Hands up all those that enjoyed r-rated animation, Sausage Party, come on now don’t be shy! Well, the man who co-directed aforementioned Sausage Party, Conrad Vernon, has jumped on board Warner Animation Group’s much-awaited project to bring space family, The Jetsons to the big screen.

The likes of Paramount and Universal have tried and failed to bring the Jetsons to the silver screen in one form or another but since Warner obtained the rights in the late 90s a number of projects including the family have been attempted with the likes of Adam Shankman and Robert Rodriguez (the latter had a script by The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg) at the helm but neither panned out.

The popular primetime cartoon show featured the Jetson family living in a utopian future. People live in housing in the sky, work a three-day workweek, drive aero cars that look like flying saucers and have incredible conveniences that leave them with plenty of leisure time. George, his homemaker wife Jane, and their children, Judy and Elroy, also have a robotic maid named Rosie and a talking dog named Astro. Airing first on ABC in the 1960s, the series was resurrected in the 1980s, with more episodes produced for syndication.

Sausage Party director Conrad Vernon on board for The Jetsons

At this stage, Vernon is only on board to help develop the project but there is scope for him to talk the helm, Warner would be made not to seriously consider this option. Vernon’s success can talk for itself, Sausage Party, whilst with only a $19 million budget excelled and grossed a huge $100 million. He also has a long-standing relationship with Dreamworks Animation and co-directed Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.