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Robert Downey Jr. is in final talks to star as Sherlock Holmes in a film to be directed by Mr. Madonna himself, Guy Ritchie.

The Warner Bros. movie, due to start shooting this fall, will depict Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero in a less stuffy vein than in his previous incarnations.

We'd imagine, though, that this flick will be far more intense than the Columbia Pictures recently-announced version, which will be produced by Judd Apatow and star Sacha Baron Cohen as the super sleuth, along with Will Ferrell as his sidekick, Dr. Watson.

From Tony Stark to Sherlock Holmes, it's safe to say Robert Downey Jr. is back.

As one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr. can pretty much choose any project he wants at the moment.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star has chosen to to star in Cowboys & Aliens, an unusual mix of the sci-fi and Western genres that is scheduled to be released in 2010.

Robert Downer Jr.: From Iron Man to cowboy.

The movie is based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. I centers on an Old West battle between the Apache and Western settlers, including a former Union Army gunslinger named Zeke Jackson (Downey), that is interrupted by a spaceship crashing into the prairie near Silver City, Arizona.

Downey will be seen in the Ben Stiller-directed comedy Tropic Thunder in August.

The rumors of Robert Downey Jr. portraying Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are becoming more and more substantial.

Director Brett Ratner recently told Entertainment Weekly that he really wants the actor in the role; he says he's met with and wants the Iron Man star to portray Hugh Hefner in Ratner's planned biopic, tentatively titled Playboy.

"Robert Downey Jr. agreed to do it based on the script," the director said. "We're gonna hand him the script very shortly. He loves the character and the role and we've been meeting with him on it. So, if he wants to do it, we're excited to have him."

Ratner added: "We wanted him before Iron Man, so we were ahead of the curve."

Robert Downey Jr. is seeing his career take off thanks to Iron Man. And, according to the Chicago Sun Times, though, his next film project might be centered around an iron man of a different kind.

Rumors are circulating that the actor may sign on to play Hugh Hefner the Playboy founder's big-screen biopic.

It's not a done deal yet, but sources say Hefner has approved of Downey to play him in the movie, which has the apt working title of Playboy.

There's no word on when the cameras might actually begin rolling on the movie, but it could happen as soon as next summer, depending on Downey's Iron Man 2 filming and the finalization of the Hefner script.