He did dish further details on the proposed project, including that it would utilize pop culture aesthetics associated with the 1950s and would apparently feature a digital version of the late Bob Hoskins, who played Eddie Valiant in the original movie. By 2016, though, Zemeckis was considerably less hopeful about the chances of this sequel going forward. However, nothing emerged in the immediate wake of these comments, though producer Frank Marshall did say in August 2012 that a screenplay was almost finished and that, much like The Toon Platoon or Discovered, this new production would be a prequel. Once it became clear just how costly it would be to realize this production, not to mention growing concern over how long it had been since the first film, Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? was killed. But it was also impactful because it drove up the budget of the film even further. This was a big shift for Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? not least because it would necessitate finding out if these characters could work as well in three dimensions. However, further problems came about when it was decided by Disney brass that this new Roger Rabbit prequel would differentiate itself from its predecessor by having the cartoon characters realized through computer animation rather than hand-drawn means.
Though it had been nearly a decade since the original Roger Rabbit at this point, there still seemed to be a lot of potential, both creatively and in terms of box office revenue, in pursuing this prequel. This film would, unlike its predecessor, be a musical, with a bevy of original tunes penned by Disney’s go-to songwriter in the 1990s, Alan Menken. Instead, he would stumble into a Broadway gig that would launch him into stardom. However, this time, Roger Rabbit wouldn’t end up in the trenches of World War II during his wacky adventures. Much like The Toon Platoon, this proposed production would also be a prequel whose plot was spurred by Roger Rabbit searching for his mother. Thus, Disney commissioned a new screenplay, this time entitled Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? Though this version of the project was a no-go, there was still money to be made from doing another Roger Rabbit short. Spielberg would later claim that a key reason for why he discouraged this prequel was that he felt uncomfortable using Nazis as goofy villains after making the 1993 feature Schindler’s List.
The relationship between the Disney and Spielberg on anything Roger Rabbit had grown strained by the early 1990s, so it was no surprise that the filmmaker would eventually shoot down the proposed screenplay for The Toon Platoon. In exchange, Disney would benefit by having Spielberg use his clout to guarantee the appearances of classic cartoon stars from rival studios in a Walt Disney Pictures release. But he was especially influential on the original Roger Rabbit, with this filmmaker getting extensive ownership and creative control on the project.
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In a post- Jaws world, Spielberg has had enormous clout on any movie he attaches himself to, even if it’s only in an executive producer capacity. However, this sequel found itself tripped up due to complaints from producer Steven Spielberg. RELATED: How 'Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers' Compares to 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'
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