Who Framed Roger Rabbit Sequel Confirmed by Director Bob Zemeckis

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Sequel Confirmed

November 2, 2009

If it's bad, it'll just be drawn that way: '80s animated/live action classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is getting a sequel, 21 years after its release.

The film's director, Bob Zemeckis, has confirmed that a Roger Rabbit sequel is moving forward, and the original screenwriters are working on a script. Zemeckis is looking forward to using digital tools to update this new installment, which makes me wonder just how different this movie will look from the 1988 original. There are also no details yet on the plot or which characters will be returning — though I assume that Roger and Jessica Rabbit will be back, not having aged a cartoon day.

I'm very curious about this project, considering that the original director and writer are on board, but I wonder if the same humor will hold up; it could either be a total disaster, or a modernized take on the movie. What do you think of this news?

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2 years 29 weeks

This is the greatest news I've had since I first read about The Old Republic!

2 years 41 weeks

I saw this movie as a kid and was obsessed with it. I was pining for a sequel- glad it's finally coming into fruition. Glad Speilberg got over the whole Toons-fighting-Nazis thing. There's a few famous, established classic Hollywood Toons who didn't appear in the original: Tom and Jerry Mighty Mouse Pepe Le Pew Popeye, Bluto and Olive Oyl It'd be great if they can get cleariance to use them this time.

2 years 45 weeks

I think this is GREAT!!! With all the CG animated and Motion capture features that have come out in the last decade, the world of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is limitless with plot ideas and than can be an original tale. A film can still be original even if it has the same people in it. Who knows... this story could have tensions flying between hand drawn animated and the shiny new CG ones. That could be very entertaining

3 years 3 days

If Jessica becomes "real" can they get Christina Hendricks to play her??....

3 years 5 weeks

22 years after the original? I'm afraid it's too late for a successful sequel. CG has been so heavily implemented in films over the past 20 years that there isn't much that will impress moviegoers. The original was groundbreaking in terms of animation, but that was 1988. And since the human characters are all much older..... We'll have to wait and see.

3 years 7 weeks

What if in the sequel, Kaa from "The Jungle Book" can hypnotize Brittany and Jeanette to force them to dance like Arabians and charm him, but then Alvin and Simon come to the rescue, and they kiss them in order to snap out of it.

3 years 12 weeks

Well it's been a while so it's a little weird that Zemeckis wants to shoot a sequel of this classic film. Looks like Hollywood is out of ideas. Still Zemeckis shot one of the best sequels ever (Back to the future part 2) so maybe we should believe in the man (although my anticipometer doesn't turn red for this...)

la ragazza piccola 3 years 14 weeks

I love this movie.

la ragazza piccola 3 years 14 weeks

I love this movie.

3 years 14 weeks

I been waitng years for this sequel I read the books after the first movie and there good stories. And just to let some people know it's a good story to do. Im glad that Robert Zemeicks is Marking it. Maybe he will complete the cycle with BTTF 4 since he is making Roger Rabbit too. I know some people are exited and it's natural but you have to just wonder what the story could be. so just give it a chance. It's been almost 22 years since we Seen Roger on the Big screen in a feature legnth movie.

3 years 21 weeks

Without Bob Hoskins there will be no magic.

la ragazza piccola 3 years 21 weeks

I love that movie:)

la ragazza piccola 3 years 21 weeks

I love that movie:)

3 years 21 weeks

I really miss Roger and I hope this could mark the rebirth of the franchise.

3 years 26 weeks

I'm more curious to know if Richard Williams is back or board with the animation :\ That's what helped DEFINE the film into what it was, without that aspect it wouldn't have floated as far.

3 years 27 weeks

Gary K.Wolf - the author of the original story the film was based on , wrote a follow up novel , and it could easily be adapted. But without Bob Hoskins...why bother? 20 Years is a long gap between sequels!

PinkNC 3 years 27 weeks

I liked the first movie but the do NOT need to make a part 2.

praja 3 years 29 weeks

Hmmmm why can't they just release a 'special anniversary' dvd or something? I'm worried the sequel will drown out and ruin the original. At least the original writers are on board.But what about Disney & Warner Bros? Are they coming back together again for the movie? Weren't there a lot of problems between them in the first movie? Like Disney demanding that their characters get equal screen time as Warner Bro. characters...

praja 3 years 29 weeks

Hmmmm why can't they just release a 'special anniversary' dvd or something? I'm worried the sequel will drown out and ruin the original. At least the original writers are on board. But what about Disney & Warner Bros? Are they coming back together again for the movie? Weren't there a lot of problems between them in the first movie? Like Disney demanding that their characters get equal screen time as Warner Bro. characters...

redchick152 3 years 29 weeks

this movie scared the crap out of me when i was little!! especially where the bad guys put the "toons into that huge barrell of stuff....

kiwitwist 3 years 29 weeks

I loved this movie, I am excited & terrified... time will tell how this goes.

pargie 3 years 29 weeks

I'm terribly excited about this. I loved that movie as a kid.

rach716 3 years 29 weeks

I might be the only one but I am really excited about this!!!!

rossy 3 years 29 weeks

I loved the movie for a few years after 1st. seeing it... But when I rented it a few weeks back, I was left with a blah feeling. Why make a sequel so many years after the original tends to be forgotten? Wouldn't it have been better to do it within 5 years - 8 years at most! But too much time has passed for it to be interesting... Then again, maybe there will be a great script to make it worthwhile.-Why, oh, why! can't Hollywood can't come up with better *original* ideas?

rossy 3 years 29 weeks

I loved the movie for a few years after 1st. seeing it... But when I rented it a few weeks back, I was left with a blah feeling. Why make a sequel so many years after the original tends to be forgotten? Wouldn't it have been better to do it within 5 years - 8 years at most! But too much time has passed for it to be interesting... Then again, maybe there will be a great script to make it worthwhile. - Why, oh, why! can't Hollywood can't come up with better *original* ideas?

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