Made For TV Scooby Doo Prequel In The Works

Scooby-Doo-02It looks like the Scooby Doo films will continue onward… in made for TV movie land. We get wind of a Scooby Doo prequel today thanks to our friends at the moviehole:

Brian Levant (“The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas”, “Are We There Yet?”) has signed to direct a new “Scooby Doo” film – a telemovie prequel to the two “Scooby Doo” films of previous years. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr will be sitting this one out. A nation-wide casting call is now underway to find the new Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy.

In this new pic, Daphne’s a mystery writer inspired by Murder She Wrote; Fred’s a football player with a penchant for jigsaw puzzles who decides to try out for the school paper, his idol is footballer turned supreme court justice Bryan ‘Whizzer’ White; Shaggy is as daft as ever and not doing so well at school; and Velma (who I hear might be Asian in the new film) is a teen U.S ambassador for World Hunger.

I am uncertain why they would make a made for TV prequel to the films if they don’t have the entire cast together. This film just seems like a waste of time. It reminds me of when I saw the Revenge Of The Nerds 4 on TV years ago; I felt embarrassed for those involved, and saddened that they were milking a classic with such a shitty sequel.

I like tele-films less than I like direct to DVD films, because they have to be clean enough for network TV. In this situation the content limitations will not be a factor (Scoby Doo is a pretty clean show), but I just have no interest to watch it. The sequel/prequel situation is out of control.

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9 thoughts on “Made For TV Scooby Doo Prequel In The Works

  1. I grew up, totally obsessed with Scooby-Doo.
    There wasn’t a movie I didn’t own, or a book I hadn’t read.
    I still love Scooby-Doo, but am dissapointed with the last few animated movies.
    The 2 ‘real people’ movies were done fairly well, though I detest the way Scrappy-Doo was portrayed.

    This movie looks to be good, though the gang won’t be played by the same actors.
    It’s been filmed.

    Hayley Kiyoko, a talented teen from the Stunners, will be appearing as Velma.
    I, personally, can’t wait.

  2. Well personally I like the Scooby Doo movies and just because a few of you do not think the prequel will be no good does not mean others will think like you. You never know how a movie is going to turn out it can be a big flop or a hit either way it is not for one person to decide. Who cares if the people are no good maybe they will be in this and it will make them more famous or help them get a start. Who are you people to say that this movie will be a flop when well IT IS NOT EVEN OUT YET. Do not judge it before it is even released because you have no idea at all what its going to be like. You may even get a big suprise and like it.

  3. If the reason why they are making this is to simply make a quick buck on something with a low investment then it will hurt the franchise. Sure, if it is really bad people will soon forget about it and and something can be produced again in the future – meanwhile, the young kids will love it and then forget it. However, this is no way to maximize the value of Scooby. Think about the cartoons that you love. They never go away and we continue introducing them to our children, buying the DVDs, the toys, etc. It really drives me crazy when a great property is bastardized. Take for example the Speed Racer Movie. They really blew it. Fortunately, the owners of the animation have made a Speed Next Generation and they have a few more things in the works, which I cannot disclose – All I can say is that it will knock the socks off any real fan. The reason is because they remain true to the original content and characters. The same is true of Batman. The last movie was brilliant. It really shows Batman’s internal struggle with himself, he is complex, mysterious and he intrigues us. He also fights the bad guys. Fans never outgrow it or forget it. We love it.

  4. they’ve posted part of the new cast on IMDB! just search scooby doo prequel. so far they have the Daphne and Shaggy listed..It appears to be good casting.

  5. It’s completely obvious why they would do a prequel… beacuse they dont have the entire cast they now can just get a whole new one… i think it’s smart

  6. It sure is Doug but i don’t think it’s ever going to change. These kind of films are cheap junk and they disappear without a trace almost as soon as they come out. They can’t hurt us.

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