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Robin Williams has left behind four complete films

Robin Williams' has however left behind four films which have been completed and will be released in the next couple of months

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FP Staff|Aug 12, 2014, 14:43:30 IST
Academy award winner and beloved comedy star Robin Williams passed away on Monday. He was 63 and it is suspected that he committed suicide. The actor had reportedly been struggling with depression for some time. Williams has, however, left behind four films that have been completed and are due to be released over the next few months, reports Entertainment Weekly.Williams reprised his role as Teddy Roosevelt in the third part of the Night at the Museum series. Entertainment Weekly reports that "sequel wrapped production in May, according to Twentieth Century Fox," and will release on 19 December. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb stars Ben Stiller in the lead role.Before that, we'll see Williams in Merry Friggin' Christmas, scheduled to release in November. According to a report in The Wrap, Merry Friggin’ Christmas's cast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lauren Graham, Joel McHale, Candice Bergen, Jeffrey Tambor, Oliver Platt, Clark Duke, Tim Heidecker and Pierce Gagnon.[caption id="attachment_1660857" align="alignleft" width="380"]Robin Williams in Boulevard.

Robin Williams in Boulevard.[/caption]Another film,  which earlier showcased at Tribeca Film Festival, is Boulevard, which is yet to hit theatres. Williams, who famously voiced the Genie in Disney's Aladdin also did the voice of Dennis the Dog in Absolutely Anything, starring Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale. Absolutely Anything will release next year, according to The Wrap. There have been also been rumours that 20th Century Fox was considering a sequel to hit film Mrs Doubtfire, but with Williams's death, this seems unlikely.Williams's death has been mourned by everyone in Hollywood and elsewhere. On social media, Twitterati have come out to pay rich tributes to the comic star. In a tear-jerking tweet, The Academy (which confers Oscars) tweeted saying, "You're free, Genie" with a picture of Genie and Aladdin from the film. To read more tributes, click here.

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First Published:Aug 12, 2014, 14:43:30 IST
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