One of my fav cartoons as a kid was SCOOBY
DOO, for ages there have been rumours of a film being made.. Now
the wheels are really in motion.. and there is a chance that Michael Myers
(Austin Powers) could become SHAGGY.
"We just turned in our first draft," Gunn recently told Cinescape
magazine editor Steve Hockensmith. "By 'we' I mean me and the producer,
Chuck Roven, who did 12 Monkeys and Three Kings. The studio loved it, so
it looks like we're pushing forward hard. We should have a director within
the next couple of weeks."
According to Gunn, the film will finally give fans a peek at the origin
of the mystery-loving Scooby gang.
"We see a lot of flashbacks as of right now. The script could
change so much," Gunn said. "[But how the Scooby gang came together]
will be thoroughly investigated in the movie. I'm interested in taking these
cartoony characters that are larger than life and making them as real as
possible."
Though Gunn was reluctant to talk about the plot, a source close to
the project confirms recent reports that the film will be a cross between
Ghostbusters and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
"It's very scary and it's a comedy and it's a big spectacle with
lots of action sequences," the source told Hockensmith. "I think
the tough thing now will be finding a director. The movie has a lot of heart
-- there's an emotional center to it. And it also has huge special effects
and it needs to be funny and scary. It's going to be really hard to find
a director who is accomplished in all those areas."
The source also revealed that Warner Bros. is considering using a
CGI Scooby in the film and that rumors about the studio courting Mike Myers
for the role of Shaggy are true. (CSO) (HFA NEWS) | 
, 1998-2000.