Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the Sherlock Holmes franchise has long been expected, but it now appears that he’s lost his successful series. One of the biggest roles Downey got after Iron Man helped revive his career was as the iconic British detective Sherlock Holmes in a new movie franchise spearheaded by Guy Ritchie for Warner Bros. His debut came in 2009, and he returned for the sequel in 2011. The two Sherlock Holmes movies were generally well-received by critics and became major box office hits, helping the franchise cross the $1 billion milestone in a short time.
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