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BREAKING NEWS ! Roger Rabbit Producer Talks Sequel ! ! !

Over at MTV Movies Blog, some time in December, Roger Rabbit producer Frank Marshall told MTV News that he's still "open" to the possibility of another film. The much rumored sequel to Roger kept falling apart in the mid-90s because legal issues and high production costs.

"It came pretty close. We shot a test. We had a script. But unfortunately, we didn't have computer generated animation quite yet -it was just too expensive," Marshall explained of the untitled sequel project, "Roger Rabbit 2." "If you think about it, in the original movie there's really only 48 minutes of animation and in the new movie - or in that movie - he was in everything. So it went from 48 minutes of animation to over 100 minutes of animation."

"I remember we shot the test to try and see how much we could do with digital props - We weren't even into digital characters yet," Marshall continued. "The idea was to see what we could do with digital props as opposed to what we did in the original movie where everything was puppeted - all the props were puppeted by strings and wires and poles."

For the first time ever, Marshall also revealed details of the plot of "Roger Rabbit 2," and if you thought Toontown was a trip, you should have seen where they were sending Roger next.

2007 Year End Review, Pins, Hot Topic and 20th Anniversary!

Not to be outdone by last year, 2007 was yet another Jessica-filled year with almost 140 items released, dominated mostly of course by pins. The pin-trading craze is still hot as ever but there were some changes that didn't go unnoticed.

In the past, Jessica pins often sold out the same morning of release, forcing people to stay up until midnight (or 3am on the East Coast) to get their desired pin, but this year we often saw a Jessica pin on the site for weeks after release. There were some that did disappear quickly though, like Doctor Jessica and Jessica on a Motorcycle. There was no telling just which pin was going to strike a nerve with collectors but Jessica has now become more commonplace.

Roger and Jessica were often together on pins this time around and this became common throughout the year. We also got to see other characters, such as Baby Herman, Benny and the Weasels.

Holiday update and pin previews

What Should You Wish For This Holiday Season?

2007 brought us a lot of Jessica items - but before doing a review - what should be on your Jessica Wish List this holiday season? Or what should you get for your Jessica fan?

One pin that I thought would be a very quick sell-out was Jessica as Maleficent. This was part of the LE 250 series released for Halloween. She also dressed as Aladdin, Roger, Hercules, Goofy, Mrs. Incredible, Peter Pan and Alice. The last two mentioned also seemed to be fan favorites as well. Maleficent became a pretty popular villain and combining that with Jessica made the pin a must have, which sold out the same morning of release.

Hot Topic released some more items this year. A button, a wallet, a tote bag and shirts. While harder to find in my local stores, they were available on their website for a time. Most recently they released a keychain that was a little more hip and interesting for being a Jessica item. Long chains and Jessica's curvaceous pose make this a winning item and a great stocking-stuffer.

Tomart Magazine remembers Jessica Rabbit store, pins sneak peeks

MORE Jessica items arrive at Hot Topic!

NEW from Hot Topic, and from the company Loungefly, three Jessica Rabbit items to get your heart racing! First is the Jessica Rabbit Tote Bag. Selling for $32, this tote features allover pink and purple stripes, an image of the sultry Jessica Rabbit with red glitter accents on her dress and embroidered outlines in black, red crossed bones, white and red hearts and "I'm not bad...I'm just drawn that way" written in black across the front. The handle and trim is a shiny red foil.

Next is The Jessica Rabbit Wallet for $16. This purple metallic wallet features diagonal matte purple stripes, an image of Jessica Rabbit with her outline embroidered in light purple, embroidered hearts, red glitter accents on her hair and dress, clear ID window, card slots, bill fold and a zipper coin pocket.

Lastly there is The Jessica Rabbit Patch for $3.99. This iron-on patch features the sultry Jessica Rabbit.

But don't forget about the Jessica Rabbit Pin for $1.75. This purple pin features the seductive Jessica Rabbit and two red hearts with white crossbones in the middle.