Jim Carrey in Talks to Star in Colin Trevorrow’s Live-Action THE JETSONS Movie
Warner Bros. is getting ready to bring one of TV’s most iconic futuristic families to life, and Jim Carrey might just be leading the way. According to Deadline, Carrey is in talks to star in the studio’s live-action feature adaptation of The Jetsons, with Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World, The Book of Henry) circling the director’s chair.
Trevorrow is also set to co-write the script with Joe Epstein, developing a new take on the classic Hanna-Barbera property that first blasted onto TV screens in 1962.
The original animated series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, aired on ABC from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963. It followed George Jetson, a harried corporate dad navigating a high-tech utopia filled with flying cars, robot maids, and elevated sky-high homes.
Alongside his wife Jane, teenage daughter Judy, young son Elroy, and the ever-loyal Rosie the Robot, George tried to balance work and family life under the watchful eye of his demanding boss, Mr. Spacely.
The show got a reboot in 1985 and even made its way to the big screen with a 1990 animated movie that grossed just over $20 million domestically.
Warner Bros. has had previous success translating Hanna-Barbera classics into live-action. Their 2002 adaptation of Scooby-Doo directed by Raja Gosnell and written by James Gunn became a box office hit, grossing nearly half a billion dollars worldwide along with its 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed.
While Warner Bros. has declined to comment on the project, Carrey seems like he would be perfect for this project. It’s not hard to imagine him in the role of George Jetson.
The actor dominated the box office throughout the ’90s, and he’s found a new groove in franchise roles recently like Dr. Ivo Robotnik in Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog, which he was very entertaining in.
If Carrey officially signs on, his signature blend of physical comedy and manic charm could be a perfect match for the Jetsons’ retro-futuristic world. What do you think!?