“The current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today. They can’t make a movie with Jessica [Rabbit] in it,” he said. Zemeckis claimed Disney would never go there again, pointing out that the company covered her body up for the Disneyland ride Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin ride in 2021 — an update that angered fans.

Here’s what you have to know—and you know this,” Zemeckis asserted to host Josh Horowitz. “The current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today. They can’t make a movie with Jessica in it,” he added,

More than 35 years after 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', director Robert Zemeckis doesn't expect a return to Toontown.

Now, director Robert Zemeckis offers clarity on why Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2 may never happen; and honestly, it makes quite a bit of sense.

"There's a good script sitting at Disney, but here's the thing: Here's what you have to know, and you know this, the current Disney would never make Roger Rabbit today," Zemeckis

Who Framed Roger Rabbit director Robert Zemeckis has revealed why he believes the film will never receive a sequel, despite a “good script” being written.

Robert Zemeckis was the latest guest on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast as he made the press rounds for his latest directorial effort “Here,” which reunites him with “Forrest Gump” stars Tom Hanks and Robert Wright.

A script for a sequel exists, but the director believes the studio would never take that kind of risk today. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox