Following Barbie, Mattel’s subsequent movie will deal with the model’s beloved purple dinosaur, Barney.

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Mentioned Barney movie will see Get Out and Nope‘s Daniel Kaluuya function a producer, with the actor beforehand saying by way of a press assertion: “Barney was a ubiquitous determine in lots of our childhoods, then he disappeared into the shadows, left misunderstood. We’re excited to discover this compelling modern-day hero and see if his message of ‘I like you, you’re keen on me’ can stand the take a look at of time.”

Whereas it unclear if Kaluuya may also star within the movie, a Mattel Movie govt has newly revealed in an interview with the New Yorker that the film will tackle a “surrealistic” method geared in the direction of adults.

“We’re leaning into the millennial angst of the property relatively than fine-tuning this for youths,” Mattel Movies exec Kevin McKeon stated concerning the Barney film. “It’s actually a play for adults. Not that it’s R-rated, however it’ll deal with a few of the trials and tribulations of being thirtysomething, rising up with Barney — simply the extent of disenchantment throughout the era.”

Little else is thought concerning the Barney movie, besides that it has been within the works since 2019, and was most not too long ago being reworked in July 2022, per a Consequence report.

For now, nonetheless, Mattel is specializing in Greta Gerwig‘s Barbie, which is ready to launch on July 21 within the UK, with a runtime of 114 minutes. It stars Margot Robbie within the titular function, with Ryan Gosling as Ken.

Barbie has obtained a 12A classification ranking within the UK, which means solely youngsters above the age of 12 can watch the film unaccompanied. Anybody beneath the age of 12 must be accompanied by an grownup. Causes for the movie’s 12A classification are the movie’s supposed use of “average innuendo”, “temporary sexual harassment”, “violence”, “harmful behaviour” and extra.