Barney The Dinosaur Movie From Mattel Films

[ZariusTwo]

The purple dinosaur joins other properties from the toy company getting the feature treatment, including Barbie and Hot Wheels.
Barney is headed to the big screen. Mattel Films is partnering with Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya to produce a live-action movie based on the ubiquitous purple dinosaur.

Barney & Friends, which was produced from 1992 to 2009, was a childhood staple and introduced viewers to Barney, an imaginary and perpetually optimistic tyrannosaurus rex that teaches lessons about friendship through song and dance.

Kaluuya will produce the project through his newly formed 59% banner, along with Rowan Riley and Amandla Crichlow, as well as David Carrico, Adam Paulsen and Bobby Hoppey for Valparaiso (Sound of Silence). Kevin McKeon will oversee for Mattel. The project does not have a studio attached.

"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 this compelling modern-day hero and see if his message of 'I love you, you love me' can stand the test of time."

“Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations,” added Mattel Films' Robbie Brenner. “The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a way that will resonate with adults, while entertaining today’s kids.”

“Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination, and we can’t wait to get ‘I love you, you love me’ stuck in heads everywhere, yet again,” said Carrico of Valparaiso Pictures.

Barney will join other Mattel properties that are currently being developed as features, including Hot Wheels, Masters of the Universe and Barbie, the latter of which is set up at Warner Bros. and has Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach attached.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...aluuya-1248599

[ranger_scout]

He "left and disappeared into the shadows" for a very good reason and he is clearly not "misunderstood". The franchise clearly did not hold up very well after a while. The writers behind it were literally using their imagination way too much and forgot about how real life works. Psychiatrists and family experts who watched the series and videos felt that way too. There might've been some educational things in the franchise, but the truth of the matter is that life is not all about hearts, rainbows, and fluffiness. There are going to lots of times in your life where you feel angry and sad, but those emotions were discussed less than 1% of the time in episodes and videos. In real life problems don’t get solved right away by singing happy songs. If you look back on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and also what Sesame Street is continuing to do today along with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, you'll see that are far superior when it comes to teaching important subjects to very young children. My siblings also went to the same schools or participated in soccer leagues with some of the child actors from the show and they learned that they were bullied as a result of taking part in the series.

[Leo656]

This news demands a reaction from me, but I am not saying sh*t.

...Y'all can probably Mad Libs exactly what I'd actually say about it, anyway. I have faith in you.

[Prowler]

I'd be surprised if anyone here is excited for this.

[AquaParade]

I'll never forget being around 8 or 9 years old and opening up a video game magazine that had featured fan art depicting Scorpion stabbing Barney in the head.

Of course, Scorpion was the hot new **** in town, but it hurt seeing my old friend all cross-eyed and dripping from the head.

[Leo656]

In 1994-95, "party" places around here would advertise over-21 "Kill Barney Parties" on the radio for all the frustrated parents out there. I never got to go to one because I was a kid but I imagine that it was spectacular.

[sdp]

I'm legit excited for this, loved Barney as a kid, in fact I still have my Barney plush toy I got from that Christmas VHS special. I was actually under the impression that Barney was still airing, but apparently not, still reaching up to 2009 is quite impressive.

[Wildcat]

I’d like to this. I still have my original plushie too. The original version that didn’t quite match the show. There was early variants. Barney even looked a bit different in some vhs videos.

I also have the Sega Genesis game. Not really a game since it’s impossible to lose and the gameplay is basically nothing but if you liked Barney it was fun to go through.

I didn’t keep up with the show later on. I occasionally checked it out during the 2000s out of curiosity. I knew it would come back somehow so it’s interesting to see what they do.

[Leo656]

Thanks to you, Prowler owes me like $50! Thanks, brother!

....He'll never pay up though. You know.... "Portuguese".

[turtle1237]

Never was a fan of Barney, the ideal I guess is ok, but it really failed on its face as a kids show imo. It has no emotion or "It". Just happy songs, and really no real story. As a kid, I pretty much felt Fraggle Rock was the greatest kids show there was. It was not all sunshine and roses in Fraggle land. It taught us how to deal with death, bullies, friend problems, if some one is sick, how to overcome your differentness to better yourself like Red and Cotterpin did, racism in a non out front way(The Fraggles not letting Cotterpin in the music feasible because she is a doozer, until Whembly stood up for Cotterpin) How the Gorgs, Fraggles, and Doozers needed each other even though they did not know it. Stuff like that, I don't think there will ever be a show for kids like Fraggle Rock.

[Leo656]

Wisdom and Truth.

[Wildcat]

No problem So just 2 of us this then?

Don’t know what they’re planning but a crossover with other edutainment shows could work.

People are joking about turning it into a horror movie like Banana Splits.

[turtle1237]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

No problem So just 2 of us this then?

Don’t know what they’re planning but a crossover with other edutainment shows could work.

People are joking about turning it into a horror movie like Banana Splits.

Yeah I wonder what they were smoking when they did that. All I know is it was not good for you.

[Leo656]

I would absolutely pay money to see a gritty reboot movie where Barney is not only an actual dinosaur, but a cannibalistic serial killer who preys on and eats the small children left in his care.

I also enjoy glass painting and jigsaw puzzles.

[mikey0]

Originally Posted by Prowler

I'd be surprised if anyone here is excited for this.

Some TMNT merchandise was removed from stores due to the immense popularity of Barney the Dinosaur and Nickelodeon merchandise in the mid 90s (circa 1993-1994), so I imagine that most shellheads hate Barney and Friends.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by mikey0

Some TMNT merchandise was removed from stores due to the immense popularity of Barney the Dinosaur and Nickelodeon merchandise in the mid 90s (circa 1993-1994), so I imagine that most shellheads hate Barney and Friends.

I don't think anyone but you has an awareness of or care about this.

[mikey0]

Originally Posted by Powder

I don't think anyone but you has an awareness of or care about this.

Historians are supposed to.




What would a Barney the Dinosaur movie look like?

[drgon78]

There are so many better choices for movies...even from other kid shows.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

The fact that this is even a thread somebody thought should be seriously discussed horrifies me.

[mikey0]

Barney didn’t disappear. Millennials grew up and moved on. It couldn’t be that 1992 to 1993 fall TV season forever.

The Barney the Dinosaur movie will probably be a dud like the Power Rangers reboot from two years ago.