“Mrs. Doubtfire” Director Says He Met with Robin Williams to Discuss 'Really Strong' Sequel Before His Death

'Mrs. Doubtfire' director Chris Columbus previously said that it would be 'impossible' to do a movie sequel without Williams because he was "one-of-a-kind"

There's only one Mrs. Doubtfire in director Chris Columbus' eyes.

The longtime director, 65, revealed in a recent interview with Business Insider that a sequel to the beloved movie wasn’t considered until several years had passed — and by then it was too late, as the film's star, Robin Williams, died in 2014 at age 63.

"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 shared.

“He and I didn't talk about a sequel until the year he passed away,” he said of the Oscar winner. “We had a script that was written and it was the last time I saw Robin. I went to his house and we sat down and talked about it and the script was really strong.”

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He said he recalled WIlliams asking him if he “had to be in the suit as much this time” because the role of Mrs. Doubtfire was “physically demanding” and it was like “running a marathon” “every day he was in the Doubtfire costume.”

“So we talked about it and I think he was hoping in the rewrite we would cut back on the Doubtfire character,” Columbus explained. “But then Robin passed away so there will never be a sequel to Mrs. Doubtfire."

He told Business Insider that he believed that “Fox/Disney owns the rights” and they can “do whatever they want” with the property of Mrs. Doubtfire. Though, he noted, "Should they? God no.”

“I will certainly be very vocal about it if they decide to do it,” he added.

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Columbus previously echoed similar sentiments while speaking to SF Gate at the SF Film Awards in 2021, saying that it would be “impossible” for anyone to play one of Williams' most iconic roles of his career.

"I just was reading a lot of reviews, ironically, today and about the Broadway show [which opened in New York this week]. And this guy who's playing him [Rob McClure] is supposedly very energetic and phenomenal,” Columbus told the outlet. “But he's no Robin. Robin was one-of-a-kind."

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Columbus also recalled to Business Insider that he “had to shoot the entire movie with four cameras to keep up” with Williams who would often go off-script with new gags while filming. He added that they might turn the footage into a documentary.

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