, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.
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The year 2009 is significant in the Sherlockian canon, as it marks the 100th anniversary of the first Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet," which was published in 1909 (although it was initially titled "A Tangled Skein" and published in Beeton's Christmas Annual). This milestone anniversary sparked a renewed interest in the iconic detective and his trusty sidekick, Dr. John Watson. , directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr