Robert Downey Jr Signed as Sherlock Holmes

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It turns out Guy Ritchie’s alternative take on Sherlock Holmes has signed socially-reinvented Robert Downey Jr. (the rustic Iron Man) for the main man himself.

Warner Bros. Studios seem to be taking Downey’s recent attempt to sort out his life as an equation to more cash at the box office.  However, Columbia Pictures are also looking to release their version of the timeless classic detective around the same time and with Sacha Baron Cohen lined up to play that lead.

Columbia Pictures' as yet untitled production will star Baron Cohen as the great detective and Will Ferrell as Dr Watson, his endlessly admiring assistant. Reports in Variety say that the film is being scripted by Etan Cohen and will be co-produced by Judd Apatow.

This bubbling rivalry has led to ask… Who do you think would win in a fight? Downey or Cohen?