Robert Zemeckis Explains Why ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Sequel “Would Never” Happen
The director of Who Framed Roger Rabbit doesn’t think the cult classic could be made today.
Although a script has been completed for a sequel, Robert Zemeckis recently explained why the follow-up “isn’t ever going see the light of day, as good as it is,” more than 35 years after the original Disney/Amblin film premiered.
“There’s a good script [for a sequel] at Disney, but here’s the thing: The current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today,” he said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “They can’t make a movie with Jessica in it.”
Zemeckis added, “I mean, look what they did to Jessica at the theme park. They trussed her up in a trench coat, you know.”
Who Framed Roger Rabbit stars Bob Hoskins as private eye Eddie Valiant, who is hired to find out if the titular cartoon star’s (voiced by Charles Fleischer) seductive wife...
Although a script has been completed for a sequel, Robert Zemeckis recently explained why the follow-up “isn’t ever going see the light of day, as good as it is,” more than 35 years after the original Disney/Amblin film premiered.
“There’s a good script [for a sequel] at Disney, but here’s the thing: The current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today,” he said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “They can’t make a movie with Jessica in it.”
Zemeckis added, “I mean, look what they did to Jessica at the theme park. They trussed her up in a trench coat, you know.”
Who Framed Roger Rabbit stars Bob Hoskins as private eye Eddie Valiant, who is hired to find out if the titular cartoon star’s (voiced by Charles Fleischer) seductive wife...
- 11/2/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
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