Script being developed for Roger Rabbit sequel

judyindisguise · #1 10-30-2009, 09:58 PM

According to MTV, Robert Zemeckis has commissioned a script for the long-awaited (dreaded? anticipated?) Roger Rabbit sequel. And the scripters are - original scribes Jeffrey Price and Peter Seaman.

It's still a long way from being greenlit, but it looks like Roger might be on the verge of a comeback.

Now, about the original writers - I liked the movie, and I really like Roger, but the original film had some script problems. The ending of the film (the fight in the warehouse) was anticlimactic, and Roger and some of the other characters were a bit too abrasive at times. I hope those little issues will be addressed in the new script. And I hope to goodness that CGI will be kept to a minimum, and that most of the film will be in 2D, and that cartoon cameos will be used more effectively the second time around. I felt that characters such as Bugs and Mickey could have been put to better use (Bugs was a real jerk to Eddie, and with no provocation. Not at all true to the Bunny's character).

Anyhoo, we'll see what happens...

DarthGonzo · #2 10-30-2009, 10:37 PM

I don't want this to happen. I really, really don't want this to happen.

KPTitan · #3 10-30-2009, 10:48 PM

This oughta be interesting. I kinda liked the first Roger Rabbit movie, mainly because Christopher Loyd was in it. I wonder who could be in it this time? The original movie along with the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie were really the only two live-action combined with animation movies that I liked....along with Stuart Little and the second one....but I'm not sure if that counts.

Dr.Pepper · #4 10-30-2009, 10:50 PM

Even though the Roger Rabbit is one of my favorite movies, I do not want to see a sequel. I feel that if they wanted to make a sequel, they should have done it 20 years ago.

BlackoutCreature · #5 10-30-2009, 10:51 PM

There was a window of opportunity for this to be great news. That window has long since closed.

Monterey Jack · #6 10-30-2009, 11:20 PM

Great, a mocap Roger Rabbit...

RonDrakenfan17 · #7 10-31-2009, 03:34 AM

Hmm Not sure if this is such a great idea. I can picture Stewie and Brian from Family Guy being in it. Or at least Stewie, he's being in every where these days

Even if just a cameo like Bugs and Mickey.

Rho · #8 10-31-2009, 03:38 AM

Roger will be CGI. I guarantee it.

Mikintosh · #9 10-31-2009, 05:21 AM

Well, considering the whole premise of the movie was that these characters were from 2D cartoons of the 1940s, I think it's unlikely that there'll be much if any CGI...unless they move the setting to the present, in which case I don't know.

OriginalGagBonke · #10 10-31-2009, 08:00 AM

I'm not seeing this unless every character is 2-D animated, that includes Roger.

CrazyChase · #11 10-31-2009, 08:07 AM

If this movie actually happens and it turns out to be good, along with barley any CGI/no mocap, I'm going to eat lots of hats.

HG Revolution · #12 10-31-2009, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rho

Roger will be CGI. I guarantee it.

Thankfully Bob Zemeckis promised that every character who was hand-drawn in the original movie will remain hand-drawn while also promising new characters.

I think the best way to go about this would for it to not really be a direct sequel but to just use the Toontown mass crossover concept and apply it to a present day story (the only way the CGI would make sense). Maybe Bob has a sense of humor about himself and will do something playing off the whole "Is motion-capture animation?" controversy with the toons freaking out that real people are stealing their jobs and there's an army of Tom Hanks/Jim Carrey robots to fight or something.

Toonatic · #13 10-31-2009, 10:23 AM

Finally! This is gonna to be great!

ThePRPD · #14 10-31-2009, 10:34 AM

This is very interesting! I wonder what that plot will be like.

Mia · #15 10-31-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by judyindisguise

and Roger and some of the other characters were a bit too abrasive at times.

I thought that was the point? Cartoons from the 20's to 40's were very mean and wild, it's what made them unpredictable and fun.

I want this to happen, and at the same time I don't. I love who framed Roger Rabbit but what timeline is this going to be set in. Is it still going to be Eddie Valient or is there someone new?

That and the idea of CGI really makes me grind my teeth, when I watch the movie I'm floored by the performance of Hoskins and the fluidity of the animation. I want that same quality.

Silverstar · #16 10-31-2009, 11:58 AM

Put me down as among those who really doesn't want to see this happen.

The original Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was such a groundbreaking film and such a baroque achievement in and of itself that any follow-up to it can't help but be a disappointment, because people will be coming into it with ridiculously high expectations, mostly revolving around what cameos they want to see ("I hope they can get Scooby-Doo in there!" "I hope we see the Simpsons!" "Hoping we'll get a Naruto cameo!" etc.) It would be like someone trying to make a sequel to Casablanca (which was actually considered).

This has the potential to either be the next Godfather II, or the next Caddyshack II.

stephane dumas · #17 10-31-2009, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikintosh

Well, considering the whole premise of the movie was that these characters were from 2D cartoons of the 1940s, I think it's unlikely that there'll be much if any CGI...unless they move the setting to the present, in which case I don't know.

Maybe they might set in some decades later like the 1960s or the 1970s (maybe a good opportunity to bring some characters cameos from Marvel comics in animated form

)

Silverstar · #18 10-31-2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephane dumas

Maybe they might set in some decades later like the 1960s or the 1970s (maybe a good opportunity to bring some characters cameos from Marvel comics in animated form

)

Which, again, is precisely why I don't want to see this happen. Marvel superheroes would stick out in a Roger Rabbit movie like a sore thumb.

I mean seriously, does anyone actually care about the story of this movie, or is everyone only interested in what cameos are going to appear?

Itchy · #19 10-31-2009, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mia

I thought that was the point? Cartoons from the 20's to 40's were very mean and wild, it's what made them unpredictable and fun.

I want this to happen, and at the same time I don't. I love who framed Roger Rabbit but what timeline is this going to be set in. Is it still going to be Eddie Valient or is there someone new?

That and the idea of CGI really makes me grind my teeth, when I watch the movie I'm floored by the performance of Hoskins and the fluidity of the animation. I want that same quality.

Seems like it's very unlikely he will be in it

As for my reaction, I really hope this gets made. And if Hoskins ain't gonna be in it, they shouldn't have the sequel follow the events of the first film to closely but instead try to go for something that can work well as a stand alone movie. A film that can reach out to a wide audience, so people who have never seen or heard of the original can see it without being confused about things that only people who saw the first Roger movie would understand.

Eleanor Hugbees · #20 10-31-2009, 12:33 PM

Lightning never strikes the same place twice is the phrase that comes to mind.

(Funfact: it's actually untrue, scientifically speaking.)