Based on the popular children’s series Barney & Friends starring a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex, the movie will be produced by A24, Mattel Films and 59% – a production company formed by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya.
Details about the Barney movie are still sparse. Variety has also reported that despite producing it, Kaluuya will not star in the movie.
In a 2023 interview with The New Yorker, Mattel Films executive Kevin McKeon said that the Barney movie will be “leaning into the millennial angst” of the franchise.
“It’s really a play for adults,” said McKeon. “Not that it’s R-rated, but it’ll focus on some of the trials and tribulations of being 30-something, growing up with Barney – just the level of disenchantment within the generation.”
