Daniel Kaluuya is taking Barney to the subsequent stage.
The Oscar winner is ready to star in and produce an upcoming live-action film adaptation of the kids’s TV present. Nonetheless, there’s a tonal twist to the challenge, as teased by Mattel Movies government Kevin McKeon.
“We’re leaning into the millennial angst of the property quite than fine-tuning this for teenagers. It’s actually a play for adults,” McKeon informed The New Yorker. “Not that it’s R-rated, however it’ll deal with a number of the trials and tribulations of being thirtysomething, rising up with Barney — simply the extent of disenchantment inside the era.”
McKeon described the movie as an “A24-type” “surrealistic” story akin to Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze’s respective works. “It could be so daring of us,” McKeon mentioned, “and actually underscore that we’re right here to make artwork.”
Lead star Kaluuya beforehand informed Entertainment Weekly in 2020 that he needed to deal with the “heartbreaking” facets of Barney.
“Barney taught us, ‘I really like you, you like me. Gained’t you say you like me too?’ That’s one of many first songs I bear in mind, and what occurs when that isn’t true?” Kaluuya mentioned. “I assumed that was actually heartbreaking. I don’t know why however it looks like that is smart. It looks like there’s one thing surprising that may be poignant however optimistic. Particularly presently now, I believe that’s actually, actually wanted.”
Mattel Movies is launching tentpole feature “Barbie” this summer season, which options references to “2001: A House Odyssey,” “The Matrix,” and extra basic movies. Because the trailer captures, Barbie (Margot Robbie) has an existential crisis which forces her to enter the actual world and go away Barbieland in a reverse Genesis storyline. Mattel additionally has initiatives with Lena Dunham, Tom Hanks, Jimmy Warden, and Ridley Scott within the works.
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