Ayo Edebiri, an American actress and comedian, is set to write the screenplay for the upcoming live-action Barney movie and is also expected to star in the film. The project is being developed in ...

Barney is based on the classic PBS children’s series Barney & Friends, which ran for 14 seasons from 1989-2010. While Barney & Friends was targeted primarily at toddlers, Kaluuya — who has ...

Just reading those lyrics already has that song stuck in our heads (where it will live for-freaking-ever). New movie or not we’ll never be able to forget Barney because of it. It’s not hard to ...

A live-action movie based on the children’s series Barney & Friends is currently in the works. Announced in 2019, the project will be coproduced by Mattel Films, A24 and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% ...

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 project has been in discussion since 2019 ...

Building off the success of Mattel’s “Barbie” movie, the Dorchester native and star of “The Bear” will reportedly pen a script for a live-action movie based on Mattel’s Barney the ...

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Edebiri, known as the disciplined chef in the Emmy-Winning drama The Bear, is also in talks to star in the A24, Mattel, and Daniel Kaluuya-produced film The children’s series Barney & Friends ...

Ayo Edebiri is bringing her quirky flare to a live-action Barney film. Variety reports that the Emmy award-winning actress is being eyed to write and star in A24, Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% ...

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 ...

Daniel Kaluuya and A24 are co-developing the film, based on the Mattel-owned character. “Barney” will be co-developed and produced by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions in partnership ...

After becoming a beloved children’s character in the Nineties, Barney is headed for the big screen, with Ayo Edebiri set to write the screenplay and is in talks to star in the live action film ...