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[[Electra and Elise Avellan]], Rodriguez's nieces who play the Crazy Babysitter Twins in both films, originally stated their uncle wanted to do a sequel featuring both ''Machete'' and ''The Babysitter Twins'', but the latter concept did not materialize with the former's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18089|title='Crazy Babysitter Twins' Return to the Big Screen... Twice! – Bloody Disgusting|website=www.bloody-disgusting.com}}</ref> "Robert mentioned something about the end of the world and Hollywood action films, where we'd be trained in Mexico to come back here and fight," Electra Avellan told bloody-disgusting.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9438|title=Babysitter Twins Take Over in 'Grindhouse 2'|accessdate=May 12, 2009|date=July 24, 2007|publisher=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>

===''The Jetsons'' film===

In May 2007, Rodriguez was in talks with [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.]] to make a CG adaptation of the 1960s [[Hanna-Barbera]] TV show ''[[The Jetsons]]'' for a potential 2009 theatrical release, while also offered at the time to direct a film adaptation of ''[[Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|Land of the Lost]]'' with Universal. Rodriguez was uncertain which project he would pursue next, though the latest script draft for ''The Jetsons'' by [[Adam F. Goldberg]] was further along in development.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i11ad0a8282fd52db145f3235c0a96b6a|title=Future or past for Rodriguez?|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2007-05-09|accessdate=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525055030/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i11ad0a8282fd52db145f3235c0a96b6a|archive-date=2007-05-25|url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Jonny Quest'' film===

In May 2015, it was announced that Rodriguez would direct a live-action adaptation of ''[[Jonny Quest]]'', with a script co-written by Rodriguez and [[Terry Rossio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jonny-quest-movie-robert-rodriguez-797743|title=Robert Rodriguez Trackling 'Jonny Quest' or Warner Bros |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> Adrian Askarieh has stated to [[IGN]] that the film will be ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' meets [[James Bond]] with a [[PG-13]] rating.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncx3AMvY1U|title=Jonny Quest Movie Will Be "Indiana Jones Meets James Bond"|date=September 8, 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/jonny-quest-movie-characters-and-rating-news/|title='Jonny Quest' Movie Characters and Likely Rating Confirmed by Producer Adrian Askarieh|website=Collider|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/adrian-askarieh-talks-hitman-agent-47-jonny-quest-and-more/|title=Producer Adrian Askarieh Talks ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ and ‘Jonny Quest’|website=Collider|last=Weintraub|first=Steve|date=August 23, 2015}}</ref>

In July 2016, [[Forbes]] reported that the film would start a franchise with Rodriguez and Rossio's script and will be directed by either [[Joe Cornish]], [[Justin Lin]] or [[Scott Derrickson]]. The film will position Jonny in the film as "[[Harry Potter]] inside an Indiana Jones movie" and specifically sets the film up with the potential for spinoffs. The script also took inspiration from a few specific stories and elements in the original [[Jonny Quest (TV series)|1960s TV show]]. The site reported that the studio was considering actors [[Idris Elba]], [[Bradley Cooper]] and [[Will Smith]] for the role of [[Race Bannon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2016/07/28/exclusive-jonny-quest-could-be-warners-next-big-franchise/|title=Exclusive: 'Jonny Quest' Could Be Warner's Next Big Franchise|work=Forbes|last=Hughes|first=Mark|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>

In November 2018, Warner Bros. announced that the movie would be instead directed by [[Chris McKay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jonny-quest-movie-director-chris-mckay/|title=Jonny Quest Movie Lands LEGO Batman Director Chris McKay|website=Screen Rant|last=Zinski|first=Dan|date=November 8, 2018|accessdate=December 8, 2019}}</ref>

==2010s==