She's currently just in talks on the casting side right now, but as of yet there are still no plot details to glean from this particular update. Edebiri definitely has the weird creative chops for ...

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, ...

Ayo Edebiri is writing the upcoming live-action Barney movie. She could also potentially star in the film. Edebiri has now been tapped to write the script for the movie, which was first announced in ...

Kaluuya and his new production company 59% is teaming up with Mattel Films and Valparaiso Pictures to produce a live-action film based on the popular kid’s television show character. The latest news ...

I love you, you love me. But will we love a “Barney” movie from Ayo Edebiri? Building off the success of Mattel’s “Barbie” ...

From "The Bear" to the dinosaur. Ayo & Friends: 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 ...

Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri will pen a script for a live-action "Barney" movie aimed at adults, with Mattel executives saying the A24 film will be a "surrealistic" journey into "millennial angst." ...

With Edebiri, 28, attached as a writer and potentially leading the cast, this version of Barney is shaping up to be anything but ordinary. Plot details are still under wraps, but it’s clear that this ...

Ayo Edebiri will be writing the screenplay and is also in talks to star in the upcoming live-action Barney movie. The film will be inspired by the children's series "Barney & Friends." Edebiri, who is ...