“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.

“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 explained. “They can’t make a movie with Jessica in it.

The director appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz this week to discuss his newest film Here, starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. During the conversation, the host asked the filmmaker about a potential Roger Rabbit sequel.

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

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,

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of the best and strangest films in the Disney back catalogue, and its director Robert Zemeckis has lifted the lid on why there’s no sequel. Here’s the stinger: there’s even a great script floating around Hollywood for this much-requested follow-up.

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.

Director Robert Zemeckis claimed Disney would not have the character, who has become a sex symbol, appear in another movie

F ans of the hit 1988 comedy mystery Who Framed Roger Rabbit may be dismayed to learn that the long-awaited sequel project will never get off the ground, thanks to Disney's desire