''Scoob! Holiday Haunt'' is an unreleased American animated

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film based on

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Scooby-Doo ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American media franchise owned by Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Entertainment and created in 1969 by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears through their animated series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', for Hanna-Barbera (which wa ...

franchise, produced by

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and

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. It was set to be a prequel of ''

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'' (2020). The film follows a young Mystery Incorporated investigating a mystery in a holiday-themed resort. The film was directed by Michael Kurinsky and Bill Haller from a screenplay by

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and

Tony Cervone Christopher John Brandt and Anthony Joseph Cervone are an American television writing, animation and production team at Warner Bros. Animation and formerly at Nickelodeon Animation Studios. Brandt was born on December 24, 1961, in Milwaukee, Wis ...

, and stars

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, Pierce Gagnon,

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and

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. The film was to be released on

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in December 2022.

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shelved the film that August, citing cost-cutting measures and an intent to refocus on theatrical films over projects made for streaming.

Premise

A prequel story to ''

''; to celebrate Scooby-Doo's first Christmas, 10-year-old Shaggy and the gang take him to a holiday-themed resort owned by Fred's favorite Uncle Ned. When the park is beset by a ghostly haunting, the kids must solve a 40-year-old mystery to save the resort and show Scooby the true meaning of Christmas.

Voice cast

Shaggy Rogers Norville "Shaggy" Rogers is a fictional character and one of the main characters in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. He is characterized as an amateur detective, and the long-time best friend of his dog, Scooby-Doo. Character description Shaggy ...

Velma Dinkley Velma Dinkley is a fictional character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. She is usually seen wearing a baggy orange turtleneck sweater, a short red pleated skirt, knee high socks, Mary Jane shoes, and a pair of black square glasses, which she ...

Daphne Blake Daphne Blake is a fictional character in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. She is a core member of Mystery Incorporated and is depicted as coming from a wealthy family. She is noted for her beauty, fashion sense, and her knack for getting into dan ...

* Pierce Gagnon as Fred Jones *

as Uncle Ned, Fred's favorite uncle. *

as Chef Dave, the resort's head chef who befriends the children. *

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Additionally,

Priah Ferguson Priah Nicole Ferguson (born October 1, 2006) is an American actress from Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known for her role as Erica Sinclair on the Netflix's series ''Stranger Things''. Ferguson began acting at a young age and her career spans TV ...

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, &

Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. His live action TV roles include David Puddy on ''Seinfeld'', the Tick (character), title character on ''The Tick (2001 TV series), The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less than Perfect'' ...

had been cast in undisclosed roles.

Development

In June 2021,

said that a follow-up to ''

'' was in development. On December 22, 2021,

released a sizzle reel featuring a first look at a Christmas-themed prequel film, titled ''Scoob! Holiday Haunt'', which was to be released on the service in December 2022. The film takes place in the gang's youth, with Welker and the actors who portrayed the younger versions reprising their roles while Cervone returned to write the film with

as well to produce the project. The film was co-directed by Bill Haller and Michael Kurinsky, and had a production budget of $40 million.

Animation

Like ''

'', the animation services were provided by Reel FX Animation.

Cancellation

On August 2, 2022,

canceled its release, citing cost-cutting measures and a refocus on theatrical films rather than creating projects for streaming. Tony Cervone would go on to say on the same day that the project was "practically finished". Later that month, it was reported that the film would still be finished, even though Warner Bros. Discovery had no present plans to release it. The film was finally finished on November 4, 2022. Following

's death on December 11, 2023, Cervone revealed details on the actor's casting in the film where Braugher joined the project after a ten-minute meeting. He then later accepted the part after mentioning his "soft spot for ''Scooby-Doo''".

References

External links

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