Ayo Edebiri — yes, Ayo Edebiri — has been tapped to write the screenplay for the live-action Barney movie from A24. But that's not all. The Emmy-winning star of The Bear is also in talks to star in the upcoming feature,

A24 is also on board as a producer, alongside Kaluuya and Rowan Riley for 59% Productions. First announced in 2019, the film has been described as a surrealistic take on the iconic purple dinosaur, targeting millennials rather than children.

Daniel Kaluuya is teaming up with Mattel Films to produce a big-screen live-action film starring our favorite purple dinosaur, Barney.

Ayo Edebiri is set to write and is in talks to star in the Barney movie at A24. The project has been in development since 2019 when it was annoucned that Mattel Films and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions would be partnering with the studio on the project about the beloved childhood TV character.

Daniel Kaluuya‘s long-gestating Barney movie with Mattel has landed at A24 and Ayo Edebiri is set to write the film and also may star in it. Mattel Films and Kaluuya’s 59% Productions are co-developing and producing the live-action feature with A24.

Ayo Edebiri is continuing her reign of 2025. After making waves at Sundance with “Opus,” plus leading Luca Guadagnino’s latest film “After the Hunt” alongside Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield, the actress is set to write and is also in talks to star in the live-action version of the beloved TV series “ Barney .”

Ayo Edebiri is set to bring a fresh twist to the beloved purple dinosaur, Barney, in a new live-action film produced by A24

The Bear star Ayo Edebiri is in talks to write and star in Mattel's live-action Barney movie, produced by Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya, per Variety.

The Bear” star Ayo Edebiri is set to write the screenplay for the upcoming live-action "Barney" movie and is also in talks to star in the film. “Barney” will be co-developed and produced by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya's 59% Productions in partnership with “Barney” IP owner Mattel Films.

Momentum is gaining on A24’s live-action Barney movie from Mattel Films and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions, as the companies have set Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ayo Edebiri to write the screenplay and also have her in talks to star.

Emmy-winning "The Bear" breakout Ayo Edebiri will write and is in talks to star in a live-action adaptation of the beloved children's program "Barney" for A24, the studio announced on Tuesday. Mattel,