However, all these years later, there is still only tentative news aboutSherlock Holmes 3.
Both were presumed dead, leavingJude Law’s Dr. Watsonto mourn his complicated friend.
However, in the movie’s final moments, Watson receives a package containing an underwater breathing rig.
When he rushed from his office to inquire about who had delivered it, Sherlock Holmes appeared.
While this wouldn’t work with just any story, it’s actually an advantage forSherlock Holmes.
Robert Downey Jr’sSherlock Holmesmovies are available to stream on Max and Hulu.
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HadA Game of Shadowtaken that route, the story’s ending would have felt more mysterious.
On the other hand, a threequel coming five or six years later might have felt anticlimactic.
With a great script,Sherlock Holmes 3could retroactively makeA Game of Shadow’s ending stronger.
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The ending ofA Game of Shadowsproves thatmatching Doyle’sdecade-long gap was never the intention of theSherlock Holmesmovie franchise.
Still, since these films are already in this boat, it might as well lean all in.
Of course, for this to happen,Sherlock Holmes 3must become an actual reality.
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Only time will tell.
