It all started with a screening of classic Fleischer Bros. cartoons in Los Angeles where we found ourselves seated next to the great Paul Dini, one of the original producers of Batman: The Animated Series. BTAS has been in the DNA of what we love about animation since Day 1 at Open The Portal, and we have always hoped to get involved or pay homage in some way. When Adult Swim came to us for a new Rick & Morty interstitial, Batman was top of mind, and we were over the moon when the project was greenlit.

Thanks to Animation World Network for doing our first interview on the spot, since then it has been picked up by several posters and publications, and you can watch a Frederator video breaking down how it all came to be right below these links:

Animation World Network: https://www.awn.com/animationworld/channeling-caped-crusaders-rick-and-morty-anime-promo

Comicbook.com: https://comicbook.com/anime/news/rick-and-morty-batman-the-animated-series-intro-watch/

Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/rick-morty-batman-bumper-2000493646

Dark Horizons: https://www.darkhorizons.com/rick-morty-batman-short-animators-talk/

Bleeding Cool: https://bleedingcool.com/tv/rick-and-morty-adult-swim-promo-honors-batman-the-animated-series/