Downey Jr. Talks some ‘Sherlock Holmes’, Among Other Things

Robert Downey Jr. has solidified himself as the new superstar of Hollywood and his next appearance on screen will be as Sherlock Holmes for Guy Ritchie to come out next year.   The direction the film is going to take has been a bit mysterious, other than it was going to be a serious take that gets back to Holmes’ roots.   Well Downey’s quote in a recent interview is very intriguing as to where they are going with this:

“It’s definitely going to be Guy Ritchie’s take and it’s going to be done in classical 1891 surroundings but not going to be particularly stylised.” With a contemporary tone, he adds. “I think what’s contemporary about it is that you go back to the real truth of Sherlock Holmes – is that he’s a lot more broad and less stoic than I remember seeing him depicted. He’s a bare knuckle boxer, a martial artist and a complete weirdo which is why I said I’d love to do this.”

Bare knuckle boxing, martial arts, and a smart talking weirdo, sign me up!   You can read the rest of the interview here at Dark Horizons.