Warner Bros. Confirms Jim Carrey to Play George Jetson in Live-Action Film
NEW YORK — Aug. 12, 2026 — Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed that Jim Carrey will play George Jetson in a live-action adaptation of the classic animated series, ending years of speculation about who would front the long-delayed franchise revival.
TL;DR
- Warner Bros. Discovery named Jim Carrey to its live-action “Jetsons” film in its Q2 2026 shareholder letter, filed Aug. 6.
- The project is slated for release “beyond 2027,” with no exact date, director or supporting cast confirmed.
- Colin Trevorrow was reported in October 2025 to be circling the director’s chair, but the letter itself names only Carrey.
- The role marks Carrey’s first major live-action lead outside “Sonic the Hedgehog” in more than a decade.
The confirmation lands as Warner Bros. Discovery works through its pending sale to Paramount Skydance, giving investors — and fans — a rare look at which franchises the studio is banking on beyond the deal’s close. It also settles nearly two decades of false starts for a project that has cycled through several directors since the early 2000s.
“…a live-action Jetsons film starring Jim Carrey,” the studio said, according to the letter Warner Bros. Discovery filed with investors on Aug. 6, which grouped the project with its slate planned for beyond 2027.
What the Shareholder Letter Says
The two-page rundown of upcoming titles places the Jetsons film alongside a new Batman film, another “Matrix” installment and the Game of Thrones spinoff “Aegon’s Conquest.” All four are listed under the studio’s “beyond 2027” theatrical slate, with no individual release dates attached.
Warner Bros. Discovery has not issued a separate press release on the casting beyond the letter itself.
Which Character Carrey Will Play
The letter does not name Carrey’s role, but People magazine and several entertainment outlets have said he is set to play George Jetson, the frazzled Spacely Sprockets employee at the center of the show.
Warner Bros. Discovery has not issued a separate statement confirming that detail.
Director and Writer Still Unofficial
Colin Trevorrow, who directed “Jurassic World Dominion,” was reported in October 2025 to be in talks to direct and co-write the script with Joe Epstein.
Neither name appears in the new shareholder letter, and the studio has not confirmed them.
Carrey’s Road Back to a Lead Role
Carrey, 64, has spent much of the past six years playing Dr. Robotnik across three “Sonic the Hedgehog” films.
A Jetsons lead would be his first major live-action role outside that franchise since 2014’s “Dumb and Dumber To.”
Six Decades in Development
“The Jetsons” premiered on ABC in 1962 and was canceled after one season before finding new life in reruns and a mid-1980s revival.
The franchise’s only theatrical release, the animated “Jetsons: The Movie,” reached theaters in 1990; live-action attempts under directors including Adam Shankman and Robert Rodriguez stalled over the two decades that followed.
How and When UK Fans Can Watch
No release date has been set for the film, and Warner Bros. Discovery has not detailed international rollout plans for it.
The studio’s flagship streamer, HBO Max, launched in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2026, with plans starting at £4.99 a month through Sky and NOW — giving British audiences a home for future Warner Bros. titles once their cinema run ends.
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