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

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‘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.