 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 . " [ Unfortunately ] 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 . " 
