Rut-Roh! Scooby-Doo Coming Back to the Big Screen
Steve Barton
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Scooby-Doo has fared far better on the small screen than it has on the big screen, but apparently the powers-that-be are looking to correct that wrong. THR is reporting that Warner Bros. is bringing Scooby and his quirky crew of crime-busting kids to theatres, this time as an animated feature.
Tony Cervone, an Emmy-nominated animation vet who already has Scooby experience, having directed several straight-to-own movies in the lucrative franchise, is helming the movie, which Warner has already slated for September 21, 2018.
Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, who previously produced the studio’s live-action Scooby movies, 2002’s Scooby-Doo and 2004’s Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, are producing along with Allison Abbate. Abbate brings a lot of animation expertise to the table with credits including The Iron Giant, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and the Tim Burton movies Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie.
Dan Povenmire, the co-creator of the cartoon “Phineas and Ferb,” is also involved in a creative capacity and will exec produce. Matt Lieberman wrote the script.
Warner Bros., which will release the movie under its Warner Animation Group banner, is hoping the movie leads to a series featuring characters from the stable of Hanna-Barbera, the animation powerhouse that ruled the airwaves in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Said president of creative development and worldwide production, Greg Silverman: “Like countless fans, I have always loved the Hanna-Barbera cast of characters. As one of their most famous brand ambassadors, Scooby-Doo will take the lead in re-introducing this pantheon of enduringly popular animated stars on a grand scale with an exciting new movie.”
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