Zemeckis Has Ideas for Roger Rabbit 2

Published by Jeff Leins on: April 30th, 2009

The sequel train is still churning its way to Crazy Town passing through Unoriginalville.  I’d list the 80s properties being revisited, but it would take up pages and honestly neither you nor me have that kind of time.

Robert Zemeckis, the director of the original Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 1988, is considering revisiting the world where cartoons interact with people.  The motion capture enthusiast told MTV that new “digital tools” have him “starting to think about ‘Roger Rabbit.’”  The idea apparently “buzzing” in his mind is to combine mo-cap animation with live-action characters, much like the hybrid of 2D and actors over twenty years ago.  He declined to share further details at this time.

The groundbreaking technique has led Zemeckis into the field of today’s modern motion capture in such films as The Polar Express, Beowulf, and his upcoming Christmas Carol adaptation starring Jim Carrey.  He obviously has ideas to try a new Roger Rabbit where Toon Town is invaded by computer graphics.

Just because he has the idea doesn’t mean it will eventually become a reality.  I had an idea for personal jet packs, but it didn’t pan out.  A prequel was commissioned for Disney and producer Steven Spielberg in the 90s, but after several re-writes Roger Rabbit never made it to the screen or revealed his direct-to-video origins.

I’d personally prefer to see Zemeckis turn his attention back to a pure live-action movie again, like his work on the Back to the Future trilogy.  What do you think?  Like the idea of more Roger Rabbit?  Can’t wait to see a CGI Jessica Rabbit?  Or are you against the idea of an updated version?