Homosexual Holmes, Watson in sequel?

Hollywood actor Robert Downe Jr, who plays the lead in British filmmaker Ritchie`s new movie adaption, has hinted at a homo erotic twist between his character and sidekick Dr Watson in a seqeul to the movie.

London: Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr, who plays the lead in British filmmaker Ritchie`s new movie adaption, has hinted at a homo erotic twist between his character and sidekick Dr Watson in a seqeul to the movie.
The executors of the character` creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s literary estate are however miffed at the plan and have threatened to withdraw Ritchie`s rights to the "Sherlock Holmes" story if the director hints at a homosexual relationship between the lead characters in his sequel, reports contactmusic.com. Downey, Jr., who plays the super sleuth in the new movie adaption, recently appeared on David Letterman`s US talk show and hinted at a same sex subtext in the relationship between his character and Jude Law`s Dr. Watson in the second outing. During the interview the actor also asked the audience to decide whether Holmes is "a very butch homosexual". But Downey, Jr.`s comments have infuriated Andrea Plunket, who controls the remaining US copyrights to the Holmes stories, and she`s threatened to withdraw permission for a follow-up if Ritchie suggests the detective is more than just friends with his sidekick. "I hope this is just an example of Mr. Downey`s black sense of humour. It would be drastic, but I would withdraw permission for more films to be made if they feel that is a theme they wish to bring out in the future. I am not hostile to homosexuals, but I am to anyone who is not true to the spirit of the books," she said. IANS