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Ayo Edebiri Tapped To Write Live-Action Barney Movie For Mattel, A24, Producer Daniel Kaluuya; Also In Talks To Star
Ayo Edebiri is set to write the live-action Barney movie that Mattel is developing with A24 and is also in talks to star, Deadline has learned.
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 screenplay and also have her in talks to star. Several months later, Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz gave his own remarks on the project, telling Semafor that the company would be “taking a fresh approach” to the character that will be “fun, entertaining and culturally oriented.” At the same time, he made a point of noting that the live-action Barney “will not be an odd movie.” Recently voicing Envy in Inside Out 2, Pixar’s highest-grossing film of all time, Edebiri will next be seen starring opposite John Malkovich in A24’s cult thriller Opus, which premiered at Sundance and will be released in theaters on March 14.
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