The Jetsons: Whatever Happened to the Robert Rodriguez Version?
Robert Rodriguez had been attached to a live action version of The Jetsons since 2009, but it never came to fruition. Why not? Hollywood producer Denise Di Novi answers that question and gives a status update to the project.
Producer Denise Di Novi (Crazy, Stupid, Love.)
"I've been developing that for so many years," she told us. "We actually just turned a new draft in of that script last week to the studio, so I'm still trying to make it. I still think it would be a hit movie. (Robert Rodriguez) was attached to it and his version was fantastic, but honestly, it wasn't a mainstream studio version. It was kind of his version of what he would shoot at his studio in Texas. He's got a great set-up down there, and I think part of it is that 'it may be fun to play with all those big toys at the studio' but he has a pretty good system going."
"Part of it is that every couple of years, the genre kind of changes," she continued. "I really credit Jeff Robinov at Warner Bros. with this. In choosing Chris Nolan to do Batman, he really exploded the expectations on adapting all these kinds of titles, the pressure is on to really make them the coolest movies, not the cornball cartoon movies. Every couple years it's changed what they thought the movie should be and I'm hoping now we're hitting it at the right time. I've never given up on that movie."
Did you know The Jetsons was the first show to be broadcast in color? Neither did I. If you're not familiar with the show, I'll give you a brief induction. Half hour cartoon show, that originally was Aired during prime time, but many of you think of it as a morning cartoon, because of the long life this 60's cartoon has had in syndication. The show centers around a family, the typical nuclear family: George the husband/father, Jane the wife /mother, Judy the daughter, Elroy the son, Astro the dog, and Rosie the robot/maid. The show is set in the future, 2062 to be exact and they use the futuristic story device to develop the humor. It's like a reverse version of The Flintstones in that sense. Instead of driving a car with their feet as Fred or Barney do, George and the rest of his family travel in flying cars.
Overall I enjoyed the show quite a bit as a child, but after seeing how poorly Scooby-Doo translated to live action, I have no interest in seeing this movie.
On a side note Judy is one of my first crushes, and I'd at least be curious to see who had the honor of playing her role.