The Dolittle Trailer Has Robert Downey Jr. Talking to the Animals!

October 13, 2019

Dolittle trailer with Robert Downey Jr. talking to the animals!

Universal Pictures has released the trailer and poster for Dolittle (previously known as “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle”), starring Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame) as the title character. Check out the Dolittle trailer in the player below, along with the poster in the gallery!

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 (Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar winner Rami Malek), an enthusiastic but bird-brained duck (The Help 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 (Howard’s End Oscar winner Emma Thompson), who serves as Dolittle’s most trusted advisor and confidante.

Dolittle is directed by Stephen Gaghan (Gold, Syriana). The film is produced by Susan Downey of Team Downey along with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum through their Roth/Kirshenbaum Films banner.

The star-studded film adaptation is scheduled to make its debut next year on January 17, 2020.