Overview
- Quinta Brunson announced Wednesday that she will develop and play Betty Boop through her Fifth Chance Productions in a film now in development.
- Fifth Chance is partnering with Mark Fleischer and Fleischer Studios, and the project is overseen at Fifth Chance by Erin Wehrenberg.
- The film is framed through the creator Max Fleischer’s perspective and will examine the relationship between artist and creation as Betty Boop rises to fame.
- No director or release date has been named, and Mark Fleischer publicly praised Brunson’s concept as faithful to the character’s spirit.
- The announcement has drawn widespread enthusiasm from many fans and outlets as well as criticism from commentators who call the casting a race-swap, a debate shaped by Betty Boop’s long legacy and her entry into the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.