Robert Downey Jr. and his producer wife, Susan Downey, are believed to have had complete creative control on Dolittle. This knowledge, paired with the insider information, makes it seem like the dragon enema was all in the mind of Downey Jr. When the studio gave the greenlight in 2017, they thought they were getting a much different movie with Academy Award winning director Stephen Gaghan and Robert Downey Jr. RELATED: Dolittle Review: Robert Downey Jr. Delivers a Delightful Family AdventureThe studio was reportedly not at all impressed with the first cut of Dolittle because of how dark it was.
Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly the one responsible for the infamous dragon scene in Dolittle. Not a whole lot of people have seen the movie, but nearly everybody knows about the dragon scene.
Avengers: Endgame is the biggest movie of all time, so there were a lot of people looking forward to see what Robert Downey Jr. did next.
The studio wanted something lighter with some laughs, though it seems that Robert Downey Jr.’s intentions were to make something a little bit more dramatic.