Scooby-Doo (film)

Scooby-Doo (film)

Scooby-Doo is a 2002 American live action comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell, produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, and scripted by James Gunn. Based on the Hanna-Barbera television cartoon series Scooby-Doo, the film stars Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini and Neil Fanning in the title role with supporting roles played by Scott Innes, Rowan Atkinson and Isla Fisher. Scooby-Doo and the other nonhuman characters were created on-screen using computer-generated imagery.

Filming took place in and around Queensland on an estimated budget of $84,000,000. The film was released on June 14, 2002, and though it received generally negative reviews, it grossed $275 million worldwide. Reggae artist Shaggy and rock group MXPX perform different versions of the theme song. Shaggy got his stage name from a previous hairstyle of his he says, not from the character. 2004. The Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster, a ride based on the film, was built in Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia in 2002.

A sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, was released in March 26, 2004. On September 13, 2009, Cartoon Network released a new live action film, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, telling was how the gang meet and become Mystery Inc. The film has a whole new cast, and is unrelated to the two theatrical films.