Hollywood co-productions often bring together strange bedfellows and a planned Flintstones animated film is one of those cases. Warner Bros., which owns the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, is going to work with WWE Studios to co-produce the film.
Since WWE is going to co-produce, many of the company’s top talents will be providing voices for the project, which is set to be released in 2015, reports Deadline. Vince McMahon will voice Vince McMagma while John Cena and CM Punk will get their own characters (John Cenastone and CM Punkrock).
“WWE is family-friendly entertainment, so partnering with Warner Bros on a Flintstones/WWE project was a natural extension of our Scooby Doo deal,” WWE Studios president Michael Luisi said in a statement. “This new, animated feature allows us to showcase our brand with young fans and loyal Flintstones enthusiasts alike.”
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is going to distribute the film on DVD, Blu-ray and Video On Demand. According to Variety, the Scooby Doo cartoon with the WWE stars will be out in March.
This is the latest attempt to revive the Flintstones. Back in 2011, Fox had plans to air a new version from Seth MacFarlane and even went as far as ordering it straight to series. However, in April 2012, the show was delayed indefinitely because of his packed schedule and not a single drawing from the project surfaced.
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