Sequel
Writing of a sequel, Mrs. Doubtfire 2, began in 2003 by Bonnie Hunt. Robin Williams was set to return in disguise as an old nanny, similar to the first movie. Due to problems with the script, re-writing began in early 2006 as Robin Williams was allegedly unhappy with the plot. The movie was expected to be released in late 2007, but following further script problems the sequel was declared "scrapped" in mid-2006.
The sequel's story involved Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire moving close to his daughter's college so he could keep an eye on her. Recently in an interview for Newsday, Williams said the movie's sequel was indefinitely scrapped. Stating his reasons, he said, "The script they had just didn't work."
On December 5, 2006, during an interview with BBC Radio 1 by DJ Edith Bowman, Williams said that if it's not going to be done right, then it's not worth doing and that there will not be a sequel with him in it. However, the character might return in some form some day in the future. The interview doesn't seem to have been recorded, but it was posted online almost immediately.
In August 2010, Williams was featured on Alan Carr's Chatty Man, and again brought up the topic of another Mrs. Doubtfire movie. He blamed the script not being right as the reason another movie wasn't shot. He claimed that the script had been written 3 times and failed, and there was no mention of any ongoing work on the project.
In late 2011, a conversation regarding a sequel was discussed yet again during an interview with Williams. He stated yet again that the chances of a sequel are "highly unlikely".
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“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children’s party taken over by the elders.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)