Dolittle

Dolittle is an American fantasy comedy adventure film directed by Stephen Gaghan, and written by Gaghan and Thomas Shepherd. It is based on the character Doctor Dolittle created by Hugh Lofting, and is primarily based on The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as the title character. The film was released on March 13, 2020 under distribution by Universal Pictures, making it the first film based on Doctor Dolittle to not be distributed by 20th Century Fox.
==Cast==
*Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. John Dolittle
*Antonio Banderas as Rassouli
*Michael Sheen as Mudfly
*Harry Collett as Tommy Stubbins
*Jim Broadbent as Lord Thomas Badgley
*Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria
*Carmel Laniado as Lady Rose
Voices
*Ginnifer Goodwin as Jen, a cat
*Mark Walton as Louie, an orangutan
*Susie Essman as Olivia, an owl
*Idris Elba as Harry, a panther
*Bebe Rexha as Topsy, a zebra
*Kunal Nayyar as Freddy, a flamingo
*Jenny Slate as Penny, a penguin
*John Travolta as Kenny, a koala
*Nate Torrence as Dave, a hamster
*Jason Bateman as Jojo, a raccoon
*Wanda Sykes as Lucy, a leopard
*Stephanie Beatriz as Stella, a rabbit
==Production==
On March 20, 2017, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. would star in the feature adaptation of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. In December 2017, Harry Collett and Jim Broadbent were cast. In February 2018, Antonio Banderas and Michael Sheen were cast in live action roles while Ginnifer Goodwin, Susie Essman, Idris Elba, and Bebe Rexha were cast to voice animals in the film. In March 2018, Kunal Nayyar, Jenny Slate, John Travolta, Mark Walton, Nate Torrence, Jason Bateman, Wanda Sykes and Stephanie Beatriz joined the voice cast. The character of Stella voiced by Beatriz, was cut from the finished film.
Principal production commenced mid-February in 2018. Live action scenes began filming in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria in May 2018, with further location filming at South Forest, Windsor Great Park and on the Menai Suspension Bridge in North West Wales, in June 2018.
==Release==
The film was released on March 13, 2020 by Universal Pictures. It was previously scheduled for April 12 and May 24, 2019, but the studio ultimately settled on 2020 so as not to open against Disney's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
==External links==
*The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle on IMDb
Category:2020 films
Category:English-language films
Category:2020s fantasy films
Category:Films directed by Stephen Gaghan
Category:Screenplays by Stephen Gaghan
Category:American films
Category:2020 in film
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films starring Antonio Banderas
Category:Films starring Emma Thompson
Category:Films starring Ralph Fiennes
Category:Films with asian companies and co-production
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