Genre: Comedy.
Studio:
Unknown.
Production Company:
Atlas Entertainment?
Project Phase: Movies Rumored.
Who's In It:
Unknown.
Who's Making It:
Mike Myers (Screenwriter). To be based on the classic animated series Scooby-Doo.
Premise: Unknown.
Release Date: Unknown.
Comments: Fred. Daphne. Velma. Shaggy. Scooby-Doo. If this isn't a project destined for talent like Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Ricki Lake, Crispin Glover and 40 high-end Silicon Graphics workstations, we don't know what is. Studio developers, take note.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
June 1, 1996... An anonymous letter appeared in the mailbox at CA about this project. The letter writer simply said that the film would be a live-action picture but that Scooby would be done in CGI, a la Jurassic Park. The letter writer also went on to add that in this film we'll get to understand why Fred wears his orange ascot/neck scarf and the secret reason why the Mystery Machine has a flower painted on its side. Normally this type of scoop would be considered a ruse...right? Right???
However, an insane urge has overtaken the director of CA, and he feels that he can be the only one to do true justice to any screenplay of this...epic. [Scoop handed in anonymously.]
June 19, 1996... Another Scooby fan feels that Janeane Garofalo should play Velma (ok, we can see that) and Stephen Baldwin should sport a tuft of hair on his chin for the role of Shaggy (on that, we feel a bit uncomfortable.) [Suggestion mailed in by 'erdt12a'.]
September 3, 1996... This scooper saw a Burger King commercial with a live-action Mystery Machine and a traditionally animated Scooby and Shaggy (voiced by Casey Casem). The scooper theorizes that this could be someone's take on the MM van; the concept for Space Jam began as a McDonald's commercial first, remember... [Scoop reported anonymously.]
February 4, 1997... Perhaps one of the best casting suggestions for Shaggy has been sent to us: alternative rocker Beck. Dwell on it. [Suggestion sent in anonymously.]
February 8, 1997... An anonymous scooper tells us the June 1/96 scoop is "...entirely true, although not all of Scooby-Doo will be computer-drawn." The scooper also tells us that Atlas Entertainment is the production company and the script is still in development. [Scoop sent in anonymously.]
March 13, 1997... Several scoopers have read that Tim Burton may be considering a live-action Scooby Doo film as his next project. [Info sent in by Cory, Christian, 'Bam', 'n9641070', fitzgerald, 'cookeste', Anthony van Pyre and anonymously.]
April 5, 1997... Kevin Smith may be writing the script? [Scoop sent in anonymously.]
May 24, 1997... The Tim Burton FAQ maintainer received word from Burton's associates that the Scooby rumors are a total surprise to them, and they got a good chuckle from it. [Thanks to the anonymous Burton FAQ maintainer.]
May 25, 1997... This was Kevin Smith's response (as posted to the View-Askewniverse page) to the rumour that he may be writing the script for a live action Scooby Doo movie:
"At one point, when Turner Pictures was still a functioning entity (before Warners absorbed them last year), I was wooed to draft it. They sent me a huge box full o' Scooby paraphenalia (most of it now available at the Stash). I said I'd only do it if Scott [Mosier, producer on all Smith's movies] wanted to write it with me (it'd mark our first written collaboration). Scott didn't want to. I said no. They wooed some more. Then, the Supes deal happened, and talks were put on hold. I hear Burton's attached to it, though - which means it's unlikely I'll go near it (especially because Scott didn't seem to want to get involved)."
[Forwarded by Chad H.]
July 17, 1998... Mike Myers (of Wayne's World and Austin Powers fame) has announced that he's writing the screenplay for Scooby-Doo. Myers may also star in it as the villain who almost gets away with it if it weren't for those pesky kids.
September 28, 1998... We've heard from numerous sources that Myers will not be playing the villain, but rather be the Shaggy-man himself. Of course, what these scoopers don't recall is Myers' proclivity for playing two different characters in each film. What if he's playing Shaggy...AND the evil ANTI-Shaggy? Think about it, people. [An attempt at de-obfuscation by 'hkhaleghi,' 'Scrappy Doo,' 'jcapaul,' 'ryan.sims']
October 27, 1998... Whooa! If this turns out to be close to the gospel, then we've been given the gist of the Scooby movie. Of course, it could also be a ruse to diverge our attention from the real facts of Myers' script...probably by some mean old neighbor too...
"Okay, it's a long one...
"I've heard through the Internet backwater grapevine that there is a solid outline of a Mike Myers Scooby-Movie script. It goes like this:
"A la the Brady Bunch film series, Scooby and company anachronistically appear in the late 1990s and treat it like the late sixties and early seventies.
"They are drawn to New York City by a series of irresistable paranormal crimes: jewelry heists perpetrated by swamp monsters, ship hijackings staged on ghost boats, bank robberies by witch doctors, armored cars stolen by by phantom creatures.
"Early in the movie, the members of Mysteries, Inc. are rescued from a street gang by a local teenager, who becomes their new ally.
"During the film, look for really cool fan references. I understand that characters from the various spin-off series (The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, etc.) will appear in a number of capacities, most notably the beloved Scrappy-Doo.
"The interepid sleuths soon discover that the crimes are being pulled off by a consortium of criminals that they've captured in the past, led by Mike Myers. (I've heard rumblings of Myers playing Fred as well, but I dunno.) Classic monsters will definitely return: the ice cream phantoms, the witch doctor, the wax monster...
"Some cool ideas I've heard:
- the Mystery Machine sinks in New York Harbor, so they buy a minivan.
- they wear different clothing for part of the movie.
'Aging is for geeks.'
'And you thought *your* life was interesting.'
[Sent in by 'Doc', who's got our vote for the 'Just Doo It' tag...]