James Gunn Responds to Pleas for Another Scooby-Doo Movie With a Dark Twist

By Jamie Jirak

James Gunn is best known for helming Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy films as well as DC's The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, but the director has a long history with famous franchises. Back in 2002, Gunn wrote the beloved live-action version of Scooby-Doo as well as its sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Many fans are eager for another live-action Scooby-Doo film, preferably one that sees the return of Freddie Prinze Jr. (Fred), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne), Linda Cardellini (Velma), and Matthew Lillard (Shaggy). Gunn was originally supposed to write a third film, but it was scrapped, and now the director doesn't think it would work considering the life span of a Great Dane. Today, the director responded to some please for another Scooby-Doo movie, and the conversation took a dark turn. 

"James Gunn should make Scooby Doo 3 and have the gang come back together one last time," @hzjoetv tweeted. "I've considered it. But Great Danes have a lifespan of around 8 years so I don't know how to get around that," Gunn replied. "Hear me out, what if the gang reunites for Scooby's wake? No? Too dark 😂," @adelemurphy79 suggested. "Like The Big Chill with Scooby-Doo? Ok. I'm in," Gunn joked. You can check out the tweets below:

Back in 2020, Gunn revealed the plot for his scrapped third movie. "The Mystery Ink gang are hired by a town in Scotland who complain they're being plagued by monsters but we discover throughout the film the monsters are actually the victims & Scooby & Shaggy have to come to terms with their own prejudices & narrow belief systems. (Yes, Really!)," Gunn shared.

While there are no current plans to bring back the live-action gang, some exciting new Scooby content did drop this week. Mindy Kaling revealed the first look at her new adult animated re-imagining of Scooby-Doo, Velma. The first look at Velma came with the Warner Bros. TV upfronts this week, and Kaling is going with a much more adult version of the character. The photo image shows Velma discovering a women's corpse with the skull lopped off and brain removed. The release date for Velma has not been revealed, but the show will debut on HBO Max. 

Would you like to see James Gunn write another Scooby-Doo movie? Do you think it matters that Scooby would be extremely old? Tell us in the comments! 

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