![]() ![]() “We will tap into the nostalgia of the generations who grew up with Barney, now parents themselves, and introduce the iconic purple dinosaur to a new generation of kids and families around the world across content, products, and experiences.”īut the real question: will this affect Daniel Kaluuya's apparently still in-development Barney movie? A source tells IGN no, there's is "no news" regarding that previously announced live-action project being produced at Mattel Films. “Barney’s message of love and kindness has stood the test of time,” added Josh Silverman, Chief Franchise Officer and Global Head of Consumer Products at Mattel. We think that parents, many of whom will fondly remember the original Barney from their own childhoods, will love the show, too.” “With our modern take on Barney, we hope to inspire the next generation to listen, care, and dream big. “In creating the new series, it was important to us that we properly reflect the world that kids today live in so that the series can deliver meaningful lessons about navigating it,” said Fred Soulie, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mattel Television, in a statement. It'll be targeted toward pre-schoolers and "will feature the ubiquitous purple dinosaur and friends, introducing new audiences to the world of Barney through music-filled adventures centered on love, community, and encouragement," according to the announcement. Barney was a popular character with the preschool set in the 1990s and 2000s. The first of Barney's big new media projects will be a fresh animated series, set to debut next year. So no beleaguered actor dressed up in a dinosaur costume marching around and singing to young kids. And if that wasn't enough, Barney's got a brand new look, which you can see below.Ĭlick on the image for a high-res version.īut if you miss his old look, not to worry Mattel says apparel and accessories for adult fans that features "classic Barney" are also in the works. On January 22nd, 2016, the WeatherNation YouTube channel posted a video of a person shoveling snow while wearing the costume following winter storm Jonas (shown below, right).Mattel announced today that it's putting a new spin on the famous children's character, with its "comprehensive revitalization" including new movies, TV shows, and YouTube content, in addition to music, toys, and clothing. On December 26th, YouTuber Ralph_The_Rex uploaded footage of several people in T-Rex costumes jumping out of the back of a pick-up truck to assault an inflatable Santa in someone's front yard (shown below, left). On December 16th, the Facebook page TrexTuesdays was launched, featuring regular videos of people in the inflatable costume. That day, The Daily Dot published an article about the video clip. So despised is Smoochy by the kids show host (Robin Williams) he replaced that the man is set to ruin Smoochys career. On September 11th, 2015, Imgur user daishar08 posted an animated GIF of a person running around in a T-Rex costume, which gained over 2.8 million views and 13,000 points within five months (shown below). Smoochy from Death to Smoochy.Referenced in the film as the 'bastard son of Barney', Smoochy is a purple anthropomorphic rhino in the movie. On November 5th, YouTuber Kassie K uploaded footage of herself exercising at a gym while wearing the costume (shown below, right). On October 29th, The Daily Mail published an article about the video. ![]() On October 25th, YouTuber BestVideos2016 posted footage of a person in a T-Rex costume chasing a dog (shown below, left). ![]() On October 12th, 2015, the news site HLN posted a compilation of notable T-Rex costume videos. Within three months, the video accumulated upwards of 850,000 views and 130 comments. On October 7th, 2015, YouTuber Brentwood Photography uploaded footage of a person traversing an obstacle course while wearing the inflatable costume (shown below). On September 13th, 2015, YouTuber Pug50 posted a video of a person wearing the costume while making a bed (shown below). In April, 2015, Amazon began selling adult and child's versions of the Jurassic World T-Rex Inflatable Costume (shown below). Much like the horse head mask, many Internet users have uploaded videos of people performing bizarre stunts while wearing the costume in public. T-Rex Costume is an inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costume made by Rubie's Costumes as part of their line of products for the 2015 science-fiction film Jurassic World. ![]()
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