A documentary about the last days of comedy hero Robin Williams will tell how the actor fought a rare neurological disorder in the run-up to his death.
De Jumanji star died in August 2014, leading to a worldwide outcry of grief for the beloved star.
Now the new documentary, rightly so Robin’s Wish, will provide a greater insight into the star’s life, with interviews with those closest to him.
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One such person is director Shawn Levy, who worked with Williams on all three of the Tonight at the museum films.
In Robin’s Wish, Levy describes working with Williams on the final installation, filmed two years before his death, and notes that he was not himself.
Levy said, ‘In the last movie, it was clear to all of us that something had happened to Robin.
‘I remember him saying to me,’ I do not know what’s going on. I’m not me anymore. ‘”
The documentary, directed by Tylor Norwood, will tell how Williams fights a rare brain disease called Lewy Body Dementia.
His wife, Susan Schneider Williams, recently told Entertainment Weekly: ‘With the invaluable help of leading medical experts, I saw that what Robin and I went through finally made sense – our experience matched that of science.
‘And what I discovered along the way was bigger than me, and bigger than Robin. The full story was revealed while making this movie and it contains the truth that Robin and I were looking for. “
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Telling where the title of the documentary comes from, she added: “Robin wanted to help us all be less afraid. That was Robin’s wish.
‘We had discussed what we want our legacy to be in life; when it was our time to go, how we humans would like to feel. Without missing a beat, Robin said, ‘I want to help people be less afraid.’ ”
The documentary will be published via VOD on September 1st.
