What happened to Roger Rabbit 2? (Lost Media)

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[@NicoAnimation]

While I worked at Disney TVA from 2015-2019, I planned to pitch some "heritage" ideas (what they call when you pitch existing/old characters) and told an exec/friend that I wanted to pitch some kind of Roger Rabbit project, not a film sequel but a Roger TV series. The Disney exec stopped me right there and said it'd be useless; not because the company today doesn't care about Roger (I'm sure they feel enough time has passed to where a Roger return would hit the perfect nostalgia button for audiences), but because so many different people/companies own Roger, that it's really hard to do anything new with him. Disney, Spielberg's Amblin, AND apparently Gary K. Wolf the original author of the Roger Rabbit book all own him in some capacity. So apparently it's just really tough to get all 3 of those entities to agree and be happy with any kind of new Roger project.

[@emmanuelcarter3551]

And plus here's the pother thing I want to add, Nico, I also think they won't animate Roger Rabbit anymore especially around this time is due to the death of Richard Williams (the animator and voice actor on Roger Rabbit).

[@connorbeith3232]

Well Roger is in the new Chip N' Dale movie, so I assume that cameo got permission from Amblin and Gary K. Wolf, unless the rules are different for cameos.

[@emmanuelcarter3551]

@@connorbeith3232 Oh, right. as in matter in fact, they might be able to make a Roger Rabbit show except they'll use digital except there's an actual tool to where you can use the pencil technique and then they can imitate hand-drawn animation.

[@wisteela]

@@connorbeith3232 I didn't know that

[@DafyddBrooks]

awww thanks for sharing that man :)

[@mightyfilm]

I honestly don't think Roger needed a sequel. The first movie stands on its own quite well, and I don't think any direct follow up would manage to capture the lightning in a bottle the first film did. There was that short lived, and unfortunately all but lost to time Disney Comics series that had a decent follow up. Other than that, if they really wanted to have a sequel, I'd love to see one about Toons facing an uncertain future, fearing that television will cost all but the biggest name stars their jobs.

[@KairuHakubi]

Best thing would be a spiritual sequel. or something else in the same universe but a later era. actually you mentioned TV, so a sequel set in the late 50s would be interesting. ... then again it sounds like this proposed prequel was going to ignore the calendar and just set it in WW2? okay.. that's about as weird as the idea of isolationist propaganda cartoons existing back then instead of the reverse.

[@CrazyBear65]

It's probably not going to ever happen, and if it does, it'll most likely suck, because _Disney._ The only way it would actually be worth watching would be if Netflix bought it and interwove it with Bojack to make an entirely new show.

[@mightyfilm]

@@CrazyBear65 You act like they're the only entertainment conglomerate that fails to deliver with a movie sequel decades after the first. Jurassic World 2 exists, after all. Personally, I'm just glad that Zemeckis didn't get his horrible Mo-Cap CGI system all over Roger Rabbit, which he was threatening to do.

[@NatTheNoodler]

The only thing about the comics I disliked was they couldn’t have Eddie in them, but that was because they couldn’t use him due to legal reasons

[@Sticky_sausage69]

It would at least be better than space jam 2

[@natp8387]

You seem to have missed that the guy who created Roger, I believe it was Gary Wolf, still has his fingers in this pie too. Getting THREE groups to agree to do anything on the silver screen, that's a little beyond the pale lately.

[@davidbarber7487]

Not when there's money involved.

[@fishmrinc]

Whatever it's worth Gary just released the book version of the prequel

[@Nick_1003]

I remember reading an article saying that Robert Zemeckis wanted to use motion capture animation for the sequel. The human characters would have been done in mocap while the toons remained hand drawn. This was stated years before the passing of Bob Hoskins in 2014

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

Well, Sewer Reviewer, Scribbles, and Seekers collaborating on the canceled sequels of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? This is going to be a very interesting lost media video

[@Gsgirl1]

They could bringing it back to theaters and see how that goes, and then try to make a sequel

[@DisneyFan16672]

Great video on the history of the planned Roger Rabbit prequels, sequels, and eventual shorts. Until such time that Disney will go forward with Robert Zemeckis’s plans for the sequel, at least we can look forward to Roger’s cameo in the upcoming Disney + film “Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers” which itself appears to be a modern comedic take on the concepts of the original “Roger Rabbit” with its mix of hand-drawn, CGI, and motion capture characters.

[@BlackArroToons]

I'm not normally a big fan of prequels, but that story sounded entertaining. Thanks.

[@5thdimensionoptiks963]

We don't want another Space Jam situation, happening to Roger, the original is a cult classic, it would be hard to do with risk outweighing the reward, except sometimes execs don't care if it can have a big box office weekend.. Disney would have to presumably buy out if we ever want to see new Roger Rabbit material, and it's unsure if we do or not

[@oosthakker]

Would like more of these shorts they did though

[@nickthekingofoccharacters4445]

I wish they used the blue background end credits in the theatrical release of Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 instead of the black background end credits!

[@laurabramblett5136]

People called me crazy when I was a kid, but I always insisted Bonkers was a spiritual sequel to Roger, given it was set in a world where Toons and Humans coexist and it was a Disney property. The reason no one else agreed with me? Roger wasn't there, and all the Humans were cartoons, too. Having read"Who Plugged Roger Rabbit", though, the movie is NOTHING like the source material, Jessica's first 'role' she had been tricked into becoming an adult comic character. She had no real love or loyalty to Roger, the movie over exaggerated Eddie's alcoholism, and the only line in the book I remember in the movie; Baby Herman, "I've got a thirty-year-old lust with a 3-year-old dinky." No ONE came out roses in the book.

[@KairuHakubi]

how could anyone deny that's what Bonkers is? It was literally designed that way, just as Chip n Dale was a followup to the Rescuers. I thought the book was called 'who *censored* roger rabbit'

[@Ajourneyofknowing]

It was but a extremely rushed & mismanaged Disney toonworld only cartoon (even then only a handful of classic characters appear) as opposed to the multi-studio Hollywood age of the film. Put to market as Disney’s own intermission entertainment until the sequel gets released yet was surpassed by animaniacs

[@TheHalloweenSpirit]

Zemeckis says that they never wanted to make a faithful adaptation of the book, only using the premise and setting to make his own version

[@dustinswarb9190]

The book is completely different. Especially since Roger was the one who had framed himself 😂

[@KennethMoreland]

@@Ajourneyofknowing 'Surpassed' my ass. Bonkers is way better than trashmaniacs.

[@darky4555]

I mean i always wondered why there was no Roger Rabbit 2. But yeah if Steven Spielburg and Disney both need to approve, then it's gonna be one heck of an ordeal to make it happen.

[@ccm290]

Disney/ABC Corp has lost touch with the viewing public. Enough said.

[@charliedrosario999]

I remember how thrilled I was too see Daffy and Donald in one scene together and then Mickey conversing with Bugs Bunny

[@Supermariorpg6]

You guys should discuss the interesting development of an cancelled live action and animated hybrid project called The Duck... The pitch is on KZbin but the film looks like it's supposed to taking the whole concept of a toon entering into the real world a bit darker. O

[@ericcook5745]

They really should bring back this movie it's been a long enough time I think it would do good right now if they actually tried to bring Roger rabbit back in the picture you might as well do it before all the actors pass away

[@dorcasmoyo5103]

They could but again they need permission from Steven and Gary k wolf

[@scaleythedino49]

Agree however Bob Hoskins passed away :(

[@nathanblevins158]

That Eddie cameo was perfect.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Lets just ignore that Toon Platoon casually ripped off The Jerk in the opening. No thing to see there.

[@zachgreenwood202]

Netflix should promote the Roger rabbit sequel instead with it also being released in theaters in a few days

[@TheHalloweenSpirit]

Netflix is killing all his animated projects... also HBO Max...

[@LikaLaruku]

Eisner knowing full well he was going to shoot anything they presented down because he felt that the property was stale. The man sure knew how to waste time & money. Not gonna lie, that first sequel plot sounds Ferngully 2 & Secret of NIMH 2 levels of terrible.

[@the-NightStar]

Wait hold up, are you talking about the wartime one? Because if so, you're very very wrong. That sounds amazing, and really sounds like the perfect way to pay tribute to the goldest of the golden era of animation, but a thrilling, Captain America-esque period piece on top of that?!? If you think that sounds bad, you're goddamn insane.

[@arielglr7177]

@@the-NightStar I think the concept works, but not for Roger Rabbit, maybe other character, after all Roger likes to entertain people, not harm them

[@wallygator92]

I honestly think Roger Rabbit is better off staying a stand alone movie so many good movies have had awful sequels.

[@angelcat2865]

I agree. This is just one of those films that's works better as a stand alone.

[@RB01.10]

Add to the fact that Bob Hoskins has sadly passed away I don’t see a sequel working without him now

[@skullmothstudios713]

I feel like the success of the spin-off, chip and Dale rescue rangers should be enough to tell Disney that we wanna see more of this world.

[@GabLab1141]

Hope the new chip and dale does good so they can change their minds about making a roger rabbit film

[@amandaandherstuffedanimals1308]

Great video thank you so much I always dreamed of what a Roger rabbit sequel seeing this video made me realized that we really didn’t need one but this one felt like a movie to me so it was worth it and instead I hope we get a TV show at least

[@CrispyA113]

We are lacking the future nostalgia we need a sequel and it featured Eddie valiant’s grandson and it takes place in the 90s and world of computer animation emerges

[@TronicSSJ07]

9:58 WHAT! SO IF THIS HAPPENED, BUGS CHEATS ON HER FOR LOLA?

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

I don’t think this was the only video I watched about this topic but I do believe that y’all’s is the most entertaining.

[@chrisrj9871]

*If we can at least get new animated shorts like what we got between 1989-1993, I'd be fine with that. *"...as there is no _princess_ in it." Jessica Rabbit can't be _respected_ like a princess in Toontown?? OK, more like a QUEEN... but either way, that's a stupid reason not to make a movie.! Pinocchio, Dumbo, so many of their classic movies did not have a princess and they've gone on to be noted as masterpieces.

[@iLikeTheUDK]

I kind of wish we got one of these Roger Rabbit prequels in the 90s or early 00s, at least to see how much that live action/cartoon hybrid would've evolved since the first one look and tech wise. I bet they'd have done the inking, painting and shading digitally using CAPS, which could've allowed for more complex lighting to be pushed in because not everything had to be filled in by hand frame by frame anymore, leaving more room for extra flash, or at least that smooth CAPS look would've made the animation fit in the live action footage better. Maybe ILM would've built up on the work they've done on Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Death Becomes Her, Young Indy and all these other ones and would have now been very good at removing rigs and objects from frames, giving the toons much more "control" over the live action elements. Maybe we'd have gotten a bit of 3D CGI snuck in to realise some effects, or even a handful of the toonier animation á la some sequences in the Disney animated features of the time, like the ballroom in Beauty and the Beast or the lionhead and the magic carpet in Aladdin. Maybe they'd have even done some extra R&D on splines, maybe using their research on morphing effects as a basis (PDI used splines rather than individual vertices for the morphing dancers sequence in the Black Or White music video) and created these masks with variable feathering that would be used for the lighting in Klaus several decades early. I love to think about these what-ifs, the first half of the 90s was a real explosion of special effects tech and creativity was all around. There were some absolutely mind-blowing things happening at that time Anyway a Roger Rabbit film released more in the current day I think would probably look really cool if it used some of the techniques and tools developed for Klaus

[@solidmage1720]

I would liked to see a Valiant and Valiant series taking place before the film. See when they were kids going to the circus in 1906, working with LAPD in 1925, and rescuing Donald’s newphews and clearing Spy Charges of Goofy before Eddie’s arm broke and Teddy’s death by the hands of Judge Doom. And see the prequel of Roger Rabbit: Toon Platoon happen some day.

[@dabunnyman9133]

Not sure the other studios would let their characters be used in a sequel.

[@Music71194]

Because Steven Spielberg like me know one thing for sure there is no going up against the first Rodger rabbit movie

[@Bruh-mw8zu]

I literally just watched the movie today, found out there was supposedly a second one, and this video is posted yesterday. The timing is scary

[@DennisTamayo]

Well, Space Jam sorta have a sequel.

[@jcharmaine1]

Hey look its you!

[@joeljuarez2828]

I noticed. But you should always be careful with what you wish for. Because it may not be you had hoped.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@jcharmaine1 And?

[@jimmymelendez1836]

And it's terrible.

[@LooneyCartoonMan]

That is the second installment of Space Jam called Space Jam: A New Legacy.

[@HangryOnPaws]

The black and white skit was top notch

[@VashSpiegel]

Bonkers, the tv series, could take place in the same universe.

[@lightningmonky7674]

Goddamn that original script was insane

[@mick.tecorrptfiustbot1785]

It will never happen thou, its all a competition now, not a grassland where we all can skipppy skipper around in circles. Its a sad reality, but its the rules companies made and all agree.

[@chrislondo2683]

I would love to see a video on other unmade Spielberg projects.

[@normanmccultureboy6492]

4:06-5:17 Wile E Coyote? Roadrunner? I thought they won’t appearing until 1949

[@mightyfilm]

In the world of Roger Rabbit, toons are just actors that haven't been discovered yet. At least that's the explanation they give to fix anachronism.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

@@mightyfilm You can see the penguins from Mary Poppins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit taking orders for drinks. So that explains why they did that. Like real life actors, they've had work before they were famous. That's pretty interesting.

[@nathanielenochs1843]

Let’s not forget that there’s even a THEME PARK ATTRACTION

[@swefress]

Tbh, if there ever was a sequel of this movie today, I'd frankly not work. The audience today has changed a lot and many characters would not please the public, ska Jessica rabbit. People would seem the movie innappropriate and cancel it. So they would need to change characters and the movie would likely suck. That is my prediction

[@Samuel-b]

Like it or not, the recent "Chip n Dale: rescue rangers" movie is probably the closest we'll ever get to a Roger Rabbit sequel.

[@55twintv39]

3:09 3:13 But Big Cartoon Data Base says The Little Injun that Could came out in 1938. And it also says that Maroon Cartoons was founded in 1935.

[@nickdigger]

it is filming RIGHT NOW in ABQ.

[@velociwyatt9080]

I remembered reading the story for a roger rabbit sequel where the ending revealed Roger's father is bugs bunny.

[@mathieuleader8601]

you might saying we are in a hare's breath of getting toon platoon off the ground

[@rogerrambo4172]

I would absolutely love to see a new Roger Rabbit origin movie dealing with his creation, becoming a big animation star & his meeting & marrying Jessica.

[@themysteriousunknownrevealed]

Boy.. Eisner was wrong again! No wonder Disney fired his ass

[@ShiftyLizardStore]

All Disney makes now is garbage.

[@SaraHouck461]

Since the 50th anniversary celebration of Disney World is currently taking place, it did seem like quite a coincidence for the 25th anniversary reissue of Schindler's List in 2018 to occur right around the time of the MPAA ratings system's 50th anniversary, as I supposedly expected the theaters for that particular reissue to be sardine tins of teens, especially those that have not yet reached the magic number of 17 as of that experience. I was lucky enough to notice that thanks to a history lesson I was lucky enough to learn about during my college education on how the ratings system actually started, because it has easily come under fire by being somehow treated as a set of artificial barriers from core audiences in which certain films most likely deserve to be shown to.

[@Deadgirl97]

Wasn't there a canceled HBO max show that was set in similar universe ? Surprised it wasn't mentioned

[@fastertrackcreative]

Curious, who (woman) did the voiceover at the end?

[@starryyynightzzz4691]

I literally watched this movie last night wtf is my phone actively listening to me 😅

[@JoseAlba87]

come on, WORLD WAR without Popeye the Sailor Man

[@mikehoffman2102]

I know I can hardly wait!

[@Jangobadass]

I at least wished they'd made some more shorts... ☹

[@mitchelltheawesome1]

Holy shit this plot is insane. I don't think it needed to be created, but I kinda wish it was.

[@RJKplays0]

Hey maybe could you make a frosty the snowman deleted scenes

[@55twintv39]

4:06 5:17 Despite not being created until 1949

[@Eric-qp7rx]

So they arent making it? Google says its getting released in September 2022.. Is that not the case?

[@RB01.10]

Depends what “source” you got that from

[@maddalonefarms]

5:30 what movie?

[@nitrosherbert888]

Having Bugs Bunny Be Rogers father sounds like something from a cringey fanfiction.

[@PhilipVonGunther]

Ugh, could you imagine how horrible it would be if this movie came out today?

[@pletter]

I wanna know what happened to Dumbo 2

[@WillWilsonII]

I remember the hype when it came out. My little brother said "We saw Roger Rabbit at school today." Before I could call him out on it, he said "They taped it at the movies". I didn't believe him, but, I thought it was a solid explanation. Teachers are adults who wheel around tv/vcr carts and don't have to follow any rules themselves.

[@joeljuarez2828]

Do you have any plans on discussing the Looney Tunes?

[@iamsemjaza]

People should read or listen to the books ;)

[@johnpulaski6725]

Mel Brooks makes fun of Nazis all the time!

[@CyclopsWasRight616]

fans of Who Framed Roger Rabbit might really want to look into the recent Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers movie. The world mixes live action and animation in a wonderful way, and yes, Roger makes an appearance. It's much better than you think it's going to be.

[@nameless646]

The Eddy & Roger development arc can only be done once, and now Bob Hoskins is dead. There's no way that any prequel or sequel movie could ever be as good or feel consistent with the tone and direction of the original. I mean, I guess Roger could be framed for something else...but honestly this film should just stay "one and done". If they want to do some Roger Rabbit shorts, sure. I just can't imagine them writing a script and getting the same timeless performances in another movie.

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

1:44 good one

[@fortifiedmentality8067]

Adverts halfway through a video are a big greedy no no.

[@jjohnson71958]

needs to be roger rabbit 2 made

[@raincity5004]

And let’s not forget that I’m Disney made a huge error by releasing a Jessica rabbit nurse pin for national nurses day what the F were they thinking

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

Jessica, my first crush and many other peoples as well

[@CyclopsWasRight616]

Is there a princess in Back to the Future ?

[@danofsteel785]

Jessica Rabbit is too fanservice-y for the modern age. Also, Roger is canonically related to Thumper (a Disney character), being his nephew. So how would he be the son of Bugs Bunny, a Warner Bros. character?

[@DafyddBrooks]

also Spielberg would come back to doing Nazi's again for 'Saving Private Ryan' in 1998

[@IdentityCrisis1581]

Trust me disney will come back to roger rabbit eventually. And they will ruin it.

[@livvxx.0]

cool

[@achill6080]

If they ever came out with anything new about Roger Rabbit I would NEVER watch the original again! Not in this world now adays when everyone is offended and that crack about there needing to be a princess Stop before you ruin it for the original watchers!

[@The_Oblivion_Light]

For some reason, I would like to see Charles Barkley play the role a the hot headed detective. He would be a natural!

[@schrodingersgat4344]

Careful! This is one Rabbit Hole you may want to avoid, Friend. The last time an Englishman went poking around... ...he caught 20 years for the cartoon pistol.

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

As a kid, I thought Ralph Bashki's "Cool World" ~was~ the Roger Rabbit sequel....

[@JoshyWuah]

Wow this actually sounds like a fun film but it wouldn’t have been for kids tho

[@misspinkpunkykat]

So Rodger's mom is the Cadbery bunny?

[@GZP1023]

Siskel and Ebbert are not missed.

[@KairuHakubi]

lol that title gag didn't quite work did it.

[@zer0esc872]

I wonder if this sequel could ever be picked up again by Disney or Warner Bros because they seem to be obsessed with making sequels and remakes of old properties.

[@goldsteed8832]

oh god no, they will fuck it up

[@MumblingCartoonist]

They already wasted a co-op when they made Right Now Kapow. I watched the show, and it’s not so special. The designs look amateurish, with the animation not exactly looking “good?” It could’ve been better, and I don’t know why they didn’t get more professional animators on the show. Disney AND Warner Bros have the money, and it just frustrates me a little.

[@briandaleske5139]

I think that either a (PG-13)Rated cartoon series, or a (R)rated cartoon show series of (ROGER RABBIT) should get made someday.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

*an

[@user-vq6fd3bb6y]

No it needs a sequel because it makes money

[@CherryPascalle]

17:05 AND I WOULD STILL WATCH IT!

[@Satchmojones]

Thank god this didnt get made.

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

KZbin Recommended

[@billybollockhead5628]

Strange that in the book, Jessica Rabbit works in.. er.. "adult" cartoons.

[@thingsprings5493]

3:57 Is that Ronald Reagan?

[@khatdubell]

......i'm glad they didn't make this movie.

[@lauramalerich5129]

How does one come to find all this out? So you've seen part 2? Because you pretty much described the whole movie. Or is this just one of those fake made up stories for entertainment purpose's? Forgive me if im coming across rude that's not my intention, just curious. .Thanks

[@EvaFull]

The were going off of different scripts that have surfaced over the years. They mention it a few times in the video.

[@lauramalerich5129]

@@EvaFull ah ok cool thanks! Darn kids were distracting me while i was trying to watch the video i must have missed those parts, gonna have to rewatch it. Thanks again for your response. 😉

[@EvaFull]

@@lauramalerich5129 That’s why I don’t watch videos of subjects I am interested in when others are around and wait for them to go to sleep or when I go to the restroom.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

I mean there’s a bunch of tv shows in the same universe but yeah not this