Robert Downey Jr.
The Warner Bros. release, due to start shooting this fall, will show Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero in a less stuffy vein than in his previous incarnations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Not that Downey will be the only versatile actor to don Holmes's stalking cap and coat cape.
Columbia Pictures recently announced that Judd Apatow would produce a comic take on Holmes, to star Borat's Sacha Baron Cohen as the super sleuth, and Will Ferrell as his sidekick, Dr. Watson.
– Stephen M. Silverman
