I don't have a problem understanding where Ben and Martin are coming from. Yes, they enjoy making Sherlock, I think they are both being honest about that. Because, as they have both said (or implied), if they didn't enjoy it, they wouldn't keep on doing it.
However, they are now both on their rise, career-wise, and there are probably a lot of exciting opportunities ahead. And probably a lot going on that isn't official yet and that we don't know about. And as we know about Hollywood and cinema-making, there is a lot of "if's" and "perhaps", and a lot of projects are sort of up there in the air until everything is settled - and perhaps it gets cancelled if things doesn't get settled.
And then we of course have things like Marvel, which will mean that Ben has signed up for I-don't-know-how-many movies as Dr. Strange, which will add to some of his schedule for years and years to come. I have no trouble understanding that he wants to keep the rest of schedule open to new and exciting opportunities that might or might-not happen - but which will certainly NOT happen if his schedule is closed. And Martin is probably in a similar situation.
Sherlock is fun, but they both know what it is and they both are interested in new challenges. However, neither of them have firmly decided that they are not going to do it anymore, just that they want to put it hiatus for the foreseeable future to focus on other opportunities (who knows what they have had to turn down due to Sherlock already - Martin almost lost The Hobbit because of it).
If they stay too long with one franchise/series, they can easily get typecasted and lose the momentum. They have to keep up and keep up with the ball as long as it' rolling, so to speak. We as fans might wish for more, but it's their lives and careers we are talking about. That is much more important. So I have no trouble at all understanding that and wish them both all the best in their careers.
Last edited by Vhanja (May 1, 2017 10:56 am)