After the movie about the world’s most famous doll or barbie, Mattel is also working on a film dedicated to Barney, The magenta-colored dinosaur was once the protagonist of a famous children’s TV series. Unlike series, The feature film will target a mostly adult audience. he revealed Kevin McKeon In his interview to The New Yorker.
Mattel executive expressed himself on the new project as follows: “We are geared towards the millennial generation, not an audience of kids. It is basically an adult film. It’s not R-rated, but it will focus on some of the trials and tribulations of being in your 30s, growing up with Barney… It’s about that disillusionment in a generation. During the same interview we learned of Mattel’s intention to create a sort of Cinematic Universe: there could be as many as 45 films under consideration.
According to his words, Barney’s film would be made with a “surrealistic” approach similar to the style of various Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze films. Barney ran for 14 seasons. Selena Gomez has also participated in this series before.
At present, there is not much information about Barney’s film. We only know that the 2021 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor daniel kaluya (Scappa – also known for his collaborations on Get Out and Nope) The live action will be both the protagonist and the producer. The famous dinosaur will return to screens in 2024 with a new animated series created by Mattel.
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Source: The New Yorker