may be coming back for a future crossover film like Secret Wars or Avengers vs X-Men.

TheMadman - 5/7/2018, 4:08 PM

Team Downey production?

Nebula - 5/7/2018, 4:10 PM

JosephCronos92 - 5/7/2018, 4:22 PM

@Nebula - OK

1) dammit, you stole my reaction! lol

2)Nice to see you still around man, cheers :)

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