Robert Zemeckis is about to jump out of the starting gate with his newest attempt to convince us all that performance capture is a technology that can open up new options in filmmaking and support an entire film on its own.
I'm writing, of course, about Disney's A Christmas Carol (AKA The Jim Carrey Christmas Carol, since the actor plays Scrooge and the three ghosts), opening this Friday in "glorious" 3D. Zemeckis has been the non-James-Cameron proponent for motion capture technology with fare like The Polar Express and Beowulf slowly pushing us up the opposite side of the uncanny valley.
The question that comes and goes with each Zemeckis release remains the same: when is the director of Cast Away, Forest Gump and the Back To The Future Trilogy going to get back in the director's chair of a live action movie.
The answer, it seems, is a mixed bag, but an AWESOME mixed bag, because the next Zemeckis project might just be the sequel to the Oscar-winning Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
In 1988, cell animation laid over live action was the motion capture of the day. In a very real way, it started Zemeckis' obsession with the cutting edge of visual effects.
Robert has already teased Roger Rabbit 2 on several occasions, even if this is the first news we're getting of a script. Zemeckis has previously said that there would be some motion capture 3D effects in the second Roger, but the 2D characters from the first film would remain 2D.
What's more, he's said he's talking to Bob Hoskins.
Puh-puh-puh-puh-pleeeeze. Let's get this movie goin.
http://filmonic.com/roger-rabbit-2-written
While it would be a good movie if they got the original writers making it, will they use older characters like in the first one or newer Disney/WB characters? And does WB even have viable cartoons anymore? Disney still make animated movies at least.
Ahhh man I loved the first WFRR...and I was like 5 when I saw it. I bet if I watched it now...i'd actually understand it. Keep us updated V2.
This proposed sequel will lack Judge "Nightmare Fuel" Doom. Already the movie will have its work cut out for it.
It's definitely got its work cut out for it.
The primary draw to the first was that it was the first time the characters from Disney, WB, and other studios were in the same production.
I'm not sure how they could top having Daffy and Donald and Mickey and Bugs on screen together.
Well, if they do decide to go ahead with the project I'd be excited. I loved the first movie and re-watching it as an adult (omg I'm old) makes me catch all the obscure little jokes.
Well, if they do decide to go ahead with the project I'd be excited. I loved the first movie and re-watching it as an adult (omg I'm old) makes me catch all the obscure little jokes.
Exactly...I bet it would be a world funnier to me now.
