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Most millennials grew up watching Barney, Baby Bop, and BJ connected their play adventures connected Barney & Friends. The amusement introduced america to stars similar Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and more. While archetypal Barney & Friends viewers are each grown up (and whitethorn person kids of their own), there’s going to beryllium a caller Barney movie that’s conscionable for adults.
So, what is this caller Barney movie each about? How is Oscar victor Daniel Kaluuya involved? HollywoodLife has rounded up each the latest updates astir the caller Barney movie.
Barney is getting the live-action attraction erstwhile again. (Everett Collection)
Is There Going To Be A New Barney Movie?
Yes, there’s going to beryllium a caller Barney movie successful the future. Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon told The New Yorker that the Barney movie volition beryllium “surrealistic” and “leaning into the millennial angst of the spot alternatively than fine-tuning this for kids.” He continued, “It’s truly a play for adults. Not that it’s R-rated, but it’ll absorption connected immoderate of the trials and tribulations of being thirtysomething, increasing up with Barney—just the level of disenchantment wrong the generation.”
Kevin besides noted that the caller Barney movie would beryllium an “A24-type film.” He added, “It would beryllium truthful daring of us, and truly underscore that we’re present to marque art.”
New Barney Movie Cast
Daniel Kaluuya astatine the ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ premiere. (Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock)
As of close now, we lone cognize of 1 formed member: Daniel Kaluuya. The Widows histrion volition prima and nutrient (through his 59% accumulation company) the caller Barney movie.
“Barney was a ubiquitous fig successful galore of our childhoods, past helium disappeared into the shadows, near misunderstood,” Daniel said successful a 2019 statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re excited to research this compelling modern-day leader and spot if his connection of ‘I emotion you, you emotion me’ tin basal the trial of time.”
At the time, Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner besides said, “Working with Daniel Kaluuya volition alteration america to instrumentality a wholly caller attack to Barney that volition astonishment audiences and subvert expectations. The task volition talk to the nostalgia of the marque successful a mode that volition resonate with adults portion entertaining today’s kids.”
In a 2020 interview, the Get Out prima revealed wherefore helium was funny successful telling a caller communicative astir the beloved purple dinosaur. “Barney taught us, ‘I emotion you, you emotion me. Won’t you accidental you emotion maine too?’ That’s 1 of the archetypal songs I remember, and what happens erstwhile that isn’t true?” helium told EW. “I thought that was truly heartbreaking. I person nary thought wherefore but it feels similar that makes sense. It feels similar there’s thing unexpected that tin beryllium poignant but optimistic. Especially astatine this clip now, I deliberation that’s really, truly needed.”
Barney Movie Release Date
The caller Barney movie does not person a merchandise day yet. Mattel Films has not announced plans for filming conscionable yet, and the movie could beryllium impacted by the ongoing writers’ strike. It’s apt that the Barney movie won’t deed theaters until 2025 astatine the earliest.
Barney, BJ, and Baby Bop successful ‘Barney’s Great Adventure.’ (Everett Collection)
In a caller interrogation with Yahoo UK, Daniel confirmed that the movie is inactive successful development. “The script’s gotta beryllium good, you cognize what I mean? It’s successful development,” helium said. “I inquire for precocious standards connected thing that I enactment on, and I’m producing this one, truthful it’s inactive successful development.”
While we hold for the caller live-action Barney flick, determination volition beryllium a caller animated bid headed to TV. The original Barney & Friends aired from 1992 to 2009. The animated revival series, titled Barney’s World, volition aerial connected Cartoon Network and connected Max. Barney’s World is expected to premiere successful 2024.
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