Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are finally set to return as Holmes and Watson for the third time. Fans have been waiting eight years and counting for another outing in the franchise, but Sherlock Holmes 3 is at last about to enter production. And now, ahead of work beginning on the project, directed by Dexter Fletcher.

To begin with, we’ve learned who the female lead of the movie will be. Our intel points to the character going by – at least, at the moment, things could change during shooting – the name Sidney. She’s described as a crime beat reporter for the San Francisco Herald, though the twist is that she’s actually an undercover agent for the US Marshals. The character is said to be 29 years old and is intelligent and tough yet also sparky.

Daisy Ridley’s one actress on the studio’s wishlist. If she proves unavailable, though, then WB will apparently consider actresses of a similar type.

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