Sherlock Holmes 3 release date set for Christmas 2020!

Warner Bros. Pictures has officially set the Sherlock Holmes 3 release date for December 25, 2020, which is just a week after Avatar 2 is scheduled to open in theaters.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law will return as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, respectively. While Guy Ritchie directed the first two films, a director for the third film has not yet been announced. Chris Brancato wrote the script for Sherlock Holmes 3.

The first film was released in 2009 and earned $524 million worldwide on a $90 million budget, while Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows followed in 2011 and grossed $545 million globally.

Susan Downey, Joel Silver and Lionel Wigram are producing the new film.