Oh, so cool! Not one, but TWO Sherlock Holmes films coming out in the next few years...

from http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sherlock-holmes-downey-jr-vs-cohen.php

Robert Downey Jr as Holmes! Perfect! Downey had this to say about the project:
"… you go back to the real truth of Sherlock Holmes, [which] is that he’s a lot more broad and less stoic than I remember seeing the detective - he’s a bare knuckle boxer and he’s a martial artist and he’s a big weirdo, which is why I said “I’d love to do this!”




Fans of literature will also remember that, in addition to tales of his boxing and martial artistry, Holmes was not opposed to striking criminals with his cane, discharging firearms, breaking the law in search of justice, and dabbling in tobacco, morphine, and cocaine. Holmes has been watered down over the years, but the sleuth from the books was a bit of a bastard and it is this version of Sherlock Downey and Ritchie aim to bring to the screen.

And then, a comedy with Sacha Baron Cohen as Holmes, and Will Ferrell as Watson. I bet it will be hilarious, but I KNOW I'll like the Downey version better -- especially if they're true to The Canon.