Sherlock Holmes swaps Baker Street for Madame Tussauds

The world famous wax museum is to play host to a lifelike figure of Downey Jr. as Holmes that will be unveiled to coincide with the movie’s release. Like the promotional posters, Holmes is dressed in his Victorian finery – grey and black pinstriped trousers, black (subtly checked) frock coat, waistcoat, cravat, shirt, brown buckle belt and black shoes – posed nonchalantly with his hands in his pockets and with that inquisitive and piercing stare.

Creating such an intricate and meticulous figure has cost £150,000 and required over 300 precise measurements taken of Downey Jr. when he sat for a fitting in New York.

On the union between London’s famous wax museum and it’s most famous detective, Liz Edwards, Madame Tussauds’ PR manager commented: “We’re very excited to be welcoming Sherlock Holmes back to Baker Street and to be including Robert Downey Jr. in the attraction for the first time.” She added: “Holmes and Madame Tussauds are both London legends with strong ties to Baker Street, but Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock has a definite 21st Century twist and the figure will have a very contemporary look and feel also”.

To find out more about Holmes’s new look and feel (steady!), head to the Madame Tussauds website here for more info.

[via London Blog]