será el nuevo Doctor Dolittle
to Star as ‘Doctor Dolittle’ in New Film
Robert Downey Jr. se pondrá en la piel del Doctor Dolittle, el médico capaz de hablar con los animales, en la película “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle”, informó hoy el medio especializado The Hollywood Reporter.
Se trata del primer papel en años de Downey Jr. más allá del universo cinematográfico de Marvel, en el que interpreta al personaje de Iron Man en las diferentes películas interconectadas de esta saga.
En 2014, el artista estrenó “Chef” y “The Judge”, los últimos largometrajes en los que actuó que no tuvieran relación con Marvel.
El estudio Universal se hará cargo de “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle”, una película que dirigirá Stephen Gaghan (“Gold”, 2016) a partir de un guión suyo basado en un borrador de Tom Shepherd.
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Robert Downey Jr. will star in the movie “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle,” based on the classic character who can talk to animals, for Universal Pictures.
Stephen Gaghan, who most recently directed Matthew McConaughey’s “Gold,” will helm the film from his own screenplay. Tom Shepherd wrote an earlier draft.
The studio, which acquired the project following a heated bidding war, has set up “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle” with producers Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum through their Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, alongside Susan Downey for Team Downey.British author Hugh Lofting created the Doctor Dolittle character in the 1920s series of children’s books, in which a Victorianera physician opts to treat animals instead of humans because he’s able to speak with them.
Lofting’s character was portrayed by Rex Harrison in the 1967 musical “Doctor Dolittle,” which won Oscars for best original song and best visual effects. Eddie Murphy starred in the 1998 film “Doctor Dolittle” and the 2001 sequel, which cumulatively grossed more than $470 million at the worldwide box office.
Downey has starred in the Iron Man, Avengers, and Sherlock Holmes franchises, along with “Tropic Thunder” and “The Judge.” He’ll be seen next in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” as Iron Man.