Paramount Pictures first tried to film a live-action version of "The Jetsons" in 1985, which was to be executive produced by Gary Nardino, but failed to do so. In the late 1980s, Universal Studios purchased the film rights for "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons" from Hanna-Barbera Productions. The result was "", which was released in 1990. In November 2001, screenwriting duo Paul Foley and Dan Forman were brought onboard to revise a screenplay, with Rob Minkoff attached as director and Denise Di Novi as producer.