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Elizabeth Perkins

Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble are being revived, with Warner Bros. launching development of an animated "Flintstones" movie based on the iconic TV series. The studio has hired Chris Henchy, partner with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay at Gary Sanchez Prods., to write a script for the project. Ferrell and McKay are exec producing. "The Flintstones," created by Hanna-Barbera, imitated and spoofed Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners." Fred and Wilma Flintstone were touted in the theme song as "the modern Stone Age family." The show, which ran from 1960-66, was the first animated effort ever nominated for a primetime Emmy for comedy series. ...