It might be hard to think of Robert Downey Jr as anything other than Iron Man, but the actor is already planning is his post-MCU career, including a remake of the classic tale of Doctor Dolittle. The film, which has previously found life as a Rex Harrison led musical and an Eddie Murphy comedy will now feature RDJ as a doctor who can speak with animals and a whole host of animals that he’ll be speaking with. Here’s the full list that was released today:
– Emma Thompson as the parrot Polynesia
– Craig Robinson as the mouse Fleming,
– Rami Malek as Chee-Chee the gorilla,
– Carmen Ejogo as the lioness Regine,
– Octavia Spencer as the duck Dab-Dab,
– Tom Holland as Jip the dog,
– Ralph Fiennes as the tiger Barry,
– Marion Cotillard as Tutu the fox,
– Kumail Nanjiani as Plimpton the ostrich,
– Frances de la Tour as Ginko-Who-Soars,
– John Cena as Yoshi the polar bear,
– Selena Gomez as Betsy, a giraffe.
The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle sets sail on April 12, 2019. There’s been no word on whether or not this will be a musical, but I’d love to see RDJ sing ‘If I Could Talk To The Animals.’
