The process of trying to get a live-action feature film adaptation of the popular Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom The Jetsons off the ground has been a long and troubling one, with numerous writers and directors coming and going on the project, including the likes of Joe Dante, Chuck Russell, Rob Minkoff, Adam Shankman, Conrad Vernon, Matt Lieberman, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, Adam Sztykiel, Amy Holden Jones, Jared Stern, and Sam Harper among many, many others. One of the great what-ifs of its development history was a version that was to have been directed by Robert Rodriguez, from a screenplay adapted by Adam F. Goldberg, revised by John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky, and further polished by Van Robichaux & Evan Susser. Rodriguez's take on the property was to be a hybrid of live-action and animation, much of it shot against a green screen, similar to his work on the Spy Kids sequels and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. The film was to be a co-production between Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Pictures, with the chief producers on the project being Denise Di Novi and Donald De Line. Rodriguez hoped to begin filming in the summer of 2010, but ultimately, it wasn't meant to be. Co-producer Elizabeth Avellán cited potentially massive production costs as a factor, while Di Novi stated that Rodriguez's vision for the project wasn't as mainstream as Warner Bros. was looking for. Follow me and ponder the question, "What if...?" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o5E2gkf4b0

A feature film adaptation of the acclaimed Stephen King psychological sci-fi horror novel The Long Walk, whose story — set in a future dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian and militaristic dictator — concerns the contestants of a grueling annual walking contest, has been in varying stages of development since the late 1980's. The grandmaster of zombie horror, George A. Romero, was first approached to write and direct, having previously worked with King on the EC Comics-influenced horror anthology Creepshow. When that didn't pan out, visionary filmmaker Frank Darabont — having previously adapted King's stories Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist into critically acclaimed films — acquired the rights in 2007, planning on making it as a low-budget experimental arthouse film. When the rights lapsed, they were picked up by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema in the spring of 2018, tapping Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt to pen the screenplay. Vanderbilt would also produce alongside Bradley J. Fischer and William Sherak through their Mythology Entertainment shingle. A year later, Trollhunter helmer André Øvredal was hired to direct, in what was to be his next project following the Guillermo del Toro-produced Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and the Norse mythology-inspired Mortal. No doubt Øvredal would've also brought onboard two of his frequent collaborators: film editor Patrick Larsgaard and cinematographer Roman Osin. Alas, no further news would ever come of the project. Follow me and ponder the question, "What if...?" Music: "Postcard from the Edge" – Marco Beltrami (Venom: Let There Be Carnage) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUySQYkept8