Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are expected to return as the crime-solving duo in the long-awaited Sherlock Holmes 3.

If Sherlock Holmes 3 finally happens, it can make a much better adaptation of Holmes' return, the story that ended up ruining the BBC's Sherlock.

In short, the sleuths represent a cultural touchstone, and when Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law’s Holmes franchise began in 2009, it primed a whole new generation to enjoy the classic literary duo.

You'll see it in a cinema next year." Talking about working on the film together, Jude says, "We immediately loved the idea of this domestic life with these two guys that live together under gunfire ...

After all, you don’t bring back Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law unless you have a plot that’ll light up the screen. Stuff got even murkier with the recent announcement of the prequel series ...

One of the most recent popular incarnations has to be Robert Downey Jr’s take in 2009’s Sherlock Holmes with Jude Law as Dr Watson. The Oscar-nominated film was followed up a couple of years ...