Doctor Dolittle Moved To April 2019 Release

Universal Pictures has decided to preponed the release date of Doctor Dolittle pic from May 24, 2019 to April 12, 2019. This comes in the wake of Star Wars: Episode IX, after Disney made the announcement. Recently, Universal bagged the rights for the new Doctor Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr.

It is to be written by Stephen Gaghan and as well to be directed. Doctor Dolittle will be produced by Joe Roth and Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum under their Roth/Kirschenbaum Films (Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent), along with Susan Downey (Sherlock Holmes films, The Judge) for Team Downey.

The story is based on the 1920s tales by Hugh Lofting, following a peculiar doctor who can speak with animals, shunning human patients in favour of the critters. Interestingly, second weekend in April has already proven to be a worthwhile on for Universal with Fate of the Furious in its opening same weekend. 

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Source: movieweb.com