"It would be so daring of us, and really underscore that we’re here to make art," McKeon added.Īrt and money, but all cynicism aside, this actually feels promising. Which is already quite troubling in and of itself, come to think of it. While there are no plot details yet, the description of the film as “surrealistic” and not unlike the work of Charlie Kaufman ( Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa) and Spike Jonze ( Adaptation, Her) is surprising, given that the source material is a wholesome children’s show about a massive reptile who sings and plays with children. McKeon also described the Barney movie as "surrealistic," saying A24-produced films ( Everything Everywhere All At Once, Beau Is Afraid, Pearl) were a major influence in making the movie. 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.” “We’re leaning into the Millennial angst of the property rather than fine-tuning this for kids,” said McKeon. Speaking with The New Yorker, Mattel executive Kevin McKeon said that the upcoming film about the beloved purple dinosaur (who first debuted on Barney & Friends back in the '90s on PBS in the US) is not going to be made for children. well, frankly, equal parts batsh*t and brilliant: The Barney movie. Movies based on toys is hardly new for Hollywood – see: Transformers, Battleship and Trolls – and we’ve already got one announced project that sounds. Is this something to be applauded as we bow down to our new plastic cinematic rulers, or should we be bemoaning this creatively barren and wholly unoriginal tactic to rinse as many pennies out of as many product-aware audience members as possible?
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