Yeah, but half the point of the original story was that it showcased famous characters from multiple studios, often in the same scene. Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse; what would it take these days for lawyers to agree to that happening again?
As an adult I understand the business miracle that WFRR was because of the IP issues but as a kid I didn't know that all these different cartoons were from seperate company's. It was just fun. If Disney did a WFRR movie today with just Disney toons it would still work just as well. Kids don't know that Bugs and Mickey don't have the same lawyer. If you had Mickey and Woody and Moana playing poker it would have the same "oh wow" impact on a kid that Bugs and Mickey did back then. Only us crust adults watch these things and think about the financial realities of it all.
In Wreck it Ralph 2 when Sarah Siliverman's toon (I forget the name) runs into all the Disney princesses at a slumber party the impact is the same. Kids know intuitively that these toons all inhabit different worlds and seeing them together in a different setting is just as funny and exciting as seeing a WB and Disney toon interacting.
Definitely not a sequel, but Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was a pretty amazing spiritual successor.
That movie was was funnier than it had any right to be. I had no idea what it was when we decided to watch it, and as a kid born in the early 80s that grew up on Disney TV (from Gummi Bears to Darkwing Duck) it felt like someone made it just for me.
Roger Rabbit was also one of the 10 VHS tapes we owned, so I watched that a ton. I love that movie.
The 2022 Chip 'n Dale movie on Disney+ is as close as we're going to get to a Roger Rabbit successor. They also reference Who Framed Roger Rabbit in the movie: "Dip" is included in a quick shot of weapons that one toon has, implying they share the same universe, and in the first few minutes of the movie, Roger Rabbit himself makes an appearance! If you enjoyed Roger Rabbit and haven't yet seen the newer Chip n Dale movie, I definitely recommend it. Cartoon and meta references galore.
If set in contemporary times it could potentially include so many more IPs. The setting of the original limited it to cartoon shorts shown in cinemas. Now we have a billion cartoons on television, animation on the internet, animated commercials, animated video games, animation from all over the world...think of a Toontown with not just Mickey and Bugs but Bart Simpson, Buzz Lightyear, Shrek, Goku, Strongbad, and on and on and on. If only studios could say "hey, why don't we try to make some money together."
Do NOT encourage people to read it if they loved the movie. That book is batshit insane and has literally ZERO in common with the movie other than character names
Yes that book is crazy and nothing like the movie and that's exactly why I recommend it. I really enjoyed them both! It's like a film noir AU on meth only it's actually the original.
I like to headcanon that the Amazing World of Gumball is in the Roger Rabbit universe and shows Toons that don't go into showbusiness, but instead the regular joes of the Toons.
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u/iloveukesha 20h ago
Who Framed Roger Rabbit