Ryan Gosling to produce major live-action ‘Flintstones’ project

Ryan Gosling and Warner Bros. are set to produce a new live action project based on the popular animated series The Flintstones.

According to Deadline, Gosling and his production partner Jessie Henderson will produce the project, which is currently being developed and is out to writers.

Although details of the project are being kept under wraps, sources told Deadline that the filmmakers are expected to focus on the character Bamm-Bamm Rubble.

The Flintstones first debuted in 1960 as an animated series in primetime. The show featured Fred and Wilma Flintstone, their daughter Pebbles, and their friends Barney and Betty Rubble and their young son, Bamm-Bamm.

Bamm-Bamm first appeared in the animated series in 1963 as the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble. The character later became a central part of the franchise and was featured alongside Pebbles in The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, which premiered in 1971.

The series followed the adventures of the Flintstones and the Rubbles in the fictional prehistoric town of Bedrock. Despite its Stone Age setting, the show was known for incorporating themes and situations inspired by modern family and social life.

The franchise has previously been adapted for the big screen. In 1994, The Flintstones live-action movie was released, starring John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble and Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone. Bamm-Bamm was played by twin brothers Hlynur and Marino.

The 1994 film became a major commercial success despite receiving mixed reviews and helped introduce the classic animated characters to a new generation of audiences.

A second live-action film, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, was released in 2000. Serving as a prequel to the 1994 movie, it featured a different cast and focused on the younger versions of Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty.

The new project marks another attempt to bring the beloved animated franchise to live action, although further details about the storyline, cast and release date have not yet been revealed.

Meanwhile, Gosling and Henderson are also producing the upcoming romantic drama The Love of Your Life. The film stars Margaret Qualley, Aaron Pierre, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Basso and Catherine Keener.

The movie is expected to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month, adding another major production to Gosling and Henderson’s growing slate of projects.