A prolific
actor throughout his illustrious career, Robin Williams had a number of
movie projects at different stages of development at the time of his
tragic suicide on Monday.
The
63-year-old actor had recently completed several films, including a
third movie in the Night At The Museum series, which will undoubtedly
now have heightened interest in them following his sad demise.
Other
projects, such as a mooted sequel to the 1993 hit comedy Mrs Doubtfire,
were in the early stages of development and ‘most likely won’t go
ahead,’ reports Variety.
Gone but not forgotten: Williams had reprised
his role as Teddy Roosevelt for the third time in Night At The Museum:
Secret Of The Tomb, due out in December
Prior to his untimely death on Monday, Robin
Williams had been in advanced talks about staring in a sequel to his
1993 hit Mrs Doubtfire
Prior
to his death, Williams had completed filming on Night At The Museum:
Secret Of The Tomb, the Ben Stiller comedy, in which he had reprised his
role as Teddy Roosevelt for the third time. It is due to hit cinemas in
December.
Another
seasonal release he had already completed was Merry Friggin' Christmas,
co-staring Lauren Graham, Joel McHale, Candice Bergen and Oliver Platt.
The holiday comedy has a U.S. release date of November 7.
Another
completed movie was the drama Boulevard, in which Williams played a
devoted husband in a marriage of convenience who is forced to confront
his secret life.
It had been screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in June and is likely to receive a general release soon.
The 63-year-old actor had recently completed
several films, including a third movie in the Night At The Museum
series, alongside Ben Stiller
Boulevard, staring Williams as a devoted husband
in a marriage of convenience, screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in
June and is likely to receive a general release soon
Another
project Williams was working on was Absolutely Anything. Described as a
mix of comedy and Sci-Fi, Williams had provided the voice for Dennis
the Dog. The film stars Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg and Eddie Izzard.
According to IMDB, Absolutely Anything is in post-production and slated for release next year.
News
of a proposed sequel to Mrs. Doubtfire was announced in April, Variety
has reported although no firm decision has been made on the project, ‘it
most likely won’t go ahead.’
For
the second Doubtfire, writer David Berenbaum had finished a first draft
of the script and had reportedly met with Williams earlier this year.
After first making his name in television in the
late 1970s, Williams had recently returned to the small screen in the
CBS show The Crazy Ones with Sarah Michele Geller, left, but the show
had been canned after a single season
Williams had also been attached to star in the indie movie A Film By Alan Stuart Eisner, but hadn’t started filming.
After
first making his name in television back in the late 1970s, Williams
had recently returned to the small screen in the CBS show The Crazy
Ones.
In
the show he played a Chicago ad exec alongside former Buffy the Vampire
Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar, but it wasn't a hit with viewers and
had been cancelled in May after a single season.
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