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The movie ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) had different ideas for '''a prequel that has been cancelled''', which would have been direct-to-video. | {{InfoboxLost | ||
|title=<center>''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' prequel</center> | |||
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|imagecaption=Roger Rabbit in an animated pitch test from 1998, for the intended prequel/sequel. | |||
|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span> | |||
}}The movie ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) had different ideas for '''a prequel that has been cancelled''', which would have been direct-to-video. | |||
The idea of a prequel was planned as early as the late 1980s, after the original movie's release. | The idea of a prequel was planned as early as the late 1980s, after the original movie's release. | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMPd2ceiFA|320x240|right|Roger Rabbit CGI Test from 1998|frame}} | |||
In 2009, rumors came that a Roger Rabbit sequel was being worked on byRobert Zemeckis, but nothing came to be from it. | 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 test from 1998, | A 10-second animation "pitch test" from 1998, marked ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2'' and showing a prancing CGI Roger Rabbit, was leaked online. | ||
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. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cgi/roger-rabbit-cg-test-28194.html Cartoonbrew article about the animation test, and Eric Goldberg's reply to it] | *[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]] | [[Category:Lost animation]][[Category:Lost films]] | ||
Revision as of 10:23, 7 March 2016
Roger Rabbit in an animated pitch test from 1998, for the intended prequel/sequel.
Status: Lost
The movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) had different ideas for a prequel that has been cancelled, which would have been direct-to-video.
The idea of a prequel was planned as early as the late 1980s, after the original movie's release.
Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon (First Project)
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, this original idea for the project was discontinued.
Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? (Second Project)
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 path to stardom on Broadway and 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.
The intended budget would have been too expensive, and added to "then-current studio politics", the project was discontinued once again.
Aftermath
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.
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.