Director Robert Zemeckis has been quite forthcoming with his plans for a sequel to his hit 1988 film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Well, sorta. He's hinted at it...then basically told us he's been chatting about it with others...but he never directly said "Hey yo, it's coming out and here's when." I guess he got tired of playing coy, because now he's let it be known that not only is the film in the works, but that the script is already being written. And who are the lucky ones chosen to script this highly anticipated sequel? Why none other than Peter Seaman and Jeffrey Price, the same duo that wrote the first one.
What has me intrigued is the format the film is going to come in. Look at Zemeckis's recent track record: The Polar Express, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol...all utilize a technique known as performance capture that creates lush, vivid animation that closely mirrors live action. The technique has gotten steadily more polished over the years(compare Polar Express and A Christmas Carol, it's like night & day). Would he consider using this technique for Roger Rabbit? Or would he return to a traditional 2-D format? Or a combination of the two? I can't wait to see how this shakes out. Roger Rabbit remains one of my favorite movies, and of course it's the only time we got to see Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny team up, if only for a minute.
