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Robert Zemeckis Explains Why ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Sequel “Would Never” Happen
More than 35 years after 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', director Robert Zemeckis doesn't expect a return to Toontown.
Although a script has been completed for a sequel, Robert Zemeckis recently explained why the follow-up “isn’t ever going see the light of day, as good as it is,” more than 35 years after the original Disney/ Amblin film premiered. When Toontown owner and Jessica’s alleged lover Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye) ends up murdered, Roger is the prime suspect. Zemeckis explained that he made the original 1988 movie, which combined live-action and animation, at a time when Disney was “ready to rebuild itself,” adding: “We were there when that new regime came in, and they were full of energy, and they wanted to do it.
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