You know who Pee-wee Herman is, but what else is he?

In the past few years, Pee-wee Herman, the comic creation of actor Paul Reubens, found a bit of a resurgence. The character went on tour and Judd Apatow produced a movie for Netflix, Pee-wee's Big Holiday. And yet it appears that Reubens, who is going on tour this year for the 35th anniversary of the classic Pee-wee's Big Adventure, has a radically different take that's having some trouble gaining traction. According to a long profile on Reubens in THR, "In it, Pee-wee emerges from prison to become an unlikely yodeling star; then moves …

Paul Reubens wants to make a dark Pee-wee Herman movie. The project even has the Safdie Brothers (Uncut Gems) in the running to direct.