The Bear and Opus star Ayo Edebiri is in talks to write and possibly headline A24’s long gestating Barney the Dinosaur movie for Mattel. It has been over five years since news of a Daniel Kaluuya produced Barney movie broke online, in which time Barbie has grossed her billions, and numerous other big-screen boardgame adaptations […]
Mattel CEO walks back Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney movie comments
Daniel Kaluuya teased his Barney film would be odd, but the Mattel CEO is walking that back a bit. Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz weighed in on the Kaluuya-led Barney, giving fans a little glimpse into the early creative process by revealing: “It’s too early to be specific, but I can tell you we are taking […]
Mattel exec promises Daniel Kaluuya’s Barney movie will be “daring,” compares it to Charlie Kaufman and A24
Will Barney go the Death to Smoochy route? For those who don’t remember the insanely dark and bizarre 2002 film, there’s a chance that the upcoming movie based on the Barney & Friends hero will have a grittier edge to it. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon gave […]
Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya producing big screen Barney movie
Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya is teaming with Mattel Films to bring the purple dinosaur Barney to the big screen with a new live-action movie, THR has revealed. “Barney was a ubiquitous figure in many of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood,” said Kaluuya. “We’re excited to explore […]
