Disney Stands Between the Creator of DOUG and a New Movie
The creator of Doug says that he has plans for a new Doug movie, but that Disney doesn't have any interest in making it happen. Creator Jim Jinkins tells Entertainment Weekly that he has "ideas" for a second film but that Disney owns the rights to it and doesn't want to move forward...
"Maybe if I wrote it like a book and put it out there, Disney would give me permission to do tha...I keep qualifying it, I guess out of being a cock-eyed optimist, but right now they explained they’re not interested in moving Doug forward. In the past, they have expressed interest in a play. Now, that would be a great play. So, I don’t know! But I do think I have a great story for fans to get a feel for where Doug is headed, and I thought that would be an awesome thing to deliver.”
Jinkins shared some ideas including Doug and Skeeter living together in an NYC setting, Pork Chop being alive and well, and his sister Judy doing weird off-Broadway productions. I think it would be cool to see Doug adapted as a Broadway play! It would be goofy, but they made Spider-Man happen, so why not? I don't think I would see a second Doug movie though...what about you?