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‘Barney’: Everything We Know About Daniel Kaluuya’s Bizarre Reboot

Ever wonder what a more mature, existential, and adult-oriented reboot of Barney & Friends would look like? Oh...you haven't? Well, we're getting it anyway with the upcoming reimagining, Barney. Even ...
Yahoo

Mattel Exec on Rebooting Barney for Daniel Kaluuya’s Movie and a Max Animated Series — and Is the ‘American Girl’ Doll Movie the Next ‘Barbie’?

From your imagination back to your TV screen, iconic purple dinosaur Barney returns this week with the new animated Max series “Barney’s World.” In a bid to appeal to what Mattel chief franchise ...
Deadline.com

Mattel’s ‘Barney’ Film Starring Daniel Kaluuya To Be Adult-Focused, “A24-Type” Effort, Says Exec

The forthcoming Barney film from Mattel Films to be produced by and star Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya will be an adult-oriented, “A24-type” project, executive Kevin McKeon has revealed. His comments ...
Variety

Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney Movie Is an ‘A24-Type’ Film That’s ‘Surrealistic’ and for Adults, Says Mattel Exec: ‘Not That It’s R-Rated’

Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon told The New Yorker that the Barney movie is “surrealistic” and in the vein of films directed by Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze. Those directors are probably not ...
Los Angeles Times

Daniel Kaluuya’s ‘Barney’ may be Mattel’s next box office smash, but for angsty millennials

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya — who starred in Jordan Peele’s horror hit “Get Out” — is producing a forthcoming Mattel movie, and although at first glance “Barney” may look like a children’s ...
Variety

Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney Movie ‘Will Not Be Odd,’ Mattel CEO Says After Exec Called It an ‘A24-Type’ Film That’s ‘Surrealistic’ and for Adults

“That one is getting a lot of reaction,” Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz recently told Semafor. “It’s too early to be specific, but I can tell you we are taking a fresh approach that will be fun, entertaining ...