Inside the Upcoming ‘Barney’ Movie for Adults: Cast, Plot and More

Barney is a dinosaur from our creativeness — and from the thoughts of Daniel Kaluuya. The actor is about to star in and produce a film about the massive purple dinosaur … but it surely received’t be a youngsters’s movie.

Keep scrolling to see the whole lot we all know to this point about the “surrealistic” film:

Who Will Star in the ‘Barney’ Movie?

As of July 2023, Kaluuya is the solely actor publicly connected to the venture.

What Is the Plot of the ‘Barney’ Movie?

Kevin McKeon, the vp of Mattel Films, advised The New Yorker in July 2023 that the movie can be “surrealistic” — and not supposed for youngsters.

“We’re leaning into the millennial angst of the property rather than fine-tuning this for kids. It’s really a play for adults,” he defined. “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.”

McKeon added that the film could have “A24-type” vibes, referring to the impartial leisure firm that’s produced reveals like Euphoria and motion pictures together with Everything Everywhere All At Once, Midsommar and extra.

What Has Kaluuya Said About the ‘Barney’ Movie?

“My last number of films have been so aligned to kind of what I stand for as a man. But there are a whole lot of things that I do as a man. I love kids’ films,” the Get Out actor advised The Hollywood Reporter in June 2022. “How did everyone get into films? Watching kids’ films. I don’t want to restrict myself to the limitations of what I’m perceived as.”