Oscar bait nominated for Oscars. For that reason studios plan their Oscar promotional campaigns long before the movie is even released. It has been estimated that The Weinstein Company spent $15 million on its Oscar campaign for "The King's Speech", almost as much as was spent on the Oscar campaign of Weinstein-produced 1998 Best Picture Winner "Shakespeare in Love". Actors, too, benefit at least financially from Oscar wins. Agents and managers estimate that their clients can get as much as 20% more money for their next projects if they win an Oscar or at least received a nomination. Natalie Portman was expected
Mrs. Doubtfire in December 2011, during an interview by "Moviehole," Williams stated again that the chances of a sequel are "highly unlikely." In 2011, Williams said: In 2014, Chris Columbus stated, in turn: In April 2014, it was announced that a sequel was in development at 20th Century Fox. Williams and Columbus were expected to return, and "Elf" screenwriter David Berenbaum was hired to write the script. However, after Williams' death in August 2014, plans for a sequel were permanently cancelled. On January 22, 2015, "Entertainment Weekly" reported that a musical adaptation of "Mrs. Doubtfire" was in the works, with music by