Robert Zemeckis Asserts ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Sequel is Impossible

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The creator of the cult favorite, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, believes that the movie would not be possible in today’s film industry.

Robert Zemeckis, the director of the original film, recently announced that despite having a completed sequel script, it is unlikely to ever become a reality. This comes more than three decades after the debut of the Disney/Amblin film.

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Zemeckis revealed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that a worthy script for a sequel exists at Disney. However, he expressed doubt, stating, “The current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today. They can’t make a movie with Jessica in it.”

He further elaborated, “I mean, look at how they’ve treated Jessica at the theme park. They’ve hidden her beneath a trench coat.”

Who Framed Roger Rabbit featured Bob Hoskins as private investigator Eddie Valiant, hired to investigate if Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the attractive wife of the titular cartoon star (voiced by Charles Fleischer), is unfaithful. When Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), the owner of Toontown and Jessica’s supposed lover, is murdered, Roger becomes the primary suspect.

Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles Fleischer), Bob Hoskins and Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner) in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). (Buena Vista/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Zemeckis shared that he created the original 1988 film, a mix of live-action and animation, at a time when Disney was undergoing a transformation. He said, “We were there when that new regime came in, and they were full of energy, and they wanted to do it. I sincerely believe that I’m making Roger Rabbit the way I believe Walt Disney would have made it. He never made his movies for children. He always made them for adults. And that’s what I decided to do with Roger Rabbit.”

With a “magnificent” script from original writers Peter S. Seamen and Jeffrey Price, Zemeckis said in a 2016 interview with The Telegraph that the film is more of a continuation than a sequel and would take Roger and Jessica from the world of film noir to the 1950s.

Zemeckis also intended to include a digital ghost of Hoskins’ character Eddie after the actor passed away in 2014 at the age of 71.


Credit: deadline.com

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