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London, Jan 3 (IANS) 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.