Originally posted by Princess Buffy
I think that there's gonna be a sequel! That's so cool! I can't wait for that!
Well, you were right.
🙂
"Scooby" Sequel in the Works
by Josh Grossberg
Jun 18, 2002, 2:35 PM PT
It seems you can teach an old dog new tricks after all.
After foiling their first whodunnit on the big screen, those darn kids--Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy--and their cowardly canine will be back form more sleuthing: Warner Bros. has announced it's already working on a Scooby-Doo sequel.
Excited Warners execs made the announcement on Monday, after tallying the flick's zoinks-worthy weekend receipts.
"The franchise is beginning," Warner Bros. distribution president Dan Fellman tells Daily Variety. Fellman says the studio has greenlighted a sequel slated for a 2004 release. But he provided few clues about the next installment, save the studio's desire to see the film's original director and cast return for another go-round in the Mystery Machine. Fellman didn't say if any of the Scoobsters were contractually obligated for a return engagement, but E! Online movie columnist Anderson Jones reports all the talent is signed for the sequel.
Despite generally scary reviews, the first live-action adaptation of the classic kids 'toon (minus the drug references) saw Scoob and the gang collar $54.2 million weekend at the box office, the second-biggest June opening ever, falling just short of the $54.9 million bounty collected in 1999 by New Line's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The lovable Great Dane with a phobia for ghosts gobbled up more than twice the green as the nearest competitor, the spy thriller The Bourne Identity starring Matt Damon.
"Certainly the success of the opening exceeds our highest expectations," says Fellman.
Better than a Scooby snack, you might say.
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Source: E! Online