Robert Downey Jr confirms 'Sherlock Holmes 3' film in the works

Robert Downey Jr has confirmed that third film of Sherlock Holmes under development.

During a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) held to promote his new film The Judge, Downey Jr confirmed that plans were in place, saying: "Yes, we have a Sherlock 3 in development. We want it to be the best of the series, so that's a pretty tall order," E Online reported. Downey the new film will be similar to what they did with the first two Sherlock movies, mining the original material for things that are 'new'.

Downey's co-star Jude Law had hinted last year that they had an official meeting about the possibility of a third Sherlock Holmes movie and he thinks it's being written now.