{"id":436606,"date":"2026-05-20T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436606\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:47:20","slug":"robert-downey-jr-says-wife-susan-has-the-last-word-on-whether-they-make-another-sherlock-holmes-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436606\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Jr. Says Wife Susan Has ‘the Last Word’ on Whether They Make Another \u201cSherlock Holmes\u201d Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Robert Downey Jr. opened up about the possibility of starring in a third Sherlock Holmes movie<\/p>\n

Susan Downey produced 2009’s Sherlock Holmes and its sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, in 2011<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are talking about it, but she\u2019s the producer,\u201d Robert said, referencing his wife of 20 years<\/p>\n

Robert Downey Jr.<\/a> and Susan Downey<\/a> are teasing a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes: will there be another movie starring Robert as the famed detective?<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Robert, 61, told the As<\/a>sociated Press at the 2026 Lincoln Center Spring Gala when asked about a follow-up to 2009’s Sherlock Holmes and its 2011 sequel. \u201cPeople are talking about it, but she\u2019s the producer,\u201d he added, nodding at his wife.<\/p>\n

The Emmy Award-winning Susan, 52, has produced dozens of Hollywood series and movies, including some starring her Oscar-winning husband. The pair, married<\/a> since August 2005, share<\/a> two sons and a daughter.<\/p>\n

When it comes to further big-screen adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s fictional crime solver, Susan will \u201chave the last word,\u201d Robert said, wiggling his eyebrows at the camera.<\/p>\n

With a sly grin, Susan chimed in, \u201cIt\u2019s the greatest mystery.\u201d The Iron Man star then burst out laughing.<\/p>\n

Guy Ritchie<\/a> directed both Sherlock Holmes films, which starred Jude Law<\/a> as the titular detective’s sidekick Watson. Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Noomi Rapace and Jared Harris also appeared in the hit two-movie series.<\/p>\n

In 2016, outlets reported<\/a> that distributor Warner Bros. had a third film in development. After it was announced in 2019 that the project\u2019s release date<\/a> had been moved to 2021, Sherlock Holmes 3 disappeared from the studio\u2019s slate.<\/p>\n

Held on Monday, May 18, this year\u2019s Lincoln Center Spring Gala honored the Downeys at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, currently home to the Broadway revival of the musical Ragtime. Robert made his Broadway debut at the venue in Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNeal in the fall of 2024. The starry event included Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Bettany, Tessa Thompson, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Mark Strong, Stephen Flaherty, Oscar Isaac and more.<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/p>\n

Robert Downey Jr. in 2009’s Sherlock Holmes.
Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n

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Robert and Susan founded the entertainment company Team Downey, which has produced Perry Mason, The Sympathizer, Play Dirty and more.<\/p>\n

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