Dolittle
Dolittle is a 2020 American fantasy adventure film directed by Stephen Gaghan from a screenplay by Gaghan, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand, based on a story by Thomas Shepherd. Dolittle is based on the title character created by Hugh Lofting and is primarily inspired by the author's second Doctor Dolittle book, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922). Robert Downey Jr. stars as the title character, alongside Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Buckley, Harry Collett, and Kasia Smutniak in live-action roles, with Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Craig Robinson, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez, and Marion Cotillard voicing an array of creatures.
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| Running time | 101 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $175 million
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| Box office | $251.4 million
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- Rami Malek and Michael Sheen who star in this film previously starred in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 2 (2012).
- Tom Holland plays Jip in this movie. He previously worked with Robert Downey Jr. in the MCU Universe Films like Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Captain America: Civil War.
- Theatrical film debut of Carmel Laniado.
- During the production of this film and the TV show Perry Mason (2020). Originally Matthew Rhys was going to play Dr. Dolittle and Robert Downey Jr. was going to play Perry Mason, but decided to switch roles seeing how they felt they were better for those parts.
- The paintings shown over the end credits show that Dr. Dolittle and his friends were all inducted into the Royal Victorian Order (noted by the Maltese cross badge suspended from red, white, and blue ribbon). This dynastic order of knighthood was created by HM Queen Victoria in 1896. It recognizes distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, members of the monarch's family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch. The character's seen wearing the badge/medal around their neck (like Dolittle) were made Knight Commanders of the Order and are entitled to be addressed as "Sir" or "Dame." The characters wearing the badge suspended from a ribbon on their chest were made either Commanders, Lieutenants, or Members of the Order.
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