(Where wasthe Academy Award for Achievement in Castingwhen we needed it?)
Join Entertainment Weekly as we revisit the live-actionScooby-Doomovie casts.
“I had this moment where I had done big movies, and I had been the lead inScooby-Doo.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Scooby-Doo in ‘Scooby-Doo,’ 2002.Credit:Warner Brothers/Everett
Im going to now sort of control my own destiny.
Im a legit Hollywood sort of success, hetoldThe Ringerin July 2017.
At least I felt that way.
Shaggy Rogers; Matthew Lillard.Warner Brothers/ Everett; Stefanie Keenan/Getty
BeforeScooby-Doo,the Michigan-born actor had his first notable film credit inJohn WatersSerial Mom(1994).
“There was an actual kiss between Daphne and Velma that got cut.
I feel like the world wants to see it.
Daphne Blake; Sarah Michelle Gellar.Warner Brothers/ Everett; Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty
I don’t know where it is,” she said.
“There was a great line too that I’ll never forget.
And I slam the door and they cut that, too.”
Fred Jones; Freddie Prinze Jr.Warner Brothers/ Everett; Charley Gallay/Getty
She appeared onAll My Childrenbefore landing the title role on the iconicWBseriesBuffy the Vampire Slayer.
She also starred onParamount+’s short-lived supernatural seriesWolf Packin 2023.
They married two years later and have two children, a daughter Charlotte and a son Rocky.
Velma Dinkley; Linda Cardellini.Warner Brothers/Everett; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
However, later heopenly expressed his regret for filming them.
There was too much bait-and-switch on the first one.
The studio was not honest with me in any way, shape or form.
Mary Jane; Isla Fisher.Warner Brothers/ Everett; Taylor Hill/Getty
They were not straightforward, Prinze Jr.told TooFabin March 2023.
“All of a sudden I was like, ‘Hey, man, we did good.’
We did good, there’s legit millions of people [who] love this movie.
Emile Mondavarious; Rowan Atkinson.Warner Brothers/ Everett; Mike Marsland/WireImage
He also appeared opposite hisScooby-Doocostar Matthew Lillard inShes All ThatandWing Commander(1999).
Prinze Jr. shares two children with Gellar, with whom he’s been married since 2002.
Linda Cardellini (Velma Dinkley)
Warner Brothers/Everett; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Jinkies!
Scooby-Doo; Neil Fanning.Warner Brothers/Everett; SGranitz/WireImage
Linda Cardellini breathes life into the iconic Velma, the brains behind Mystery Inc. who’sforever losing her glasses.
She also voiced Maggie oppositeWill FerrellandJamie Foxxin the talking-dog comedyStrays(2023).
On TV, Fisher had stints onBored to DeathandArrested Developmentand plays a werewolf onPeacock’sWolf Like Me.
Patrick Wisely; Seth Green.Warner Brothers/Everett; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Together, they share three children: daughters Olive and Elula and son Montgomery.
However, Atkinson is most recognized forhis titular role onMr.
Bean, a character he played across various TV and movie projects since 1990.
Old Man Wickles; Peter Boyle.Warner Brothers; Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic
PostScooby-Doo, he’s continued to play Mr. Bean onMr.
Atkinson has two children with his ex-wife, makeup artist Sunetra Sastry.
pretty much do that and Im in,” FanningtoldTodayin March 2004.
Jacobo; Tim Blake Nelson.Warner Brothers; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
“Basically, there are three elements to Scooby: Hes happy, hes hungry, or hes scared.
Pretty much, that warmup just covers the whole gamut of his emotions very quickly.”
Fanning is a father of three children.
Heather Jasper Howe; Alicia Silverstone.Warner Brothers/Everett; Dia Dipasupil/WireImage
However, Green became most known for voicing Chris Griffin onFamily Guyand co-creating the stop-motion sketch comedy seriesRobot Chicken.
Boyle is survived by his wife theater producer Loraine Alterman and their two daughters, Lucy and Amy.
Is there anything you’ve got the option to find me?
And then Henry looked up at me, and he said you could be inScooby-Doo, Where Are You?
‘And I said All right, Im going to do this.
In 1994, Nelson tied the knot with Lisa Benavides, with whom he shares three sons.
The San Fernando Valley-born actress started her career at age 16 in an episode ofThe Wonder Years.
