Cartoon Network will produce the animated comic and musical series "Battu"

Cartoon Network will produce the animated comic and musical series "Battu"

Cartoon Network Studios (CNS), Academy Award-winning director Matthew A. Cherry (Hair love) and award-winning director, animator and writer Chaz Bottoms ((Dear John: Legendary Love Letters) have started the production of Battu, an animated musical comedy series of training about a young group of misfit dreamers who move at their own pace.

"Battu it's unlike anything we've ever experienced in the studio, ”said Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. “This ambitious project brings together and celebrates two of our greatest storytelling mediums: animation and music. Matthew and Chaz are our perfect dance partners as we strive to tell authentic stories that empower and entertain ”.

The word originates from the French ballet term which means "to beat", Battu follows teenagers Otis and Jada, two talented Chicago dancers whose free spirits and individuality often leave them as outsiders in the harsh world of traditional dance. Together they find a home in a hiplet studio (a dance style that combines hip-hop and ballet) and a family among the studio's troupe of dancers and instructors.

Embracing Chicago's vibrant music scene, the series' soundtrack will feature original music and score the stories of our characters as they explore themes such as courage, self-empowerment, inclusion, perseverance and the power of friendship. The project is based on Bottoms' animated short Battu: an animated musical which is currently in production.

“Chaz is one of the most exciting young voices in animation and we are thrilled to be working with Sam Register, Nicole Rivera and the rest of the Cartoon Network Studios team to develop BattuCherry said.

Bottoms noted, “I grew up on a healthy diet of Cartoon Network shows and to work with them on Battu it's a dream come true! This project is my love letter to the city of Chicago, animation and musicals ”.

Battu will be produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Register, Cherry, Bottoms, and Monica A. Young serve as executive producers.

Chaz Bottoms is represented by Monica A. Young at Blue Key Management, Ava Greenfield of ICM Partners and Morris Yorn's attorney Gregg Gellman.



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