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`Dolittle` (Image courtesy of EPK.TV)
"Dolittle" (Image courtesy of EPK.TV)

'Dolittle' trailer released

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Mon, Oct 14th 2019 01:10 pm

Film in theaters Jan. 17, 2020

Robert Downey Jr. electrifies one of literature's most enduring characters in a vivid reimagining of the classic tale of the man who could talk to animals: Dolittle.

After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle (Downey), famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria's England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen (Jessie Buckley, “Wild Rose”) falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.

The doctor is joined on his quest by a young, self-appointed apprentice (“Dunkirk's” Harry Collett) and a raucous coterie of animal friends, including an anxious gorilla (Oscar winner Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (Oscar winner Octavia Spencer), a bickering duo of a cynical ostrich (“The Big Sick's” Kumail Nanjiani) and an upbeat polar bear (John Cena, “Bumblebee”) and a headstrong parrot (Oscar winner Emma Thompson), who serves as Dolittle's most trusted adviser and confidante.

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The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen (“The Queen”) and Oscar winner Jim Broadbent. It features additional voice performances from Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour, Carmen Ejogo, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Tom Holland and Craig Robinson.

Directed by Academy Award winner Stephen Gaghan (“Syriana,” “Traffic”), “Dolittle” is produced by Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum under their Roth/Kirschenbaum Films (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Maleficent”) and Susan Downey (“Sherlock Holmes” franchise, “The Judge”) for Team Downey. The film is executive produced by Downey Jr., Sarah Bradshaw (“The Mummy,” “Maleficent”) and Zachary Roth (“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”).

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