Quinta Brunson To Develop Betty Boop Feature Film

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Abbott Elementary creator and Emmy winner Quinta Brunson is developing and starring in a film feature adaptation of Betty Boop. Brunson’s company, Fifth Chance Productions, has partnered with Mark Fleischer who is the grandson of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer on the project.

The project is currently in development and overseen by Fifth Chance’s head of creative affairs, Erin Wehrenberg, according to Variety.com. Variety says, the film will trace the origin and evolution of Betty Boop through the perspective of her creator Max Fleischer.

It will also examine the relationship between the artist and his creation as he navigates the creative and commercial pressures of building one of the world’s first animated icons, particularly as that icon begins to take on a life of its own. Created by Max Fleischer in 1930, Betty Boop appeared in more than 100 cartoons during her original run.