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The ownership of Roger Rabbit transferred back to its originator Gary K. Wolf a year ago, wants to do a live-action Jessica Rabbit movie Antibody Nov 10, 07:47

"Get me someone who looks like Sydney Sweeney that can actually get people into movie theaters!" {nm} Studio Exec Nov 10, 08:32

Sweeney looking like Sweeney will get people into theaters. She went "ugly" for Christy. {nm} Antibody Nov 10, 08:47

HMAID will be the real test since it's the most "commercial" project she has this year. {nm} Jay_Bling Nov 10, 09:33

Ya.....but wo one is going to replace Kathleen Turner's amazing, sultry voice. {nm} milligan Nov 10, 10:12

Respeecher (what Lucasfilm is using for James Earl Jones) is very good if Turner will sign off on them using it. {nm} notfabio Nov 10, 10:37

Question is, if Wolf makes a non-Disney Roger Rabbit, can the characters look like the Disney Roger and Jessica Rabbit? Antibody Nov 10, 11:04

any Roger Rabbit (assuming it's in the same universe as the original) would have to lock down all the rights to Disney/WB (MGM?) characters mr teriffic Nov 10, 11:25

Those characters just round out the "world." They're not essential to the story/plot RupertPupkin Nov 10, 11:58

but it would be weird after the way the original was done to then have one that just ignored all the established WB/Disney/MGM toons mr teriffic Nov 10, 14:57

He could use the cartoon characters in the public domain. {nm} Antibody Nov 10, 17:08

unless they're old abandoned ones, you probably still run into the trademark issues that the cheapo horror knock-offs have {nm} mr teriffic Nov 10, 17:16

Wolf is adapting his book Jessica Rabbit: Xerious Business {nm} Antibody Nov 10, 12:37

which is a prequel with Jessica as a secret agent Antibody Nov 10, 12:39