Quinta Brunson is sharing an update on the Betty Boop film she is developing and starring in.
While appearing on Good Morning America, the Abbott Elementary creator and star teased that she is “creating a really incredible movie” and is still “in process right now,” so she couldn’t share many details.
“I think the story will be unlike anything anyone expects,” she said on the ABC morning show. “It’s not just about Betty herself but an era of animation.”
When GMA host Robin Roberts asked Brunson what it was about Betty Boop that made her want to make a film about her, she said, “It was the story about her creation, honestly. It’s just not that simple, and it shines a light on way more than you would ever think in America’s history. So it’s really cool.”
Brunson said she is working with Fleischer Studios, the company that owns the animated character Max Fleischer created. Brunson’s own Fifth Chance Productions is also producing the film.
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In addition to working on the Betty Boop film, Brunson stars in ABC’s Abbott Elementary, which entered its sixth season earlier this month. Brunson recently voiced the character of Dr. Fuzzby in Disney’s Zootopia 2.
In the coming weeks, Brunson will voice Sherri in the upcoming animated film The Cat in the Hat, set to open in theaters on November 6. Playing the HR director at the I.I.I.I. (Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, LLC), Brunson shared credits with Bill Hader (the Cat in the Hat), Matt Berry, Xochitl Gómez, Giancarlo Esposito, America Ferrera, Tiago Martinez, Bowen Yang, Paula Pell, and Titus Burgess.
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