Robert Downey Jr. is doing the early press rounds of late for “Sherlock Holmes” with big magazine media. In both the recent Esquire and the new EW hitting stands this weekend (he’s on the cover of both), he tells the writers to manage their expectations as he wants to try and relax and have a life instead of just act in a tentpole every four months. And or just quit acting all together. Sorta…
In Esquire he says children could be in the cards. In EW he hints again at slowing down.
“[My wife] Susan and I want to begin to be in our lives as much as we are in our jobs. I’d love just to sit here and say, ‘What movie’s playing tonight?’ I’d love to finish the new book about D-day I’m reading. I love painting, I love music. But here’s the thing: I can only be a guy on a call sheet probably, I don’t know, maybe a couple more times. It’s something I’m so grateful to have in my palm, and yet I already see its inevitable decay.”
Or…
Then again, “If ‘Sherlock Holmes’ performs well, I could be busy for the next 5 or 7 or 10 years.” Jesus, is that ‘Holmes’ 4-through 5? Cause if so, we’re going to put a voodoo hex on that film, sorry.
Also, we’re pretty positive this 7-Eleven Go-Go Taquito “Sherlock Holmes” tie-in snagged by Movieline is pretty much indicative of the movie quality we’re going to get. It just screams popcorn (sorry taquito) film! So do you really want sequels of that? Well, maybe if it comes with a free, crusty and oily Taquito that’s been sitting around for 92 hours on the 7-Eleven burners (gross, you gottta be a nut, on serious late night drugs, or homeless, if you’re eating that shit).
At least Warner Bros. seem smart enough to wait before they green-light “Sherlock Holmes 2.”