
It is not written.
Chris Haston/Hit Entertainment/Courtsy Evertt CollectionAfter the success of 2023 BarbieAnother beloved children’s character comes to life on the big screen.
Live movie based on a children’s series Barney & Friends She is currently in the works. Declared in 2019, the project will be co -produced by Mattel Films, A24 and Daniel Kaluel Kalui59% productions.
“Working with Daniel Kaluya will allow us to take a whole new approach to Barney, which will surprise the audience and undermine expectations,” Mattel Films “Films’ Robbie Brenner said in October 2019 Press releaseS “The project will talk about the brand’s nostalgia in a way that will resonate with adults while entertaining today’s children.”
The iconic purple dinosaur first hit television screens in 1988 in the Direct-to-Video series Barney band and backyardS The hero has become a household name with PBS ‘ Barney & Friendswhich took place for 14 seasons from 1992 to 2010
Scroll down for everything you need to know about the upcoming Barney movie:
Who will star in the movie Barney?
In February 2025 it was announced that the winner of Emmy Ayo He will write the script for the movie and was also in a star talk. Details of her potential character were not revealed. At that time, Variety He reports that Caluya will not appear in the movie, despite his role as a producer.
What is the story of the movie Barney?
Details of the storyline for the upcoming movie have not been revealed. Vice President of Mattle Films Mattle Films, however Kevin McCon to say New York In July 2023, the film will be “surreal” – and is not intended for children.
“We bend over the millennial anger of the property, not to adjust it for children. This is really an adult game, “he explained. “Not that it has a rating R, but it will focus on some of the trials and obstacles that it is 30-something, growing up with Barney-simply the level of discontent in the generation.”
McCon added that the movie will have vibrations of type “A24 Euphoria and movies including Everything everywhere at once., Average summer And more.
What did Daniel Caluya say about the movie Barney?

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FATI Sadou/Abacapress.com/Shutterstock“My last number of films was so brought in accordance with what I give up as a man. But there are many things I do as a man. I love children’s movies, ” Come out The actor said The Hollywood Reporter In June 2022, “How did everyone go into films? Watching children’s movies. I do not want to limit myself to the limitations of what I am perceived. “