Matthew Lillard thought he was ‘never going to work again’ after ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ box office flop

Matthew Lillard thought he was ‘never going to work again’ after ‘Scooby-Doo 2’ box office flop

Actor Matthew Lillard, 54, thought his career in Hollywood was over when “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” flopped at the box office. “I thought I’d be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years,” Lillard said in an interview with Business Insider. “And the reality was the exact opposite happened.” Critics ripped the … Read more

‘Scooby-Doo’ spinoff ‘Velma’ is in hot water again over sickle cell joke

‘Scooby-Doo’ spinoff ‘Velma’ is in hot water again over sickle cell joke

“Velma,” the HBO spinoff of “Scooby-Doo,” that has been repeatedly called out for issues such as sexualizing minors and pushing a woke agenda, is now in hot water over a crass joke at the expense of those who suffer sickle cell anemia.  The HBO Max show has been picked up for a second season, despite ending up … Read more

HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ scorched by critics, audiences: ‘so insulting to the Scooby-Doo fan base’

HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ scorched by critics, audiences: ‘so insulting to the Scooby-Doo fan base’

HBO Max has just released a reimagined spinoff of the popular, long-running kids show “Scooby-Doo.” Despite the association with the Hanna-Barbera original, it’s being marketed as “adult” and features limbs being severed, one of the main characters going to a strip club with her dad, and two teenage boys making out at their high school.  … Read more

Mindy Kaling reimagined Velma, but she wasn’t allowed to use Scooby-Doo

Mindy Kaling reimagined Velma, but she wasn’t allowed to use Scooby-Doo

Scream “jinkies!” and put on the square glasses: From Warner Bros. Animation, Velma is an animated comedy series unraveling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the iconic orange-turtlenecked brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. In a departure from the family-friendly approachable Scooby-Doo franchise, Velma is an adult-oriented show (see poster with the blood-splattered glasses), … Read more

Velma confirmed as lesbian in new Scooby-Doo film after years of sexual ambiguity

Velma confirmed as lesbian in new Scooby-Doo film after years of sexual ambiguity

Velma is officially a lesbian in the new animated film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, finally confirming a well-known fact among fans and Scooby-Doo creatives. Following Amazon Prime Video’s release of the newest iteration of the iconic childhood franchise on Tuesday (4 October), a clip of Velma’s first encounter with her crush, villain Coco Diablo, has … Read more