Scoob!

Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Animated, family, comedy

Studio: Warner Bros/Warner Animation Group

Cast: Will Forte, Mark Whalberg, Jason Issacs, Gina Rodriguez, Amanda Seyfried, Keirsey Clemons, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan and Frank Welker

Director: Tony Cervone

Writers: Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliot, Matt Lieberman, Eyal Podell, Jonathan E. Stewart and Adam Sztykiel

Based on: a Hanna Barbera cartoon 

Producers: Allison Abbate

Music by: Junkie XL

Rated: PG for action, language and rude/suggestive humor

Release Date: 05/15/20 

Favorite Character: Shaggy Rogers

Tagline: His epic tail begins

Quote: “Drat, drat and double drat!”- Dick Dastardly

Fun Facts: Frank Welker was the only original cast member to reprise his role.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie was pushed to VOD but, it was released again in the US theaters on 05/21/21

The movie was to be the first film in the Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe.

Chris Pratt was considered for the role of Fred.

Summary: The Mystery inc teams up with the Blue Falcon to stop Dick Dastardly from creating an apocalypse. 

The Review: Even though it has funny jokes, easter eggs, cameos and a potential Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe, this adaptation was a little too modernized and has a plot that was less like the classic cartoon.

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