Watch This ‘Dolittle’ “Auditions” Video And Remember That This Movie Had A $175 Million Budget
Robert Downey Jr.’s first post-MCU film isDolittle, a remake ofDr. Dolittlethat’s undergone heavy reshoots and seems about as ill-advised as the 1960s adaptation of this same story. In lieu of a new trailer, we instead have aDolittleauditions video, which features Downey acting alongside some questionable-looking computer-animated animals. Nothing here looks very convincing, which is all the more disheartening when you realize this movie apparently cost $175 million to make.
Dolittle Auditions
In the 1960s, Hollywood spent a fortune on aDr. Dolittlemovie. The film was meant to be a big rousing musical hit, but suffered numerous setbacks and production woes and eventually ended up flopping at the box office. Since Tinseltown never learns from its mistakes, here we go all over again withDolittle, another outrageously expensive take on this material.
That’s not to sayDolittleis doomed. There’s always a chance that the movie will turn out to be perfectly fine. I recall the Eddie MurphyDr. Dolittlemovie being fairly enjoyable, so maybe this film will do the same. I like Downey, and I would love for him to start taking on more and more acting roles now that his Marvel days are done – the only other recent non-MCU credit to his name is the forgettableTheJudge.
DolittleopensJanuary 17.
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), Oscar winner Jim Broadbent and Carmen Laniado (FX’s A Christmas Carol) and features additional voice performances from Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard, Frances de la Tour, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, Tom Holland, and Craig Robinson.
