Dolittle | Jan 17 2020 | Universal | 16% RT | Winner of the Kids Choice Award!

[Zakiyyah6]

Always thought this project sounded unappealing. January is the perfect month to release it in.

[TalismanRing]

I loved the books as a kid and even liked the old Rex Harrison musical.  There's some great material there and I assume they are doing the books and not  you know the Eddie Murphy modernized things, and I always enjoy RDJ so I'm still interested.  Though that Jan release date....

[WrathOfHan]

5 hours ago, DAJK said:

Wait so now it's basically just Shazam, Pet Cemetery, and Hellboy in April?

April has always been a shitshow for quality movies; we just lucked out this year.

[TMP]

One week before Doctor Sleep

[Alli]

Reshoots

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ninja-turtles-director-tackling-doctor-dolittle-reshoots-1201707?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR's Heat Vision_now_2019-04-12 15:08:11_acouch&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_heat_vision

[Morieris]

I keep reading this title as "The Voyage of Doctor Doom" and go "Huh?" 

[Ryaner90]

Jeez between this Chaos Walking and the Current War Tom Holland movies have had some bad luck

[filmlover]

18 hours ago, Alli said:

Reshoots

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ninja-turtles-director-tackling-doctor-dolittle-reshoots-1201707?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR's Heat Vision_now_2019-04-12 15:08:11_acouch&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_heat_vision

Sounds like another Nutcracker situation where the reshoots are extensive enough to land a co-director credit. Eh.

[Eric Atreides]

 

[TMP]

This and Cats are out a month apart!!! What a time to be alive!

[ddddeeee]

The Eddie Murphy one almost made $300M in 1998? What?

[terrestrial]

 

Scott Mendelson‏@ScottMendelson

Box Office: #TheVoyageOfDoctorDolittle (Starring #RobertDowneyJr) Is Reportedly So Expensive ($175 Million) That It Must Become The Biggest Live-Action Talking Animal Comedy Ever Just To Break Even https://bit.ly/2IBeZ1i  via @Forbes by @ScottMendelson

 

[antovolk]

Now titled Dolittle. Sudden pivot to heartstrings/dead wife...darker than it probably was pre-reshoots?

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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 advisor and confidante. 

The film also stars Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen (The Queen) and Oscar® winner Jim Broadbent and features additional voice performances from Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez and Ralph Fiennes. 

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 Sarah Bradshaw (The Mummy, Maleficent) and Zachary Roth (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil).

 

Edited August 12, 2019 by antovolk

[SLAM!]

I hope it's good, because it kind of needs to be good if it's going to be successful. Theoretically, having all those stars, including the recognizable Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role, should translate to box office success. Perhaps this film can do well overseas, too.

[Valonqar]

RDJ is a draw and if animals are better animated and voiced than TLK ones it's gonna be big. It's impossible to know without the trailer but it could be Jumanji type of success if it's done right.

Edited August 12, 2019 by Valonqar

[Avatree]

15 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

RDJ is a draw and if animals are better animated and voiced than TLK ones it's gonna be big. It's impossible to know without the trailer but it could be Jumanji type of success if it's done right.

What makes you think RDJ is a draw? 

Iron Man is a draw. Iron Man is not in this film.

 

[Valonqar]

10 minutes ago, Avatree said:

What makes you think RDJ is a draw? 

Iron Man is a draw. Iron Man is not in this film.

 

He opened Sherlock Holmes and even though Holmes himself is a draw, that was a time when there was already a very successful TV show and yet people still wanted to see RDJ as Holmes. he was aslo in another movie that did the coveted 100M dom, a cheap comedy with another actor. His flops were mostly down to being failed Oscar baits. Such movies skew older and they don't fly without strong buzz and reviews. So while he hasn't been proven like Leo, he's a far cry from Hemsworth. 

Edited August 12, 2019 by Valonqar

[lorddemaxus]

12 minutes ago, Valonqar said:

He opened Sherlock Holmes and even though Holmes himself is a draw, that was a time when there was already a very successful TV show and yet people still wanted to see RDJ as Holmes. he was aslo in another movie that did the coveted 100M dom, a cheap comedy with another actor. His flops were mostly down to being failed Oscar baits. Such movies skew older and they don't fly without strong buzz and reviews. So while he hasn't been proven like Leo, he's a far cry from Hemsworth. 

Sherlock (the show) started to air after the first RDJ movie and Due Date made 100 mil DOM because it was sold as another Hangover. Galifiankis was as much of a draw as (maybe even more) 

RDJ.

Edited August 12, 2019 by lorddemaxus

[Valonqar]

RDJ as Doolittle won't hurt and if the movie looks good he's gonna help. That's what I'm saying. Given his penchant for franchises, it's hard to gauge his true drawing power outside of beloved brand name character(s) but he has at least an added value.

[Avatree]

Sherlock Holmes was successful yes, that doesn't mean it was purely down to RDJ. Given that he had not yet cemented his status as Iron Man (only one movie in). 

Also I wasn't around at the time here, but was under the impression that Due Date underperformed?