"Prediction: the movie will be a Christopher Robin/gentler Drop Dead Fred-thing where the lead character is a thirties millennial embarrassed that he used to love Barney and reconnects with the big purple guy to symbolize the innocence and open-heartedness he had lost touch with," Stentz tweeted. Netflix's Rim of the World screenwriter Zack Stentz (who is not connected to the Barney film) suggested a stylized story about the fans themselves. Barney is a two hundred million year (two dinosaur years) old, six-foot (sometimes seven-foot) tall purple tyrannosaurus rex with a green belly and green spots on his back and his tail and yellow toes. Some on social media wondered what the movie will end up looking like. Barney is a purple and pink dinosaur and the main protagonist of the television series Barney & Friends. "The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a way that will resonate with adults, while entertaining today's kids." "Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations," Brenner said in a statement Friday. But Mattel Films producer Robbie Brenner gave another clue that this won't be a typical Barney kind of movie. Is it a straight-up movie starring Barney as the main character? Or will it be about the actor David Joyner who portrayed Barney on Barney & Friends, but then later ran a tantric sex business? (No really, he did.)Ī Barney movie but really it's a stylized biopic of actor David Joyner, who was a software analyst at Texas Instruments in the 80s AND a 'live mannequin' in malls before auditioning for Barney /kX2iBuSeSL- Saladin Ahmed October 18, 2019 With Kaluuya on board, it's fun to speculate what the film will be about. Ad by OurOldStuffCo Ad from shop OurOldStuffCo. "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." LYONS 26' Barney The Dinosaur Large Plush- Childrens TV Show- Barney and Friends- 90s Jumbo Plush. "Barney was a ubiquitous figure in many of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood," Kaluuya said in a statement. If you grew up as a kid in the 1990s, you probably remember singing along to Barney's songs. Even Kaluuya commented about Barney's polarizing effect. If you were an adult during that time, you might have found those same Barney songs annoying because insipid lyrics like "I love you, you love me" never got out of your head. If you grew up watching him, you might have fond memories of Barney dancing and singing to catchy songs about kindness and love. Most of us remember Barney from his children's TV series Barney & Friends, which ran on PBS from 1992 to 2009. The dino is getting own movie, according to Variety. Daniel Kaluuya is best known for roles in Marvel's Black Panther and horror film Get Out, but now he's turning his acting skills to TV mascot Barney, the happy purple T-rex who sang about friendship.
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