Barney movie with Daniel Kaluuya is ‘fun, interesting and culturally driven,’ says Mattel CEO

One of the most mysterious and unusual films of recent years, the adaptation of Barney starring Daniel Kaluuyaactor Run! (2017) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), was described as “fun, interesting and culturally oriented” by Ynon KreizCEO of Mattel.

It is worth remembering how, in July 2023, Kevin McKeonexecutive of Mattel Filmscommented how the production “will be like A24” and similar to “surrealist” films by filmmakers like Charlie Kaufman It is Spike Jonze.

During an interview with Semafor, Kreiz commented on what the public can expect from the film Barney with Daniel Kaluuya. “This one is getting a lot of backlash. It’s too early to be specific, but I can say we’re taking a fresh approach that will be fun, interesting and culturally oriented. It won’t be a weird movie,” he said.

Already at The New Yorker in July 2023, McKeon talked about the mindset behind getting the film off the ground: “We’re leaning into millennials’ angst about property rather than adjusting it for kids. It’s really something for adults.”

Not that it will be censored, but it will focus on some of the trials and tribulations of being in your early 30s, growing up with Barney – just the level of disenchantment within the generation.

Finally, the executive defined the film as “kind of A24” and explained how “it would be really bold of us and really emphasize that we’re here to make art.”