Elizabeth Banks-led sequel collection to ‘The Flintstones’ within the works

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Classic ’90s sitcom “The Flintstones” are getting a reboot with actor-director Elizabeth Banks set to executive-produce and lend her voice within the present.

Fox community introduced on Tuesday that it was creating a reboot of the sitcom, which shall be titled “The Bedrock” and decide up the story 20 years later, reported Entertainment Weekly.

The authentic collection centered on the exploits of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, their daughter, Pebbles, their pet, Dino, and their neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble, together with son Bamm-Bamm.

The collection ran for six seasons.

In the reboot, Fred is about to retire and his now-twentysomething daughter, Pebbles (voiced by Banks), about to start her profession.

“As the Stone Age gives way to a shiny and enlightened new Bronze Age, the residents of Bedrock will find this evolution harder than a swing from Bamm-Bamm’s club,” reads the logline.

“Long before the Simpsons and Springfield, the Griffins and Quahog or even when the Belchers started serving burgers on Ocean Avenue, there were the Flintstones and Bedrock,” mentioned Fox Entertainment president Michael Thorn in an announcement.

“Their imprint on the animation universe is undeniable and the idea of adapting it for today’s audience is a challenge we here at Fox are very much looking forward to taking on with Warner Bros., Elizabeth, and Lindsay. No pressure whatsoever, really.”

The script shall be written by Lindsay Kerns, who can even function an government producer.