Warner Bros. may be heading back to Bedrock, and Ryan Gosling is helping lead the way.
Gosling and his Open Invite producing partner Jessie Henderson are reportedly in the early stages of developing a new live-action Flintstones movie for Warner Bros. Discovery. Rather than simply rebooting the adventures of Fred and Barney, however, the project is expected to focus on a grown-up Bamm-Bamm Rubble.
According to Deadline, the project is still very early in development, with Gosling and Henderson currently searching for a writer to take on the film. No director or cast members have been announced, and Gosling himself has not been confirmed to appear in the movie.
Bamm-Bamm was introduced as the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble and became one of the most recognizable younger characters in The Flintstones. Known for his incredible strength as a child, Bamm-Bamm eventually appeared as a teenager alongside Pebbles Flintstone in the animated series The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.
Bamm-Bamm Rubble
That series followed the two characters as teenagers attending Bedrock High School, dating and navigating life outside their parents’ shadows. The new movie’s focus on an adult Bamm-Bamm could give Warner Bros. an opportunity to explore an entirely different generation of Bedrock.
It would also mark another attempt to bring The Flintstones into live action.
The 1994 movie The Flintstones starred John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone and Rosie O’Donnell as Betty Rubble. The film became a major box-office success despite mixed reviews.
A second live-action film, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, arrived in 2000 with a new cast and served as a prequel focusing on the characters when they were younger.
More than 25 years later, Warner Bros. now appears ready to take another crack at Bedrock — this time with Gosling behind the project and Bamm-Bamm stepping into the spotlight.
With development still in its earliest stages, there is currently no release date for the new Flintstones movie.
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