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Williams' widow to 'honor' actor at premiere

Bryan Alexander
USA TODAY
Robin Williams, right, and  his wife Susan Schneider at the premiere of "Old Dogs" in Los Angeles.

Robin Williams' widow, Susan Schneider, will honor her late husband by attending the Night at the Museum 3 premiere in New York City on Thursday, USA TODAY has learned.

Director Shawn Levy said he put out a personal invitation for Schneider to attend the gala event for the film and she accepted. It will mark her first major public appearance since the actor died in August.

"(Schneider) is coming to honor her husband, that is what she told me," says Levy. "She knows it will be emotional, she knows it will not be easy. But she knows it's an amazing performance in a franchise that Robin Williams loved."

Williams had just completed final sound work on the film when he died in August. The actor had starring roles as Teddy Roosevelt in all three Night at the Museum films.

But the third film, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, features his biggest role in the franchise. It also includes an emotional ending for the final in the franchise.

"She knows the final act (of the film) has some bittersweet stuff," says Levy. "But (Schneider) wanted to be there and celebrate it for Robin."

"I called to connect with her. We don't know each other that well, but I feel connected to her," says Levy. "I cannot begin to fathom what she has endured."

Levy will join Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Rick Gervais and other stars at New York's Ziegfeld Theater for the premiere.

Director Shawn Levy and Robin Williams on the set of the motion picture "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb."
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