"Sherlock Holmes 3" is moving along with development. The second film in the franchise still won't be released for another two months, but a writer has already been secured for the third.

Warner Bros. has brought on Drew Pearce from "Iron Man 3" and "No Heroics" fame. There is no word yet on what the plot for the third film will be.  The first film was an original story, and the second film's storyline has been based off of A.C. Doyle's story "The Final Problem".

"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" will be released on December 16, 2011.