Robin Williams Read a ‘Really Strong’ Script for ‘Mrs. Doubtfire 2’ Before His Death and Had Only One Question: ‘Do I Have to Be in the Suit as Much This Time?’
22.11.2023 - 22:29
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Mrs. Doubtfire” director Chris Columbus revealed to Business Insider while celebrating the movie’s 30th anniversary this month that talks for a sequel to the beloved 1993 comedy only started in 2014 shortly before Robin William’s passing. Following the comedian’s death, there was not a shot Columbus would ever make another “Mrs.
Doubtfire” movie without him. “It’s an interesting thing. Back then, there was an attitude that sequels were looked down upon by the artists.
So Robin was against doing a sequel immediately after,” Columbus said. “He and I didn’t talk about a sequel until the year he passed away.” “We had a script that was written and it was the last time I saw Robin,” he continued. “I went to his house and we sat down and talked about it and the script was really strong.
Robin’s only comment was, ‘Boss, do I have to be in the suit as much this time?; It was physically demanding. For Robin, I think it was like running a marathon every day he was in the Doubtfire costume. He was older, obviously.
So we talked about it and I think he was hoping in the rewrite we would cut back on the Doubtfire character. But then Robin passed away so there will never be a sequel to ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.'” The 1993 comedy stars Williams as a recently divorced actor who disguises himself as an elderly female housekeeper so that he can continue to see his children.
The supporting cast included Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan. The film was a huge box office hit, grossing $441.3 million on a $25 million budget to become the second highest-grossing film of 1993. Columbus also revealed in his Business Insider interview that Williams improvised so much on set that he recorded 2 million feet of film during
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