‘The Flintstones’ are returning to cinemas with an unexpected lead: Bamm-Bamm as an adult

Bamm-Bamm Rubble will leave his familiar role as the super-strong baby of “The Flintstones” to lead a new live-action film as an adult.

Warner Bros. is developing the project with Ryan Gosling and his producing partner Jessie Henderson through their company Open Invite. The film will shift the franchise’s usual focus away from the central family storyline and place Bamm-Bamm at the center of the plot.

The project remains in an early stage. Warner Bros. is looking for a screenwriter, and no director has been confirmed. The studio has also not decided who will play the adult Bamm-Bamm or whether Gosling will appear in front of the camera.

Bamm-Bamm first appeared in the classic series as a baby with extraordinary strength and his signature club. He later appeared as a teenager in “The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show,” where he attended high school, dated Pebbles, and played in a rock band. The new film would show him as an adult for the first time and become the third live-action theatrical adaptation of “The Flintstones.”

The project comes during a busy period for Gosling as both producer and actor. He is producing the drama “Love of Your Life” and recently starred in and produced “Project Hail Mary.” He is also set to appear in “Star Wars: Starfighter” and later debut as Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.