Marvel Cinematic Universe ace Robert Downey Jr. resuscitates one of writing’s most endured characters in chief Stephen Gaghan’s rethinking of the great story of Dr. Dolittle, a man who can speak with creatures.

Nearly everything about the Dolittle trailer felt unimaginative, and obtained from different movies — the opening shots of feathered creatures hovering above trees could have been lifted legitimately from the ongoing changes of either The Jungle Book or The Lion King.

This most recent series of the Doctor Dolittle story has been in progress for a long, long time. The venture was reported back in March 2017 however has met with some innovative misfortunes.

Reports turned out in April 2019 the film needed to experience a monstrous improving, including reshoots, with huge worries from Universal Pictures (who burned through $175 million on this pup before promoting and appropriation) about the tone and stream.

The Doctor Dolittle is about a man who 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.

Dolittle is set to release in theaters on January 17, 2020, co-stars Antonio Banders and Emma Thompson, and highlights the voice abilities of Tom Holland, Rami Malek, Octavia Spencer, Kumail Nanjiani, Marion Cotillard, and some more.