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You've seen the photos. You've seen the poster. Now, Warner Brothers has released a trailer for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes, set to hit theaters Christmas Day!

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, the movie sends Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) on their latest challenge.

Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan and Kelly Reilly co-star.

Warner Brothers has revealed the latest poster for its upcoming reinvention of the literary detective Sherlock Holmes. Click on the image to see a higher resolution version!

The poster prominently features Robert Downey Jr. and Jude law as Holmes and Watson, respectively, looking rather dapper and a tad bit smug. Of course, Guy Ritchie is directing this retooling of the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle characters, so they have a right to be a little full of themselves. Or maybe that's just because they're British. 

Either way, they look much more dashing and daring on this poster than they do in a recent movie still. I hope that's just because they were trying to be incognito before.

Word around the campfire is that these characters will be a new breed of stodgy British detective, combining exemplary analytical skills with the ability to... kick ass? That's right, ye olde Scotland Yard apparently requires a black-belt in Guy Ritchie's version.

Sherlock Holmes is set to roundhouse a loafer to your face this Christmas Day!

Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. are back at it in Iron Man 2, and this time, they're bringing Mickey Rourke, Scarlet Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Don Cheadle with them!

Check out the latest video from the set!

Iron Man 2 hits theaters May 7, 2009.

It started with Twilight.

It's continuing with The Vampire Diaries.

Now, the blood-sucking craze in Hollywood is spreading to one of the best actors around.

Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations to bring Lestat Du Lioncort back to the big screen, as Universal Pictures is looking to reboot Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.

Lestat was the lead character in both movie adaptations of these beloved novels. Tom Cruise took on the role in 1994's Interview with the Vampire; while Stuart Townsend played him in the 2002 film adaptation of Queen of the Damned.

At Comic-Con last week, Robert Downey Jr. gave fans a bit of insight into Iron Man 2.

For at least the second time, the actor talked about how the movie's action sequences are tied into its focus on character. He said:

Every piece of action that happens in Iron Man 2 is a direct result of a part of a character arc, including probably the biggest sequence in the first hour of the movie ... everything is a result of essentially dysfunction or mistakes made, and those mistakes, when you're Iron Man, and when you're surrounded by the kind of people he is, the ramifications are ginormous.

Iron Man 2 opens on May 7, 2010.

After Iron Man and The Hangover, Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis are two of the hottest names in Hollywood, so it's no shock that Warner Brothers have recruited the two to star opposite each other in Due Date.

The buddy comedy will have Downey playing an expectant father on a road trip with a mismatched partner (Galifianakis), as they race to get to the birth of his first child.

Production is set to begin this fall.

We're still a year away from the release of Iron Man 2, but as he shoots the highly-anticipated sequel, Robert Downey Jr. is opening up about the blockbuster.

He told Collider.com that the film will be "incredibly risky and artistic for a big genre movie."

"The set pieces have to do with things that aren't your typical bad guy conflict. The relationships are very complex and hilarious," the actor that stars as Tony Stark said. "The motivations Tony has and why he turns around and does things has completely to do with his own internal processes... we're kind of trying to tell a story about how a dysfunctional family saves life on Earth as we know it."

Downey Jr. also confirmed that Garry Shandling has joined the cast to play a Senator.

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Robert Downey Jr. has good news for fans of Iron Man:

The sequel will be chock full of character development and action!

"The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it's going to be nuts," the actor said. "Essentially Iron Man 2 is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero. It's one thing to say you're Iron Man, it's another thing to be fully ready to do that."

Robert Downey Jr. is gearing up to reprise the role of Tony Stark.

As for co-star Scarlett Johansson, who portrays the femme fatale Black Widow in the sequel, Downey said:

"We've been rehearsing and she's in insane shape. She's getting lean and mean."

Will Mickey Rourke really star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2?

Extra asked that question to the man that portrays Tony Stark during the Annual Oscar Nominee Luncheon. At the event, Downey wasn't shy in campaigning for his fellow nominee to play the villain in the Jon Favreau-directed sequel.

"I know that we've been talking about it a bunch," Downey said. "As long as we can make it a really great role, then I would urge him to continue considering it. We'd love to have him and we'll see how it goes."

Iron Man 2 is scheduled to begin filming this April in Los Angeles.

With an Oscar nomination under his belt, the lead role in Iron Man 2 and a starring turn on the way in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movie, life is good for Robert Downey Jr.

He said as much to USA Today, as the newspaper asked the star what has changed for him over the last couple years.

"I was the picking-at-the-leftovers kid for the first 22 years of my career, and it changed because life is like that," the actor said of good fortune after a few years of sobriety. "Sooner or later, once you pull the one-armed bandit enough, you are going to get some gold bars."

Downey Jr. is pictured here as England's famous Victorian sleuth, alongside Jude Law - as Dr. Watson - and Rachel McAdams, as Irene Adler. The Sherlock Holmes imagining opens this November.