Movie news

- Looks like Robert Downey Jr is playing Sherlock Holmes. The NY Mag reports, 'In addition to the fact that he's shedded his Inverness coat (so as not to cover up Downey Jr.'s newfound abs of steel), we learn that this Holmes is a bare-knuckle boxer, a martial-arts expert skilled in bartitsu, and an expert swordsman — not to mention a compulsive gambler.'

This is all wrong, what!. Downey Jr is a superb actor, but Holmes is supposed to be tall and slim, not short and stocky. Also, the original Holmes had a cocaine addiction, and even if you don't see the drug taking on screen, it is a significant part of his strange character (Jeremy Brett played it to a tee in the ITV series), and a character moulded by bare knuckle boxing and gambling is a very different kettle of fish altogether. Let's see what comes of this. With director Guy Ritchie at the helm, I have low hopes.

- Elsewhere, Mickey Rourke might be fighting in a real WWE Wrestlemania match in April. Don't do anything too risky buddy - I don't want to see The Expendables project being stalled because of a wrestling injury!