Published on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 11:24am
Zemeckis Confirms That Performance Capture Factors Into The New ROGER RABBIT Film!! But, How??
Yesterday we learned that the writers of the original ROGER RABBIT film are returning to script a proposed sequel (details HERE ).
That news came from a video snippet over at MTV, in which Robert Zemeckis briefly touched on the project. A longer sampling of the same interview has now been posted, in which Bob reveals that performance capture (a la BEOWULF, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and the forthcoming YELOW SUBMARINE) would play some part in the new ROGER RABBIT film. The question is: considering the "universe" in which ROGER is set, how will the technology fit in, exactly?
I wouldn't use it for the cartoon characters, because I think they should stay two dimensional...I wouldn't dimensionalize Roger.[EDIT]
...says Zemeckis in THIS VIDEO INTERVIEW over at MTV:
So, what the hell does this mean? Will humans who get thrown into Toon Town now be realized via performance capture? Will the sequel be entirely performance capture - featuring Toon pests who MoCap characters discriminate against because they're not rendered as well, or rendered differently? Will any live action/"real world" components feature into this project at all? Or, as MTV speculates, might performance capture actually be part of the storyline? I.e. might we have performance capture characters interacting with live action characters...alongside Roger and his Toon squad...as the new/upstart Toons in town?
Really intrigued...
Reader Talkback
Freeway=toon town Nov 3rd, 2009 Good God no Nov 3rd, 2009 zemeckis is like lucas and
cameron Nov 3rd, 2009 this is gettin complicated Nov 3rd, 2009 How are you lumping Cameron
with Lucas? Nov 3rd, 2009 How are you lumping Cameron
with Lucas? Nov 3rd, 2009 ZEMECKIS REPENTS FOR
EVERYTHING HE"S DONE SINCE
BTHF Nov 3rd, 2009 Er, BTTF. Nov 3rd, 2009 He will have a young CGI Bob
Hoskins there! Nov 3rd, 2009 At what point in "history" is
this being based? Nov 3rd, 2009 Don't the majority of people
HATE performance capture? Nov 3rd, 2009 Ew... Nov 3rd, 2009 I really hope "A Christmas
Carol" flops Nov 3rd, 2009 how can I lump them? Nov 3rd, 2009 So no 3D Jessica Rabbit? Nov 3rd, 2009 I think old Bob means when
actors interact with toons Nov 3rd, 2009 What is Derivative About Star
Wars? Nov 3rd, 2009 Zemeckis has gone insane! Nov 3rd, 2009 Oh come on, wouldn't you
people LOVE a BTTF4? Nov 3rd, 2009 I got a bad feeling about this Nov 3rd, 2009 Ender's Game Nov 3rd, 2009 They should lock Zemeckis up Nov 3rd, 2009 Uncanney Valley Nov 3rd, 2009 maybe they want to put Pixar
in it Nov 3rd, 2009 Well maybe it's for historical
characters/actors who are
dead? Nov 3rd, 2009 There is SERIOUS potential
here... Nov 3rd, 2009 Why hate on Zemeckis? Nov 3rd, 2009 Enderandrew Nov 3rd, 2009 But can they again strike that
golden deal between disney and
WB Nov 3rd, 2009 Don't forget CONTACT Nov 3rd, 2009 Geomancer Nov 3rd, 2009 Zemeckis is dead to me now Nov 3rd, 2009 Live action elements or FUCK
IT. Nov 3rd, 2009 Zemeckis says he wants to
perfect the technology Nov 3rd, 2009 wasn't Kathleen Turner Jessica
Rabbit Nov 3rd, 2009 Aging, unemployed Roger Rabbit
visits a CGI rejuvenation
clinic. Nov 3rd, 2009 If Chinatown was the template
for the first Nov 3rd, 2009 Waaaaaah! I hate mo-cap!
Waaaaah! I hate Zemeckis! Nov 3rd, 2009 It'll never happen, but... Nov 3rd, 2009 Way to kill my interest,
Zemeckis Nov 3rd, 2009 Bob Hoskins is in, or I'm out. Nov 3rd, 2009 Beowulf was amazing Nov 3rd, 2009 A V A T A R - Fucking your
eyeballs in December!!! Nov 3rd, 2009 Oh god, this is going to suck,
isn't it? Nov 3rd, 2009 sigh Nov 3rd, 2009 I don't hate the idea of . . . Nov 3rd, 2009 At Least We'll Always Have
Paris Zemeckis Nov 3rd, 2009 Geomancer21: WB & Disney
characters... Nov 3rd, 2009 Zemeckis' Beowulf doesn't hold
a candle to ... Nov 3rd, 2009 I like the idea of using
today's Animated characters... Nov 3rd, 2009 Bob Hoskins will be replaced
with Ray Winstone!!!!! Nov 3rd, 2009 Hrrm, Could be clever... Nov 3rd, 2009 FUCK...YOU...GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDD
DD Nov 3rd, 2009 Bob Z fell into the uncanny
valley and can't get up. Nov 3rd, 2009 roger was always so
unappealing though... Nov 3rd, 2009 "It would be really fun." Nov 3rd, 2009 Ivor Heath: How dare you? Nov 3rd, 2009 Nov 3rd, 2009 I really don't see a movie
about 2D toons vs. 3D cgi. Nov 3rd, 2009 Nov 3rd, 2009 In that case, the toons should
team-up with ... Nov 3rd, 2009 Nov 3rd, 2009 Royston Lodge Nov 3rd, 2009 Royston Lodge Nov 3rd, 2009 Better yet..fuck the CGI Nov 3rd, 2009 Oh my, I didn't think of the
Muppets! Nov 3rd, 2009 What part of Jessica will be
performance captured? Nov 3rd, 2009 Ricarleite Nov 3rd, 2009 Its racist that anime isn't
included in this Nov 3rd, 2009 But...WHY? Nov 3rd, 2009 Re: Stegman84 Nov 3rd, 2009 It should take place in the
present and be 2D Nov 3rd, 2009 Just make it 3D and call it a
day. Nov 3rd, 2009 Classic animation, some mo-cap
cartoons, and live action Nov 3rd, 2009 More possible plot-lines that
rape your childhood but make
me ch Nov 3rd, 2009 "but make me chuckle" Nov 3rd, 2009 terry1978 makes an interesting
point about Mo-Cap Nov 3rd, 2009 Wait. Nov 3rd, 2009 intrigued? Nov 3rd, 2009 Love it! Zemeckis is one of my
favorite directors Nov 3rd, 2009 Nov 3rd, 2009 We know what mocap is... Nov 3rd, 2009 FUCK NO!!!!! Nov 3rd, 2009 Rob, you're pretty cool and
all, but please Nov 3rd, 2009 My childhood has been raped so
many times... Nov 3rd, 2009 How MoCap figures in,,, Nov 3rd, 2009 DUCK POTATOES!!! Nov 3rd, 2009 I hear Robert Zemeckis is an
asshole Nov 3rd, 2009 D.Vader...your a guy involved
in the Business.. Nov 4th, 2009 Stegman84 Nov 4th, 2009 *accepting it as a cartoon Nov 4th, 2009 I remember I wrote to Zemeckis
back in the Nov 4th, 2009 Spielberg reportedly is,
Conspiracy? Nov 4th, 2009 This is the first time I have
had a problem with Zemeckis Nov 4th, 2009 WHYYYYYY??? Nov 4th, 2009 Classic characters=2D, Pixar =
CGI, Humans= Live action. Nov 4th, 2009 I don't think that they should
be dimensionalizing BIG LOB. Nov 4th, 2009 I Predict Robert Zemeckis Next
Film Will Be... Nov 4th, 2009 AICN, stop defending this hack Nov 4th, 2009 Zemeckis, serously FUCK OFF
with MO-CAP Nov 4th, 2009 jessica Biel for Jessica
Rabbit............ Nov 4th, 2009 I have hope in this... Nov 4th, 2009 Dead-Eyed MoCap Characters
OBVIOUS ZOMBIES Nov 4th, 2009 if they remake Moonwalker Nov 4th, 2009 Fucking Robert Zemeckis Nov 4th, 2009 Betty Boop! Nov 4th, 2009 enderandrew... Enders game Nov 4th, 2009
