"Mrs. Doubtfire" star Mara Wilson slams sequel plans
Some people who heard about the just-announced "Mrs. Doubtfire" sequel may have been a bit skeptical about the news, and one of the stars of the original film is among them.
Mara Wilson, who played Robin Williams and Sally Field's young daughter Natalie Hillard in the 1993 comedy, has come out and said she has "no interest" in being part of the new movie.
"I've been in some mediocre movies, but I've never been in a sequel. And I have no interest in being in one now," she said on Twitter, adding, "Sequels generally suck unless they were planned as part of a trilogy or series. I think Doubtfire ended where it needed to end."
For the record, no, I do not have anything to do with the Mrs. Doubtfire sequel, nor will I.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) April 17, 2014
I've been in some mediocre movies, but I've never been in a sequel. And I have no interest in being in one now.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) April 17, 2014
Sequels generally suck unless they were planned as part of a trilogy or series. I think Doubtfire ended where it needed to end.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) April 17, 2014
I'm glad I had the chance to be in it, and I'm proud of what we did, but I don't see how we could do it again.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) April 17, 2014
There are many, many reasons I don't want to be in Mrs. Doubtfire 2. But they haven't even asked me (yet), so no need to worry.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) April 17, 2014
On her Facebook page, Wilson added, "I loved having the chance to be a part of Mrs. Doubtfire twenty years ago, they haven't asked me to be a part of the sequel, I don't think I'd suit the part even if they did, I don't act in films anymore anyway, and I liked where the last one ended so don't really think a sequel is necessary."
It was announced this week that a "Mrs. Doubtfire" sequel was in the works, with Williams and Chris Columbus both expected to return.