Robert Zemeckis wants another Roger Rabbit sequel?

By Kevin Coll • April 30, 2009 • 1 Comment

What’s old is new and whats new isn’t new enough seems to be the adage of [tag]Hollywood[/tag] these days. Studios continue to splurg open old projects, whether to reboot, revision, revitalize or simple bust a sequel/prequel 20 years later.

I blame George Lucas for starting the trend that resulted in Indy and Star Wars getting decade + continuations. Now [tag]Robert Zemeckis[/tag], the director behind classics such as Back to the Future and [tag]Who Framed Roger Rabbit[/tag] is deciding to he may want to bring a sequel to the panicked lisping cartoon rabbit 20 years later.

“[tag]MTV News[/tag] caught up with director Robert Zemeckis recently, he dropped a news bomb that had our eyes popping cartoon-style out of our sockets. “I’ll tell you what is buzzing around in my head now that we have the ability—the digital tools, performance capture—I’m starting to think about ‘Roger Rabbit,’” he told us.”

A staggering achievement Who Framed Roger Rabbit came out 20 years ago and grossed $330 million. It was a cutting edge film that employed technology without sacrificing the demands of first-rate storytelling. It won four Oscars, including nods for visual effects, editing and a special achievement award for animation direction.

How exactly will performance capture factor in?

MTV talked with Michael Lantieri, the special effects supervisor on the original Roger Rabbit,

“he talked about how very soon filmmakers will be able to combine performance capture with outdoor, real-time photography.”

Specualtion is that the new [tag]Roger Rabbit sequel[/tag] would employ this technology and with the cutting-edge stuff Cameron is doing with Avatar and the 3D trend this all something that makes a Roger Rabbit film appealing 20 years later.

MTV asks:

“Will the story be lifted from the long-rumored, never-produced “Roger Rabbit” sequel script?“Or will Zemeckis commission a new screenplay? And casting! Will the man who voiced, Roger—Charles Fleischer—reprise his role? And might Bob Hoskins as private investigator Eddie Valiant return?”

All great questions and ones that I wonder myself after reading this story. Tell us your comments in the section below…“P-p-p-please?!”

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