Benedict Cumberbatch is “determined” to continue Sherlock into Season 5 and beyond.
Speaking to Digital Spy, the actor affirmed his commitment to the series despite scheduling conflicts making it difficult:
“I’m still enjoying it – and we’ll see how [Season 4] goes, but I’ve said many times before I’d love to keep ageing with him.”
He added:
“As actors, what intrigues us all to come back and play these characters is that there is scope for them to expand and change and evolve.
It’d be an interesting experiment. Martin [Freeman] and I started this relatively young compared to a lot of pairings of Holmes and Watson, so why not?”
Co-star Martin Freeman is likewise not ready to let go of Sherlock, but notes that their schedules make it “shockingly difficult” to bring the band back together every year:
“I’ve always believed in doing things for as long as one wants to do them. But the truth is, it has got more and more difficult to factor in. That’s the truth of it.”
On that note, Cumberbatch suggests that Sherlock‘s future could also lie in specials:
“I think if it becomes impossible to schedule a season every year – or year-and-a-half – then yeah, absolutely, why not [do more specials]?
It’s a great deal of fun, this [new episode], but it does advance things. It’s not just on it’s own.”
Stay tuned as we continue to detect the status of Sherlock…
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