From your imagination back to your TV screen, iconic purple dinosaur Barney returns this week with the new animated Max series “Barney’s World.” In a bid to appeal to what Mattel chief franchise ...

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 ...

"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 ...

I love you, you love me. But will we love a “Barney” movie from Ayo Edebiri? Building off the success of Mattel’s “Barbie” movie, the Dorchester native and star of “The Bear” will reportedly pen a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Back in 2023, Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz defended Barney, assuring everyone that despite the unusual ...

Ayo Edebiri and A24 are a happy family. The actress has been tapped to write and star in a Barney live-action film for the studio. It will be codeveloped by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya‘s company, 59% ...

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 ...

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." ...