Ryan Gosling to produce a live-action Flintstones movie of a different generation

The Project Hail Mary star's film will focus on an adult Bamm-Bamm.

Ryan Gosling to produce a live-action Flintstones movie of a different generation

It’s been over 25 years since the last live-action Flintstones movie, so why not give another followup a try? This at least seems to be what producer Ryan Gosling, hot off the success of Project Hail Mary, is thinking. According to Deadline, Gosling and Open Invite producing partner Jessie Henderson are in the early stages of developing a new Flintstones movie centered on an adult Bamm-Bamm. It’s not clear at this point whether Gosling intends to act in the film—it’s still looking for a writer—but Bamm Bamm could have a certain Kenergy, if they age the character up enough. 

Bamm-Bamm, who is the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble, was previously the focus of an animated series in the early 1970s with Fred and Wilma Flintstone’s daughter Pebbles. That was called, naturally, The Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show. Bamm-Bamm’s adoption was also featured in the 1994 live-action Flintstones film, where he generally behaves like a menace and helps plunge his parents into financial trouble. He wasn’t featured in the 2000 prequel film The Flintstones In Viva Rock Vegas, which bombed hard enough to effectively close the door on the notion of a live action Flintstones film for the past 26 years. But perhaps Gosling has enough goodwill for a more modern take on a modern Stone Age family. 

 
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