After more than four years of wrangling, the movie that has been in talks since 1996 has finally been made. Scooby-Doo, starring Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred and Linda Cardellini as Velma, is slated for release June 16, 2002.
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Warner Bros. is already putting a third Scooby-Doo installment into development.
After Scooby-Doo took in major box office numbers its opening weekend, Warner Bros. is looking to move forward on a sequel.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 18, 2000 -- Rocky and Bullwinkle. Josie and the Pussycats. Now you can add Shaggy and Scooby to the list of cartoon icons that will come to life on the big screen. In February, Warner Bros. will begin shooting a live-action adaptation of the long-running cartoon series Scooby-Doo. Raja Gosnell ("Home Alone 3," "Never Been Kissed") is set to direct James Gunn's script. Scooby Doo, of course, is the husky-voiced dog who accompanies a group of spook-chasing kids -- Shaggy, Daphne, Velma and Fred -- on their exploits to unmask each episode's troublesome ghost. Mike Myers, who spoofed the cartoon's recurring plotline in "Wayne's World," once expressed interest in playing Shaggy. The key might be finding the right voice for the loyal-but-cowardly canine. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you?
William Hanna first made children smile when he brought the characters of The Jetsons and Atom Ant to life. Hanna, who turned television into his own personal cartoon world with partner Joseph Barbera, died on Thursday at his North Hollywood home of undisclosed causes. He was 90.