From the beginning of the process of making "The Rocketeer", creator Dave Stevens and screenwriters Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo envisioned it as the first entry of a trilogy. Disney, in particular, hoped the film would carry a vein similar to the "Indiana Jones" franchise. Both Campbell and Connelly were contracted for sequels, Campbell for two more and Connelly for only one. However, with the film's disappointing box office performance, plans for a sequel were halted in July 1991. "the movie didn't make as much money as Disney had hoped", Campbell reflected in a January 2008 interview with "MTV News". "And that coupled with the acrimonious relationship that the director [Joe Johnston and the studio had, contributed to them not even considering it".