How did Jessica Rabbit stop Disney from making Who Framed Roger Rabbit sequel?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? director Robert Zemeckis has confirmed a script exists for a sequel, but Disney have shied away from the project.
Robert Zemeckis has insisted "the current Disney would never make" a Who Framed Roger Rabbit? sequel.
The 73-year-old filmmaker behind the 1988 pop culture classic has suggested Jessica Rabbit - with her voluptuous figure and revealing red dress - is the main stumbling block preventing a follow-up from being made.
He told the Happy Sad Confused podcast: "They can't make a movie with Jessica in it.
"So the [Peter] Seaman and [Jeffrey] Price sequel script isn't ever going to see the light of day, as good as it is."
The original was released by Disney's Touchstone Pictures and blended live action with old school animation, following the story of an investor who holds a grudge against cartoon characters.
It pulled in a huge $351 million at the worldwide box office, but a sequel is still in limbo despite the studio have a "good script" in their hands.
Zemeckis added: "There's a good script sitting at Disney, but here's what you have to know, the current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today."
The Back To The Future director - who is also known for his work on the likes of The Polar Express, Forest Gump and the 2022 Pinocchio live action adaptation - insisted executives at Disney were "full of energy" for a potential sequel and seemed like "they wanted to do it" when he first pitched the idea.
However, he pointed to the way Disney tried to censor Jessica Rabbit's signature look in the Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin attraction at Disneyland.
He said: "Look what they did to Jessica at the theme park, they trussed her in a trench coat."
Zemeckis argued that the company's more reserved approach isn't in keeping with the way founder Walt Disney would have done things.
Reflecting on the shelved sequel, he explained: "I'm making [the sequel to] Roger Rabbit the way I believe Walt Disney would have made it.
"Walt Disney never made any of his movies for children. He always made them for adults. And that's what I decided to do with Roger Rabbit."
