Bob Saget’s final film Daniel’s Gotta Die is set to premiere at Austin Film Festival

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died aged 65 on January 9 and plays Lawrence in Daniel’s Gotta Die, but he didn’t see the movie get finished.Now, the festival has confirmed the film will be one of more than 33 movies debuting at the event in Austin, Texas from October 27 to November 3.In a statement, director Jeremy LaLonde said: ‘Bob’s passing came as a shock to the entire Daniel’s Gotta Die team.

He was a collaborator through and through and he really loved this film.‘It’s with great sadness that he never got to see it finished.

I can’t wait to see how audiences react to his final performance at Austin Film Festival with his final gift to all that loved him.’The movie follows Daniel Powell (Joel David Moore) as he looks to reconnect with his family, but he discovers they would actually rather kill him for the inheritance.No real details are known about Saget’s role in the movie, which also stars Jason Jones, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carly Chaikin, and Iggy Pop.However, writer Matthew Dressel has hailed the late star’s ‘commitment’ to the character, and the way he brought his ‘heart to the surface of the script’.He added: ‘Bob truly loved the script and took on a very fatherly role right from the start; eager to help out in any way he could.

He really brought the character’s heart to the surface of the script and was intent on making sure he always got it just right.Paramedics ‘tried to revive Coolio for 45 minutes’ before he was declared deadBilly Ray Cyrus ‘engaged to singer Firerose’ months after wife Tish filed for divorcePregnant Kelly Osbourne defends decision not to breastfeed after receiving judgement‘On set, he always had the script pages in-hand and spoke with me often about making sure the character was as I intended.‘If there’s one person who.