"Prediction: the movie will be a Christopher Robin/gentler Drop Dead Fred-thing where the lead character is a thirties millennial embarrassed that he used to love Barney and reconnects with the big purple guy to symbolize the innocence and open-heartedness he had lost touch with," Stentz tweeted. Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya is producing this live-action feature film adaptation of the lovable purple TV dinosaur. Netflix's Rim of the World screenwriter Zack Stentz (who is not connected to the Barney film) suggested a stylized story about the fans themselves. Some on social media wondered what the movie will end up looking like. "The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a way that will resonate with adults, while entertaining today's kids." "Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations," Brenner said in a statement Friday. But Mattel Films producer Robbie Brenner gave another clue that this won't be a typical Barney kind of movie.
BARNEY MOVIE SERIES
The 33-year-old Get Out actor, who is producing a film based on the iconic TV series based on the character Barney the Dinosaur, spoke.
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Is it a straight-up movie starring Barney as the main character? Or will it be about the actor David Joyner who portrayed Barney on Barney & Friends, but then later ran a tantric sex business? (No really, he did.)Ī Barney movie but really it's a stylized biopic of actor David Joyner, who was a software analyst at Texas Instruments in the 80s AND a 'live mannequin' in malls before auditioning for Barney /kX2iBuSeSL- Saladin Ahmed October 18, 2019 Daniel Kaluuya is providing an update about the Barney movie. With Kaluuya on board, it's fun to speculate what the film will be about. "We're excited to explore this compelling modern-day hero and see if his message of 'I love you, you love me' can stand the test of time." "Barney was a ubiquitous figure in many of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood," Kaluuya said in a statement. News of the movie initially came out in 2019, when Mattel.
If you grew up as a kid in the 1990s, you probably remember singing along to Barney's songs. 'Barney' was a staple of plenty of people's childhoods and continues to be one of the most recognizable children's figures in media today. Even Kaluuya commented about Barney's polarizing effect. If you were an adult during that time, you might have found those same Barney songs annoying because insipid lyrics like "I love you, you love me" never got out of your head. If you grew up watching him, you might have fond memories of Barney dancing and singing to catchy songs about kindness and love. Most of us remember Barney from his children's TV series Barney & Friends, which ran on PBS from 1992 to 2009. The dino is getting own movie, according to Variety. There have been talks in recent years of reviving the series with a new children's show.Daniel Kaluuya is best known for roles in Marvel's Black Panther and horror film Get Out, but now he's turning his acting skills to TV mascot Barney, the happy purple T-rex who sang about friendship. The long-running show stopped producing new episodes in 2010, though it remains watched by children to this day through its reruns. It features a purple T-Rex educating children through song and dance routines coupled with an overly optimistic attitude. Wendy Greene is co-executive producer and Trent Johnson is producing.īarney the Dinosaur was popularized by the children's television series Barney & Friends, which premiered on PBS in 1992. READ MORE: Daniel Kaluuya Won’t Be Back For ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ In a feature with The Hollywood Reporter, Kaluuya confirmed that Barney is still in the pipeline over at his production company 59. Tommy Avallone ( The Bill Murray Stories) is directing and executive producing with Scout's Rob Eric, David Collins, Michael Williams, Amy Goodman Kass, Joel Chiodi, and Raymond Esposito. But fear not, Kaluuya fans: the actor has other stuff on the way, including, yes, his Barney movie. It comes from scout Productions, the team behind Queer Eye, Equal, and The Hype. The Barney docuseries will feature exclusive interviews and archival footage, offering first-hand accounts of the Barney phenomenon as told by various cast and crew members, along with its most outspoken critics.
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