Comedy Roger Rabbit Sequel

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Well two years later, and still no talk of a sequel. I really am happy to see it put to rest.

 

[TheVileOne]

Some movies just don't need a sequel. Roger Rabbit is one of them.

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

Some movies just don't need a sequel. Roger Rabbit is one of them.

I was literally about to say this

 

[Frodo]

I would love for them to re-release a restored version of the film back in theaters for its 30th Anniversary in 2018, but please, no sequel.

 

[terry78]

The 'Roger Rabbit' Sequel Script is 'Wonderful', Says Robert Zemeckis, But Disney Isn't Making It

Not really news, but the mention of Disney+ does make me hope they do something with this on there at some point.

 

[OutOfBoose]

With modern technology R. Rabbit sequel would look insane. Unfortunately, it will be completely sanitized if made.

 

[samsnee]

With modern technology R. Rabbit sequel would look insane. Unfortunately, it will be completely sanitized if made.

Exactly. I watched the original the other night and had forgotten how sexualized Jessica was in her first scene. Wouldn’t happen today.

 

[Jonwo]

I think a sequel should be released maybe under the Fox banner. I'd like to a sequel set in the 60s or 70s since it would have to deal with the rise of television animation under Hanna-Barbera.

 

[Breogan]

Rights have returned to the creator:
Not sure how good this is for the Disney fans, as they seem to have abandoned any further pursuit of the franchise.
And (for better or worse) this going forward separates Roger Rabbit from existing with the Disney pantheon.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2 Gets Exciting Update From Creator

37 years after the release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the franchise gets an exciting update from its creator, Gary K. Wolf.

www.superherohype.com

author Gary K. Wolf revealed that he quietly reacquired the rights to Roger Rabbit last year. “I now have back the rights to all my characters, all my books. I can, basically, do my own Roger Rabbit projects,”

So, can Wolf's Roger and Jessica Rabbit going forward, look or sound anything like the established Disney/Amblin movie versions fans are familiar with?
Or does he now going forward need a new design/look?
Cause otherwise it's great for fans of Wolf's work, which he now gets to put out as he imagined it, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Disney movie fans will follow a difrent looking and sounding Roger.

I'd rather he make an adaptation of the original book "Who Censord Roger Rabbit?"

It's much more dirty and adult.

Apparently they can now do that.
Though I'm guessing it won't be allowed to look anything like the Disney/Amblin version, and be more in line with his own published works.?

Yet Wolf seems to still be appealing to the Disney/Amblin production team? Are they even interested?

“I’d love for Disney to participate in this. We could partner up on this. There’s a core group of people who were involved with the first movie, and I would love to work with those people again. Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy. I’d love to have Charles Fleischer come back and voice the rabbit again,” he stated.

He should go to other studious, and see if they want to develop it from scratch, closer to his novels.

Yet without referencing the Disney/Amblin version (look and sound), not sure where the audience for his original independent take on this falls?
Curious to see how he makes a go of it, (besides the books) if it has a second life in other media?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I think Disney was once considering Jessica Rabbit a few years ago while causing a little bit of an uproar because of her change of clothing and role into a detective like Eddie.

Disneyland makes Toontown ride ‘more relevant’ with Jessica Rabbit as central character

Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin at Disneyland is getting a new plot twist that throws Jessica Rabbit into the lead role as a private eye determined to stamp out a Toontown crime wave.

www.ocregister.com

 

[Breogan]

Always wanted a stand alone Asphalt Jungle, 5-Man Army, Oceans 11 style; Toon Patrol Heist movie:
Showcasing the 5 Weasels.

Though I believe they came out of Disney, so G.K Wolf likely doesn't have the rights to do anything further with them.
Yet don't know if Disney can still develop them independently, as they are recognizably tied to the RR property?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Man, another movie I grew up with maybe getting a sequel. Hollywood is going hard on the nostalgia lately.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Except in this case, it probably won’t look anything like the other movie.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Yeah the 1980s Who Framed Roger Rabbit movie falls into the category of superb movie but weak or not strong adaptation. Like the 1939 Wizard of Oz, Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and so on (many comic book movies). And in many cases they angered or annoyed the original authors. This is probably a good new thread topic.

 

[TheVileOne]

It's a dilemma because any reboot would not be able to utilize the Disney/Amblin versions unless they set up a new deal.

So any new movie or show wouldn't be a true sequel, but basically be a reboot, re-adapting the original novel.

Frankly, I'm not sure what the move to do is here because who is going to want to see a Roger Rabbit movie out of curiosity for the classic movie watch it, and then they'll be upset because it's not the Disney/Spielberg version.

The Bonkers animated show was, I think, originally envisioned as a Roger Rabbit cartoon, and it's clearly trying to evoke the movie's themes and style, showcasing a world where cartoons exist and interact with humans.