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A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although The
Flinstones live-action movies are probably the few
animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being any
good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role, this
live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be utter
garbage. :-\



Jim Carrey in Talks to Star in 'The Jetsons' Live-Action Movie
--------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Carrey is in talks to lead a "Jetsons" movie at Warner Bros.
Pictures with Colin Trevorrow in talks to direct, Variety has
confirmed.

Trevorrow, who last helmed "Jurassic World Dominion," and Joe
Epstein are in talks to write the screenplay. No information on
the storyline was immediately available.

The last "Jetsons" feature film was the 1990 animated "Jetsons:
The Movie." A live-action version of the familiar family
animated property, which first aired in 1962, has been attempted
numerous times over the years. The series was revived several
times in the 1970s and '80s, making the typical nuclear family
that happens to live in outer space familiar to several
generations of viewers.

The story revolved around George and Jane Jetson, their children
Judy and Elroy and dog Astro. The family lives in the space-age
styled Orbit City and enjoys innovations that were considered
wildly futuristic at the time, such as video chat, domestic
robots and even flying cars that are part of or about to be part
of daily life 60 years later.

Among the unfulfilled attempts to bring "The Jetsons" to screen
were a 2003 version directed by Adam Shankman, a 2007 CGI version
directed by Robert Rodriguez and a 2017 animated version.

Carrey most recently has appeared in "Sonic the Hedgehog" and its
two follow-up installments. He has a long history of taking on
iconic characters such as the Grinch in "How the Grinch Stole
Christmas," but has been seen less frequently onscreen in recent
years.

Before "Jurassic World Dominion," Trevorrow directed "The Book of
Henry," "Jurassic World" and the indie "Safety Not Guaranteed."

Warner Bros. had no comment.



<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jim-carrey-jetsons-live-action-movie-1236553869/>






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In article <10cpd9s$1urn$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although The
Flinstones live-action movies are probably the few
animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being any
good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role, this >live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be utter
garbage. :-\

Jim Carrey is 63. That's way too old to play a guy with an elemntary
school kid.

The 1990 movie was kind of a sad way to end Mel Blanc's & George O'Hanlon's careers, though I guess they did go out as working actors.
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On 2025-10-16 02:39:29 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:

In article <10cpd9s$1urn$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although The
Flinstones live-action movies are probably the few
animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being any
good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role, this
live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be utter
garbage. :-\

Jim Carrey is 63. That's way too old to play a guy with an elemntary
school kid.

Technically, there's no news on teh story, so it *could* be set further
in the future when Elroy is older ... and thanks to Politically Correct idiocy, "Elroy" is probably an Asian trans-person with a missing arm
and Judy will be black and in a wheelchair.

The 1990 movie was kind of a sad way to end Mel Blanc's & George O'Hanlon's careers, though I guess they did go out as working actors.

It wasn't a very good movie. Part of the problem is trying to stratch
out a 30min animated show to be a 1 hour (or more) movie, plus the
silliness of adding in musical numbers (which simply annoy most kids I
know), etc.


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On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:12:44 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although The
Flinstones live-action movies are probably the few
animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being any
good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role, this >live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be utter
garbage. :-\

I enjoyed /The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle/ -- once I realized
that it had captured the essence of the show. That is, that it /felt/
like the original. And Boris/Natasha planning to settle down and raise
"the nastiest children in the world" was an unexpected extension of
their characters.
I never liked either "The Flintstones" nor "The Jetsons" TV shows. I
never saw the Flintstones movie (well, certainly not the live-action
one) and am unlikely to see the Jetson's.
But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this
is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l
may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
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On 16 Oct 2025 02:39:29 GMT, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
<tednolan>) wrote:

In article <10cpd9s$1urn$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although The >>Flinstones live-action movies are probably the few
animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being any
good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role, this >>live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be utter
garbage. :-\

Jim Carrey is 63. That's way too old to play a guy with an elemntary
school kid.

Apparently, the concept of "makeup" escapes you.
And also, perhaps, that of "acting".
Part of the magic of movies is seeing actors (successfully) playing
characters you would never expect them to be able to.
Although I would agree it is easier to do this the other way around:
young actor, old character -- as in /Scrooge/, for example.
And, anyway, he could be a 63-year-old with a grade-school grandson.
You may be ignoring the way stories can change as the film is
developed.
--
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On 10/16/2025 11:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:12:44 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although The
Flinstones live-action movies are probably the few
animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being any
good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role, this
live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be utter
garbage. :-\

I enjoyed /The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle/ -- once I realized
that it had captured the essence of the show. That is, that it /felt/
like the original. And Boris/Natasha planning to settle down and raise
"the nastiest children in the world" was an unexpected extension of
their characters.

I never liked either "The Flintstones" nor "The Jetsons" TV shows. I
never saw the Flintstones movie (well, certainly not the live-action
one) and am unlikely to see the Jetson's.

But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this
is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l
may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?

I can count on one hand the times a comedy has literally reduced me to
tears of laughter. Carrey (ACE VENTURA) has one of them.


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On 2025-10-16 15:36:19 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On 16 Oct 2025 02:39:29 GMT, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
<tednolan>) wrote:

In article <10cpd9s$1urn$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although

Flinstones live-action movies are probably the

animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being

good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role,

this>>live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be
utter>>garbage. :-\

Jim Carrey is 63. That's way too old to play a guy with an elemntary
school kid.

Apparently, the concept of "makeup" escapes you.

These days it's more often CGI / "de-aging" software.

And also, perhaps, that of "acting".

Well, it *is* Jim Carrey ... he *can't* act. All he ever does is pull
silly rubber-faces and shout a lot. :-\

Part of the magic of movies is seeing actors (successfully) playing characters you would never expect them to be able to.

Although I would agree it is easier to do this the other way around:
young actor, old character -- as in /Scrooge/, for example.

And, anyway, he could be a 63-year-old with a grade-school grandson.
You may be ignoring the way stories can change as the film is
developed.

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:23:31 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-10-16 15:36:19 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On 16 Oct 2025 02:39:29 GMT, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
<tednolan>) wrote:

In article <10cpd9s$1urn$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

A Jetson's live-action movie was likely to be awful (although

Flinstones live-action movies are probably the

animated-to-live-action movies that actually get close to being

good!) ... but, with the abysmal Jim Carrey in the lead role,

this>>live-action "The Jetsons" movie is 1000% guaranteed to be
utter>>garbage. :-\

Jim Carrey is 63. That's way too old to play a guy with an elemntary
school kid.

Apparently, the concept of "makeup" escapes you.

These days it's more often CGI / "de-aging" software.

Indeed.
As, IIRC, I will see applied to Dr Xavier in /X-Men 2/ in a few days.
Well, if that's the one showing the recruitment of Jean Grey. If not,
it will be in /X-Men: The Last Stand/.

And also, perhaps, that of "acting".

Well, it *is* Jim Carrey ... he *can't* act. All he ever does is pull
silly rubber-faces and shout a lot. :-\

Actually, I've seen several films in which he does more than that.
/A Series of Unfortunate Events/, where he is mostly unrecognizable.
/Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind/ may be another.
/Man on the Moon/ works well for me. Of course, this may be a matter
of how a really great director can get something unexpected out of an
actor.
/The Dead Pool/ has him playing a rock star with the stereotypical
behavior.
Even films that approach what you are talking about, like the Pet
Detective films or /The Mask/, show more than just silly rubber-faces
and shouting.
OTOH, /How the Grinch Stole Christmas/ did not work for me. But then,
most versions of that story don't work for me.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:23 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On 10/16/2025 11:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

<snippo, dreaded live-action versions of old TV series>

But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this
is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l
may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?

I can count on one hand the times a comedy has literally reduced me to
tears of laughter. Carrey (ACE VENTURA) has one of them.

Actually, in a related post, I checked and found at least 4 DVDs of
films he is in. Plus three others which I have seen, all but one of
which I found worth watching.
OTOH, he has 67 previous films on IMDb's list.
I did see the Pet Detective series (well, at least the first and maybe
the African one) and I really did enjoy them.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On 2025-10-17 15:39:04 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:23 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On 10/16/2025 11:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

<snippo, dreaded live-action versions of old TV series>

But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this
is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l
may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?

I can count on one hand the times a comedy has literally reduced me

tears of laughter. Carrey (ACE VENTURA) has one of them.

Actually, in a related post, I checked and found at least 4 DVDs of
films he is in. Plus three others which I have seen, all but one of
which I found worth watching.

I own 5 that didn't go in the "reject pile" -- The Truman Show, The Man
on the Moon, The Majestic, The Number 23 and I Love You Phillip Morris.
The only one I consider a straight up comedy is the last one.

I always thought The Majestic would be better if it wasn't so damn long
-- 152 min.

OTOH, he has 67 previous films on IMDb's list.

Jesus, he is prolific. Or way overexposed depending on your POV.

I did see the Pet Detective series (well, at least the first and maybe
the African one) and I really did enjoy them.

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:11:00 -0500, super70s
<super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

On 2025-10-17 15:39:04 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:23 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On 10/16/2025 11:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

<snippo, dreaded live-action versions of old TV series>

But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this
is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l
may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?

I can count on one hand the times a comedy has literally reduced me

tears of laughter. Carrey (ACE VENTURA) has one of them.

Actually, in a related post, I checked and found at least 4 DVDs of
films he is in. Plus three others which I have seen, all but one of
which I found worth watching.

I own 5 that didn't go in the "reject pile" -- The Truman Show, The Man
on the Moon, The Majestic, The Number 23 and I Love You Phillip Morris.
The only one I consider a straight up comedy is the last one.

I always thought The Majestic would be better if it wasn't so damn long
-- 152 min.

OTOH, he has 67 previous films on IMDb's list.

Jesus, he is prolific. Or way overexposed depending on your POV.

Actors who have a well-known and liked screen persona tend to be used
again and again and again ... in the same persona.
Thus, during the Harry Potter era, Helena Bonham Carter did other
films using her "Bellatrix Lestrange" persona, in watered-down form.
And how many films did Anthony Hopkins do his "Hannibal Lector"
persona (modified as needed) in?
How many films did John Wayne play "the Duke" in -- and not all of
them Westerns?
Feel free to confirm this by citing other examples.
It is sometimes a film they do after this extreme typecasting has
started in which they /do not/ play the well-known character that they sometimes win awards for: John Wayne got his Best Actor Oscar for
/True Grit/ by /not/ playing The Duke and so reminding everyone that,
yes, he really /could/ act and do a very good job of it. He was /not/
limited to just repeating "the Duke" ad infinitum.

I did see the Pet Detective series (well, at least the first and maybe
the African one) and I really did enjoy them.

--
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
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On 2025-10-18 15:54:26 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:11:00 -0500, super70s
<super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

On 2025-10-17 15:39:04 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:23 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On 10/16/2025 11:31 AM, Paul S Person wrote:

<snippo, dreaded live-action versions of old TV series>

But Jim Carrey I have seen, in several films. While I can't say this >>>>> is always a good thing to do, several of his films were enjoyable. l >>>>> may even have one in my DVD collection, who can say?

I can count on one hand the times a comedy has literally reduced me>>> >>>> to>tears of laughter. Carrey (ACE VENTURA) has one of them.

Actually, in a related post, I checked and found at least 4 DVDs of
films he is in. Plus three others which I have seen, all but one of
which I found worth watching.

I own 5 that didn't go in the "reject pile" -- The Truman Show, The

on the Moon, The Majestic, The Number 23 and I Love You Phillip

Morris.>The only one I consider a straight up comedy is the last one.

I always thought The Majestic would be better if it wasn't so damn
long>-- 152 min.

OTOH, he has 67 previous films on IMDb's list.

Jesus, he is prolific. Or way overexposed depending on your POV.

Actors who have a well-known and liked screen persona tend to be used
again and again and again ... in the same persona.

Thus, during the Harry Potter era, Helena Bonham Carter did other
films using her "Bellatrix Lestrange" persona, in watered-down form.

And how many films did Anthony Hopkins do his "Hannibal Lector"
persona (modified as needed) in?

How many films did John Wayne play "the Duke" in -- and not all of
them Westerns?

In some cases it's becuase the person simply cannot actually act, so is
always the same in everything they do. Jeffrey Combs is an "actor" who
has played quite a few different characters in various the Star Trek
shows, but no matter what bits of rubber the costume department stick
on his face, he always "acts" the exactly the same and you can tell it
is him immediately.

Feel free to confirm this by citing other examples.
It is sometimes a film they do after this extreme typecasting has
started in which they /do not/ play the well-known character that they sometimes win awards for: John Wayne got his Best Actor Oscar for
/True Grit/ by /not/ playing The Duke and so reminding everyone that,
yes, he really /could/ act and do a very good job of it. He was /not/
limited to just repeating "the Duke" ad infinitum.

I did see the Pet Detective series (well, at least the first and maybe
the African one) and I really did enjoy them.

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On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:57:48 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

In some cases it's becuase the person simply cannot actually act, so is >always the same in everything they do. Jeffrey Combs is an "actor" who
has played quite a few different characters in various the Star Trek
shows, but no matter what bits of rubber the costume department stick
on his face, he always "acts" the exactly the same and you can tell it
is him immediately.

The closest I have come to that (and it isn't very close) was when I
watched the earlier Disney animated features and noticed that the girl
was always the same girl, with different hair color and so on.
The reason, of course, is because they were using the same girl as the live-action reference. And letting her do her own thing so they could
capture ("capture" meaning "sketch by hand" at that time) it.
This is why I don't watch my Disney films in any order other than
spread out with the other alphabetically-ordered films.
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
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