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|title=<center>''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' prequel</center>
|title=<center>Who Framed Roger Rabbit (prequels)</center>
|image=Roger 2.jpg
|image=Roger 2.jpg
|imagecaption=Roger Rabbit in an animated pitch test from 1998, for the intended prequel/sequel.
|imagecaption=Roger Rabbit in an animated pitch test from 1998, for the intended prequel/sequel.
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Cancelled'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
}}The movie ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) had '''a planned prequel that has been cancelled''', which would have been direct-to-video.
|datefound=Unknown (Toon Platoon) / 22 Jan 2021 (Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?)
|foundby=Unknown (Toon Platoon) and KiraHead, [[User:YoshiKiller2S|YoshiKiller2S]] (Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?)
}}
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' has had several '''prequel projects''' planned, all of which would have been direct-to-video. The idea of a prequel was thought of by the production team as early as the late 1980s, after the original movie's release, but for various reasons, none of them have been fully created.


The idea of a prequel was thought of by the production as early as the late 1980s, after the original movie's release.
==''Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon''==
The first idea for a prequel was ''Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon''.


==Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon (First Project)==
Set during World War II, the story would have involved a young Roger Rabbit rescuing Jessica Rabbit from the Nazis and ended with the revelation that Roger’s father is Bugs Bunny.
The first idea for a prequel was '''Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon'''.


Set during World War III, the story would have involved a young Roger Rabbit rescuing Jessica Rabbit from the Nazis, and the story would have ended with the revelation that Roger’s father is Bugs Bunny.
However, Steven Spielberg decided to cancel the project after working on ''Schindler's List'', feeling that humorous portrayals of the Nazis would be disrespectful to the victims of the Holocaust.


However, this original idea for the project was discontinued.
The full script can be found online.<ref>[http://maddogmovies.com/almost/scripts/rogerrabbit2thetoonplatoon_mauldin5-89.pdf The script for ''Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon''.]</ref>
==''Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?''==
In the late 1990s, the idea of a Roger Rabbit prequel was brought back to life, with Steven Spielberg heading it again.


==Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? (Second Project)==
No longer involving the Nazis, this new prequel idea would have been called ''Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?'', and the story now revolved around Roger's rise to stardom on Broadway and in Hollywood. This new project would have had CGI along with the expected live-action mixed with traditional animation. The animation would have been developed by Jim Pentecost, who produced ''Pocahontas''.
In the late 1990s, the idea of a Roger Rabbit prequel was brought back to life, with Steven Spielberg in the commands.


No longer involving the Nazis, this new prequel idea would have been called '''''Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?''''', and the plot was changed to the story of Roger Rabbit's rise to stardom on Broadway and in Hollywood. This new project would have had CGI along with the expected live-action mixed with traditional animation. The animation would have been developed by Jim Pentecost, who produced ''Pocahontas''.
Due to a projected budget that was simply too high and "then-current studio politics", this project was also discontinued.
 
The intended budget would have been too expensive, and also because of "then-current studio politics", the project was discontinued once again.


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMPd2ceiFA|320x240|right|Roger Rabbit CGI Test from 1998|frame}}
A 10-second animation "pitch test" from 1998, marked ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2'', was leaked online. The short simply featured a prancing Roger Rabbit. It was revealed to have been directed by veteran animator Eric Goldberg, who confirmed the cancellation of the project and specified that the new 3D-animation technique he developed for this test was then later used for the Magic Lamp Theater, a 3D attraction at the Japan-based Tokyo DisneySea amusement park. Any other material that could have been produced for either project is unknown.
In 2009, rumors came that a Roger Rabbit sequel was being worked on byRobert Zemeckis, but nothing came to be from it.


A 10-second animation "pitch test" from 1998, marked ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2'' and showing a prancing CGI Roger Rabbit, was leaked online.
Additionally, in 2009, there were rumours that a Roger Rabbit sequel was being worked on by Robert Zemeckis, but these rumours haven't been confirmed and nothing has come from them either way.


It was revealed to have been directed by veteran animator Eric Goldberg, who confirmed the cancellation of the project and specified that the new 3D-animation technique he developed for this test was then later used for the Magic Lamp Theater, a 3D attraction at the Japan-based Tokyo DisneySea.
On January 22nd, 2021, the script for ''Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?'' was found by Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S after getting it from a script collector.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hup6kk7_P1TtcnJ0DFbAiET4i_ldqyp-/view?usp=sharing The script for ''Roger Rabbit 2: Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?'']</ref>


Any more material that could have been produced for this cancelled prequel is unknown.
==Gallery==
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  |description1 =''Roger Rabbit'' CGI test from 1998.
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==External Link==
*[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cgi/roger-rabbit-cg-test-28194.html Cartoonbrew article about the animation test, and Eric Goldberg's reply to it.]
==Reference==


==External links==
[[Category:Found media]]
*[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cgi/roger-rabbit-cg-test-28194.html Cartoonbrew article about the animation test, and Eric Goldberg's reply to it]
[[Category:Lost animation]][[Category:Lost films]]

Revision as of 17:31, 6 February 2021

Roger 2.jpg

Roger Rabbit in an animated pitch test from 1998, for the intended prequel/sequel.

Status: Found

Date found: Unknown (Toon Platoon) / 22 Jan 2021 (Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?)

Found by: Unknown (Toon Platoon) and KiraHead, YoshiKiller2S (Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit has had several prequel projects planned, all of which would have been direct-to-video. The idea of a prequel was thought of by the production team as early as the late 1980s, after the original movie's release, but for various reasons, none of them have been fully created.

Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon

The first idea for a prequel was Roger Rabbit 2: The Toon Platoon.

Set during World War II, the story would have involved a young Roger Rabbit rescuing Jessica Rabbit from the Nazis and ended with the revelation that Roger’s father is Bugs Bunny.

However, Steven Spielberg decided to cancel the project after working on Schindler's List, feeling that humorous portrayals of the Nazis would be disrespectful to the victims of the Holocaust.

The full script can be found online.[1]

Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?

In the late 1990s, the idea of a Roger Rabbit prequel was brought back to life, with Steven Spielberg heading it again.

No longer involving the Nazis, this new prequel idea would have been called Who Discovered Roger Rabbit?, and the story now revolved around Roger's rise to stardom on Broadway and in Hollywood. This new project would have had CGI along with the expected live-action mixed with traditional animation. The animation would have been developed by Jim Pentecost, who produced Pocahontas.

Due to a projected budget that was simply too high and "then-current studio politics", this project was also discontinued.

Aftermath

A 10-second animation "pitch test" from 1998, marked Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2, was leaked online. The short simply featured a prancing Roger Rabbit. It was revealed to have been directed by veteran animator Eric Goldberg, who confirmed the cancellation of the project and specified that the new 3D-animation technique he developed for this test was then later used for the Magic Lamp Theater, a 3D attraction at the Japan-based Tokyo DisneySea amusement park. Any other material that could have been produced for either project is unknown.

Additionally, in 2009, there were rumours that a Roger Rabbit sequel was being worked on by Robert Zemeckis, but these rumours haven't been confirmed and nothing has come from them either way.

On January 22nd, 2021, the script for Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? was found by Lost Media Wiki user YoshiKiller2S after getting it from a script collector.[2]

Gallery

Roger Rabbit CGI test from 1998.

External Link

Reference