Director Dexter Fletcher has confirmed that Sherlock Holmes 3 is currently "on the back burner" due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Some disappointing but not wholly unexpected news for Sherlock Holmes fans - Sherlock Holmes 3 director Dexter Fletcher has confirmed that the sequel is currently “on the back burner." As reported by DigitalSpy, Fletcher recently remarked on an episode of the Celebrity Catch Up Podcast that the long-awaited follow-up to 2011’s Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was facing a number of challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Sherlock's hit its own issues on and off," Fletcher said. "That’s sort of sitting on the back burner at the moment until it becomes clear where the world …