{"id":14659,"date":"2011-06-29T06:38:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T11:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=14659"},"modified":"2015-02-23T08:53:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T13:53:34","slug":"joe-johnston-would-love-to-make-a-rocketeer-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/29\/joe-johnston-would-love-to-make-a-rocketeer-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Johnston Would Love To Make A ROCKETEER Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Oh, do not tease me so.<\/p>\n

I’ve often called Disney’s criminally underrated 1991 film The Rocketeer<\/strong>, an adaption of artist Dave Stevens hero, one of the best comic book adaptations ever. It has everything you would want – a dashing hero with a rocket backpack saving a beautiful damsel in distress, cunning villains, exploding blimps and a sense of joy and fun that permeates everything. And while the movie may not have been a financial success for Disney at the time, it has since grown a legion of fans who have discovered the film on home video.<\/p>\n

The man responsible for directing the 1930s-set film is also the man behind the 1940-set Captain America: The First Avenger<\/strong>, and is currently doing the publicity rounds for the film. In an interview with Film Journal<\/a>, Johnston was asked about The Rocketeer and the chance we would ever see that world on the big screen again.<\/p>\n

I’d love to make a sequel to The Rocketeer<\/em>. The film didn’t do as well at the box office as we all hoped, but it has endured and generated a following. It was great fun and I’d love to re-explore Cliff Secord’s world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Rocketeer has been getting a but of a boost lately in comics circle with IDW having recently launched an anthology mini-series with a number of top line creators telling stories of the hero.<\/p>\n

Of course, Johnston isn’t the only one. The film’s star Billy Campbell stated that he wouldn’t be adverse to strapping on the rocket pack again to play the high-flying Cliff Secord a second time back in 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So what do you say Disney?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And we would love to buy tickets to one.<\/div>\n

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