Chaplin (film) and is moved to tears when the audience provide him with the Oscar's longest standing ovation. Although Richard Attenborough wanted Robert Downey Jr. for the part of Chaplin, studio executives wanted Robin Williams or Billy Crystal for the role. Jim Carrey was also considered for the role. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some aspects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film. The film was lauded
David Tomblin "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". During production of "Return of the Jedi", Tomblin directed "Return of the Ewok", a short, never-finished film about Warwick Davis who played the Ewok Wicket W. Warrick. Tomblin later worked with Kershner again when Kershner directed 1983's "Never Say Never Again", and with Spielberg on "Empire of the Sun". Tomblin often maintained multi-film working relationships with directors. He worked with Richard Donner on "The Omen", "Superman" and those parts of "Superman II" directed by Donner. With Richard Attenborough, Tomblin worked on Attenborough's major multinational productions "A Bridge Too Far", "Gandhi", "Cry Freedom" and "Chaplin".