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 star of The Bear is also in talks to star in the upcoming feature,

Daniel Kaluuya is teaming up with Mattel Films to produce a big-screen live-action film starring our favorite purple dinosaur, Barney.

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.