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The Last Films of Robin Williams

While Robin William’s box office power had diminished over the last 10 years, his enormous talent was still in demand.

Indeed the actor had several projects both in the can or in development.

The next film to feature the screen legend is family movie Merry Friggin' Christmas, which also stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, and Oliver Platt, and will hit screens on November 7th.

Another holiday movie starring the Williams is Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, aka Night at the Museum 3, in which the actor reprises his role of former President Teddy Roosevelt. Production on the Ben Stiller vehicle wrapped in May and is due for release on December 19th.

Next year will see the Aladdin star’s last ever animated project, Absolutely Anything, in which he plays Dennis the Dog, along side British talent Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale.

The Chicago-born comedian was also known for his roles in smaller, independent films, such as Boulevard which co-stars Breaking Bad’s Bob Odenkirk. The film premeiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has yet to get a release date, meaning it could well be the Oscar winner’s last movie.

Williams was also developing a sequel to Mrs. Doubtfire with director Christopher Columbus, and while very little is known about the plot, the filmmaker was excited about working with the comedy legend again. A source said (via Radar Online) Williams was struggling financially, and took the gig, along with now-cancelled The Crazy Ones TV series, to pay bills.

The Home Alone filmmaker released a statement insisting that the world has lost a titan of entertainment.

He said (via?EW): “We have lost one of our most inspired and gifted comic minds, as well as one of this generation's greatest actors. To watch Robin work, was a magical and special privilege.? His performances were unlike anything any of us had ever seen, they came from some spiritual and otherworldly place. He truly was one of the few people who deserved the title of 'genius.' We were friends for 21 years. Our children grew up together, he inspired us to spend our lives in San Francisco and I loved him like a brother. The world was a better place with Robin in it. And his beautiful legacy will live on forever."

Source: EW

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