Considering they’ve charmed (and slightly spooked) audiences for generations, it’s hard to believe that Scooby-Doo and the gang haven’t made their way to a theatrical animated feature yet, but break out your flashlights and watch out for masked boogeymen, because ‘Scoob!’ is here to fix that.
In fact, in ‘Scoob!’, they find themselves on a bonafide space ship, where they meet fellow classic Hanna-Barbera characters Dynomutt (Ken Jeong) and Blue Falcon (Mark Wahlberg). Directed by Tony Cervone, a Scooby-Doo veteran who served as supervising producer on the early 2010s series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and directed 2015’s ‘Scooby-Doo!’ and ‘KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery’, the film also boasts one heck of a voice ensemble. The new Mystery Inc gang features Gina Rodriguez as Velma; Amanda Seyfried as Daphne; Zac Efron as Fred; Will Forte as Shaggy; and Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo. ‘Scoob!’ also stars Kiersey Clemons as Dee Dee and Jason Isaacs as the infamous Dick Dastardly.
‘Scoob!’ reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined. ‘Scoob!’ arrives in theaters on May 15. —Collider
