It was back in October when we last touched upon the topic of the Universal Pictures film “Dolittle” and as mentioned back then this one finds Robert Downey Jr. (Marvel’s “Iron Man”) in the role made famous by the great Rex Harrison. The 2020 re-imagining comes some 53 years after that “Doctor Dolittle film and though you’ve seen the First Trailer, it’s now time to enjoy a second. Oh yeah and if you missed the other trailer post just click HERE so you can see everything. We don’t mind waiting.
The Premise: After his wife’s death seven years earlier, the eccentric John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Victorian England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of animals for company. But when Queen Victoria 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 encounters wondrous creatures. (c/o Wiki)
The Cast:
Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. John Dolittle
Harry Collett as Tommy Stubbins
Antonio Banderas as Rassoulim
Michael Sheen as Mudfly
Jessie Buckley as Queen Victoria
Ralph Ineson as Arnall Stubbins
Jim Broadbent
Kasia Smutniak
Carmel Laniado as Lady Rose
The Voices:
Emma Thompson as Polynesia, a macaw
Rami Malek as Chee-Chee, a gorilla
John Cena as Yoshi, a polar bear
Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton, an ostrich
Octavia Spencer as Dab-Dab, a duck
Tom Holland as Jip, a dog
Craig Robinson as Kevin, a squirrel
Ralph Fiennes as Barry, a tiger
Selena Gomez as Betsy, a giraffe
Marion Cotillard as Tutu, a fox
Carmen Ejogo as Regine, a lioness
Frances de la Tour as Ginko-Who-Soars, a dragon
Piercing Ken Thoughts: Cute stuff but I’ve pretty much said all that I have to in that first trailer post. I don’t generally get to the “family fare” films all that much and relegate all my movie going time to the big action superhero films or the monster movies. What did you readers think about this one? Did you enjoy it? Please feel free to chime in down below in the comments section and do keep watching the page because I am planning on running a promotional posters item shortly before the film’s opening day. I could merge them together of course but that would mean one less post for the site and we love having lots of posts since its more traffic at the end of the day. See you next time.
Official Film Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolittle_(film)