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Ayo Edebiri will write and possibly star in a live-action "Barney" movie for adults, based on the purple dinosaur from "Barney & Friends."

Edebiri is an inspired choice (because, frankly, putting her in anything is an inspired choice), but specifically because the weird tone Mattel execs set out for this project in 2023 is right up her alley.

Ayo Edebiri will write the screenplay for the 'Barney' movie, which is being produced by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions.

Ayo Edebiri is stepping into the world of Barney. The Emmy-winning actress is in talks to write and star in a film about the beloved purple dinosaur for A24. The project has been in development since 2019 when it was announced that Mattel Films and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions would be partnering with A24 on the

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.

"The Bear" star Ayo Edebiri is set to write and star in a full length live-action movie for film studio A24 all about Barney the purple dinosaur.

When I heard that The Bear star, Julia Roberts-esque fashion icon, perfect Letterboxd user, and all-around sweetie angel Ayo Edebiri would be writing—and potentially starring in —a live-action Barney movie for Mattel and A24, I initially felt…conflicted.

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