“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.

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.

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.

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,

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

Robert Zemeckis doesn't think that a sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit? will ever be made, despite a script being written. It seems the issue is all down to Jessica Rabbit, or at least that's what the film director thinks.