‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel in the Works

April 17th, 2014

Nina Corcoran

It’s been two decades since the 1993 hit Mrs. Doubtfire first hit screens, and now, seemingly out of nowhere, it’s going to get a sequel.

Director Chris Columbus and Robin Williams will return and Elf writer David Berenbaum will be penning the script. The original film saw Williams, a struggling actor and newly divorced father, take on the persona of a Scottish nanny named Euphegenia Doubtfire in order to be closer to his children. It’s pretty hard to forget the burning fat suit and tire-squashed face mask that helped the film pull in $219 million domestically, $222 million internationally, a Golden Globe for best comedy/musical, and another Globe for Williams for best actor in a musical/comedy.

Apparently a sequel has been in the works since 2001, but after numerous drafts and authors, it started to wither. Early this year, however, Berenbaum’s involvement sparked a new interest that has Williams and Columbus hopeful about the outcome this time around.

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