Superheroes fans can now enjoy a heart-warming Batman stop-motion animation made by Oklahoma studio Reckless Abandonment Pictures and a 12-year-old kid named Booker as part of the Make-A-Wish program.

The animation, titled We Are Batman, features Superman, Wonder Woman and Robin working together to build a Lego Batman sculpture while Harley Quinn and Joker try to sabotage their efforts. Booker, who has a rare disease called Shwachman-Diamond, wanted to check out Reckless Abandonment Pictures for his wish because of an enduring passion for stop-motion animation. However, when Kyle Roberts, the studio's creative director, was contacted by Make-A-Wish, he decided to do more.

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"I felt honored they even thought of us, but wanted to level up Booker's wish by actually producing a STOP MOTION ANIMATION with him! So the wish was set, for Booker to produce a stop motion with our team," Roberts explained.

"Starting pre-production, we asked Booker who his favorite superheroes are. First up, Batman, then Superman, Joker, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman and Robin. Our team crafted a short story with Booker and once we got the story locked in, began storyboarding and animating the stop motion," the creative director said. The We Are Batman animation involved 1,200 individual photos, three weeks of hard work and a live-action cameo from Booker and his dad.

According to the kid, there are three main reasons why he loves Batman: "Because he is good with tech (Batarangs). He is trained as a Ninja. His costume and personality are scary but he is good."

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Booker helped during the post-production process, gaining hands-on experience and learning "tricks and tips in compositing and rotoscoping" from the veteran animators at Reckless Abandonment Pictures. "Booker is such a radical dude," Roberts stated. "I was amazed how quickly he picked up animating with the toys."

Booker expressed his appreciation for the experience, describing how much fun he had throughout the process. "I liked getting to hang out with people who like stop motion as much as I do. I'm thankful for the Reckless team for explaining how it works. It was a dream come true to make this stop motion with them," he explained. "I am very thankful that the Reckless and Make-A-Wish looks out for kids like me who have an illness."

Make-A-Wish is the world's leading children's wishing granting organization, serving kids across the United States and nearly 50 other countries around the globe. In the past 40 years, the organization has granted more than 330,000 wishes thanks to generous donations and over 34,000 volunteers. Individuals interested in getting involved with Make-A-Wish can find information on its official website.

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