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Quinta Brunson will star as Betty Boop in a feature film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Her production company is developing the project with Mark Fleischer, grandson of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The Abbott Elementary<\/em> Emmy winner called Betty Boop \u201cone of our nation’s most beloved cartoon characters\u201d in a statement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nQuinta Brunson<\/a> is getting cartoonish in her next movie project.<\/p>\nThe Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/a> creator and star, 36, will play Betty Boop in a feature film adaptation she’s developing from the iconic cartoon, per a Wednesday, May 20 Variety<\/em><\/a> report.<\/p>\nBrunson’s company Fifth Chance Productions has partnered with Mark Fleischer, grandson of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer, on the project. It \u201cwill trace the origin and evolution of Betty Boop through the perspective of her creator,\u201d according to the outlet, \u201cexamining 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nQuinta Brunson on May 12
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\u201cBetty Boop is one of our nation’s most beloved cartoon characters, yet somehow still remains pleasantly niche,\u201d Brunson said in a statement. \u201cShe has had a quiet but undeniable impact on culture for nearly a century.\u201d<\/p>\n
After she and Fifth Chance’s head of creative affairs, Erin Wehrenberg, met with Fleischer \u201cand learned more about his grandfather’s creation of Betty,\u201d Brunson continued, \u201cI realized there was a much deeper story to tell. One that could be explored in a way that feels refreshing, subversive, and timeless, much like Betty herself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fleischer said he was \u201cbreathtaken\u201d when the Emmy-winning actress-filmmaker approached him with the \u201cunique concept,\u201d telling Variety<\/em>, \u201cQuinta so embodies Betty’s love of life, intelligence, humor, sassiness and compassion that the relationship between her as Betty and Max burst into life at its mere mention.\u201d<\/p>\nAs of Jan. 1, 2026, Betty Boop is part of the public domain<\/a>. Designed by Grim Natwick at the request of Max Fleischer, she first appeared in the animated series Talkartoon<\/em> in 1930, eventually being featured in theatrical cartoons, comic strips, TV specials and more. The Jazz Age caricature has endured for decades and was recently the subject of Boop! The Musical<\/em><\/a>, which debuted last year.<\/p>\n\n![\"Betty](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zsVunVsvBUWyYuMtYzEAYw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExMDI7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/85b38f03ec509c96c87f632892369c87\"\/)
Quinta Brunson will star as Betty Boop in a feature film<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Her production company is developing the project with Mark Fleischer, grandson of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The Abbott Elementary<\/em> Emmy winner called Betty Boop \u201cone of our nation’s most beloved cartoon characters\u201d in a statement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Quinta Brunson<\/a> is getting cartoonish in her next movie project.<\/p>\n The Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/a> creator and star, 36, will play Betty Boop in a feature film adaptation she’s developing from the iconic cartoon, per a Wednesday, May 20 Variety<\/em><\/a> report.<\/p>\n Brunson’s company Fifth Chance Productions has partnered with Mark Fleischer, grandson of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer, on the project. It \u201cwill trace the origin and evolution of Betty Boop through the perspective of her creator,\u201d according to the outlet, \u201cexamining 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Quinta Brunson on May 12 \u201cBetty Boop is one of our nation’s most beloved cartoon characters, yet somehow still remains pleasantly niche,\u201d Brunson said in a statement. \u201cShe has had a quiet but undeniable impact on culture for nearly a century.\u201d<\/p>\n After she and Fifth Chance’s head of creative affairs, Erin Wehrenberg, met with Fleischer \u201cand learned more about his grandfather’s creation of Betty,\u201d Brunson continued, \u201cI realized there was a much deeper story to tell. One that could be explored in a way that feels refreshing, subversive, and timeless, much like Betty herself.\u201d<\/p>\n Fleischer said he was \u201cbreathtaken\u201d when the Emmy-winning actress-filmmaker approached him with the \u201cunique concept,\u201d telling Variety<\/em>, \u201cQuinta so embodies Betty’s love of life, intelligence, humor, sassiness and compassion that the relationship between her as Betty and Max burst into life at its mere mention.\u201d<\/p>\n As of Jan. 1, 2026, Betty Boop is part of the public domain<\/a>. Designed by Grim Natwick at the request of Max Fleischer, she first appeared in the animated series Talkartoon<\/em> in 1930, eventually being featured in theatrical cartoons, comic strips, TV specials and more. The Jazz Age caricature has endured for decades and was recently the subject of Boop! The Musical<\/em><\/a>, which debuted last year.<\/p>\n
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