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1 November 2005
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WILLIAMS PLANS A RETURN TO DOUBTFIRE

ROBIN WILLIAMS is getting set to don the make-up and wig again and return to his beloved MRS DOUBTFIRE role in a long-awaited sequel.

The funnyman tells website Sky News he avoided the character for a while because sequel ideas failed to inspire him, but he's thrilled with a new script from comedienne/actress BONNIE HUNT.

He says, "There are plenty more adventures left for her, and the script could easily run to film three too. Fans will love it."

The 1993 movie made a whopping $219 million (GBP121.6 million) in America alone.

08/03/2005
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Robin Williams is keen to bring his cross-dressing nanny MRS DOUBTFIRE back to the big screen after learning that RETURN TO ME director BONNIE HUNT is writing a sequel to the 1993 comedy hit.

The funnyman is very excited about recreating one of his most beloved film characters.

He tells website MOVIEHOLE.NET, "They're trying to write it. Bonnie Hunt is writing it, and I think that if she can do it right, it'll be OK. If they don't do it right, it's not worth doing it. You've got to find a way of doing the character.

"How do you take it on after so long? You've got to be able to do her, do the character; why is she dressing up again, and how did she get away with it?

"The first one was so much fun because the conceit was pretty good and the make-up was great. The really good news now is that make-up has come along. The make-ups have just gotten better and better."

News Archive

Miscellaneous events Bonnie has been to.

January 12th 2001
Stolen Summer Sundance Film Festival Premiere

Lion Park School Visits
3/13/1996
4/10/1997
5/11/2001
Bonnie likes to visit the students of Lions Park School. Bonnie is the sister of Lions Park first grade teacher Mary (Hunt) Boggins. In 1997 the staff honored Bonnie with a luncheon.

Thursday, November 9 2000
PR Newswire Chicago Area Daybook
EVENT: Bonnie was a guest speaker at the second annual Women's Council Dinner; Proceeds from the dinner, named "Return to Me, Sweet Home Ignatius," will benefit the school's Community Service Program
LOCATION: St. Ignatius College Prep

Turner Classic Movies.
Oct 2, 2000
ATLANTA -- Turner Classic Movies said it has enlisted several celebrities to promote the network. James Cromwell and Bonnie Hunt will narrate new interstitial short-form features on character actors.

July 15, 2000
6th Annual Project Angel Food Angel Awards in Los Angeles:

June 9th 2000
Women in Film awards.

5/18/2000
Mission Impossible 2 Premiere

4/4/2000
Return to Me Premiere

12/6/1999
The Green Mile Premiere

Oct 1999
Kennedy Centre Jonathan Winters Prize awards.

11/14/1998
A Bug's Life Premiere

7/16/98
Stars host Voices program
Theatrical mentoring fete benefits urban kids
Salma Hayek, Lauren Holly, Renee Zellweger and Bonnie Hunt took turns hosting a three-day theatrical program in Beverly Hills to benefit Voices in Harmony, a youth mentoring program for urban kids. Now in its third year, members of Voices will perform at the Canon Theater to help "bridge cultural gaps in our divided community," said a statement by the nonprofit org. The shows, which run Friday through Sunday, will include short plays written and performed by L.A. youths and will also feature the Hamilton High School Choir.

Oct. 25 1997
Second City, matriarch Joyce Sloane, was honored with the Mount Sinai Service Club's Torchlight Award at the black-tie Candlelight Ball at the Hilton. For years Joyce has been the guiding light behind the Thrift Shop on Diversey operated by the Service Club. Second City alum Bonnie Hunt, Jim Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis and Tim Kazurinsky planned the tribute.

1996
The Cable Guy Premiere

Variety
Dec. 7 1996
NEW YORK - Moviegoers attending the Dec. 7 1996 premiere of Jane Campion's "Portrait of a Lady" at the United Artists 64th Street and Second Avenue Theatre were transported to a realm of Old World elegance. The time warp continued at the party afterwards, where guests ascending the stairs of the Racquet and Tennis Club were serenaded by nearly two dozen violinists dressed in tails. Bonnie was spotted at the black-tie event, held in concert with the New York Academy of Art. More than 600 partygoers meandered through the Victorian-style private club, whose library and dining and smoking rooms appeared to have materialized from the pages of a Henry James novel.

12/2/1996
Premiere Magazine 3rd Annual Women in Hollywood Awards Lunch
Beverly Hills, California

9/22/1996
11th Cinematheque Award

Friday April 28 at 7 p.m.
SAN DIEGO, CA
Bonnie was honored at a dinner celebrating the gift of life. The dinner, a preview for the First Family Pledge Millennium Mayorthon, was held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 North Torrey Pines Road.
The LifePage Program, in partnership with the wireless communication industry, provides free pagers and service to patients who are waiting for organ transplants. Arlene Harris is Chairman and co-founder of SOS Wireless Communications.

http://www.familypledge.org/BonnieHunt.asp

COMIC GILDA RADNER died of ovarian cancer and in '89, in her name, Gilda's Club was opened in New York City as a haven for cancer patients who need social and emotional support. Gilda's Club Chicago will preview its new 9,000-square-foot facility at 537 N. Wells with a Tiffany party Feb. 13, hosted by Michael Christ. Special invitees are Ed Asner, Bonnie Hunt, Shelley Long, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Betty Thomas, George Wendt and other Second City alumni who remember her and were close pals. Gilda was married to Gene Wilder at the time of her illness and death, and he helped create the clubs. Ann Lurie is president of the board.

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