Barney, the polarizing purple dinosaur who was a mainstay of many millennial upbringings, is making a triumphant return to TV screens next year — but this time, he'll be animated. Mattel Inc.

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Barney the purple dinosaur was everywhere in the 1990s and aughts, courtesy of the children’s TV series Barney & Friends. Nonetheless, while that show’s target audience adored the affable and ...

Plenty of celebrities get makeovers as they age — and Barney the dinosaur is no different. "Barney & Friends," which starred the friendly purple T-Rex, premiered on PBS in 1992. On Monday, Mattel ...

All Barney ever wanted was to love us. From the moment former Dallas schoolteacher Sheryl Leach breathed him into life, the purple Tyrannosaurus rex was a reptile of exceptional warmth. His bulbous, ...

Barney – the loveable children's purple dinosaur – has a new look as part of Mattel's relaunch of the franchise. Mattel announced the company will restart the franchise to a new generation with a new ...

It's not yet known whether the live-action film about the dino will be a gritty take on the children's TV icon. Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She ...

Mattel Films, Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya and Valparaiso Pictures are teaming up to develop a film about everybody's favorite purple Tyrannosaurus rex Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the ...