Will Ferrell’s career is being set back to the Stone Age.
The actor is reteaming with frequent collaborator Adam McKay to produce an animated “Flintstones” movie.
Chris Henry — a partner with Ferrell and McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions — is writing the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news.
Hanna-Barbera’s “The Flintstones” cartoon, on which the film will be based, was a television staple during its run from 1960 to 1966 — and long afterwards in syndicated reruns.
The story revolved around a bumbling Stone Age father — a clear evolutionary ancestor to Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin — who rode to work in a car powered by his feet. (It was prehistoric times, after all.)
It’s unclear if Ferrell will be lending his voice to the movie.
The franchise was due for a yabba-dabba-do-over considering Univeral’s 1994 live action “Flintstones” movie — starring John Goodman — earned $340 million worldwide at the box office.
Then again, 2000’s “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas” proved a bust, earning just $59 million worldwide.
Warner Bros. picked up the rights to the franchise when parent company Time Warner purchased Turner Broadcasting in 1996.
