{"id":21080,"date":"2021-07-15T08:50:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T08:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T12:50:02","slug":"cartoon-network-studios-teams-with-matthew-a-cherry-chaz-bottoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cartoon-network-studios-teams-with-matthew-a-cherry-chaz-bottoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon Network Studios Teams with Matthew A. Cherry, Chaz Bottoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is working with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry (<em>Hair Love<\/em>) and award-winning director, animator and writer Chaz Bottoms (<em>Dear John: Legendary Love Letters<\/em>) on a coming-of-age musical comedy series.<\/p>\n<p>Development is underway on <em>Battu<\/em>, about a young group of misfit dreamers who move to their own beat. From the French ballet term meaning beat, <em>Battu<\/em> follows teenagers Otis and Jada, two gifted dancers in Chicago whose free spirit and individuality often leave them as outsiders in the world of mainstream dance. Together they find a home at a struggling hiplet (a style of dance combining hip-hop and ballet) studio and a family among the studio\u2019s dancers and instructors.<\/p>\n<p>The story will explore themes such as courage, self-empowerment, inclusiveness, perseverance and the power of friendship.<\/p>\n<p>The project is based on Bottoms\u2019 animated short film <em>Battu: An Animated Musical<\/em> that is currently in production.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Register, president of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, said: \u201c<em>Battu<\/em> is unlike anything we have ever tried at the studio. This ambitious project brings together and celebrates two of our greatest storytelling mediums\u2014animation and music. Matthew and Chaz are our perfect dance partners as we strive to tell authentic stories that both empower and entertain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cherry said: &#8220;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 <em>Battu<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bottoms said: \u201cI grew up on a healthy diet of Cartoon Network shows, and to be working with them on <em>Battu<\/em> is a dream come true! This project is my love letter to the city of Chicago, animation and musicals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is working with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew A. 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