ROBERT DOWNEY JR. OPTS OUT OF ‘COWBOYS & ALIENS’ FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES SEQUEL

Source: hollywoodinsider

Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out of Cowboys & Aliens, the Dreamworks/Universal sci-fi project that would have reunited the actor with his Iron Man director Jon Favreau. The news was first reported by the Los Angeles Times but only speculated on why Downey had left the project, which pits Old West cowboys and indians against a group of aliens with superior technology. Now, a source inside the production tells EW.com that the star has a scheduling conflict with a Sherlock Holmes sequel. 

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I am happy with this news, I’d rather Downey continue with the Sherlock Homes franchise. What do you think?