Robert Downey Jr. To Star In ‘The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle’
By Peter Sciretta/March 20, 2017 11:50 am EST
While the books may be good source material for children movie adaptations, it’s hard not to imagine that Robert Downey Jr. isn’t going the same route as an actor like Johnny Depp. I hope I am wrong and let’s all pray that this is better than the Eddie Murphy films released in the late 1990’s. You can watch a trailer from this movie embedded below.
The movie is based on the character from the 1920’s series of children’s books by Hugh Lofting. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle was the second of Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle books, published in 1922. It is nearly five times as long as the original book, divided into six parts that included illustrations. Here is an official plot description from the book cover:
Together with Jip the Dog, Polynesia the Parrot, and 9-year-old Tommy Stubbins, the good doctor sets off in search of a missing colleague. This Newbery Medal–winning adventure recounts the hunt for Long Arrow, the world’s greatest naturalist, in treks that range from the Mediterranean and South America to the bottom of the sea. Thanks to the doctor’s gift for conversing with animals, the travelers find a solution to every challenge, including a curious encounter with a sea monster and a shipwreck on a mysterious island.
