Universal Pictures has provided us with the first official domestic trailer for Stephen Gaghan's upcoming film Dolittle (2020), starring Susan Downey, Joe Roth, Sarah Bradshaw, William M. Connor, and Jon Mone. Currently, the film is set to open in theaters across the nation on January 17.
Studio description: 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 (OscarŽ winner Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (OscarŽ 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 (OscarŽ winner Emma Thompson), who serves as Dolittle's most trusted advisor and confidante.
The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen (The Queen) and OscarŽ winner Jim Broadbent and features additional voice performances from OscarŽ winner Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour, Carmen Ejogo, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, and Craig Robinson.
Directed by Academy AwardŽ 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 Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Bradshaw (The Mummy, Maleficent) and Zachary Roth (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil).