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Features the voices of: Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan, Frank Welker | Written by Matt Lieberman, Adam Sztykiel, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott | Directed by Tony Cervone

Since childhood, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, and Daphne Blake have been solving mysteries across the globe accompanied by Shaggy’s pet dog, Scooby-Doo. But their greatest mystery together comes in a turn of events when they run into the Blue Falcon, who is trying to stop his arch-rival, Dick Dastardly, from causing a global “dogpocalypse” by unleashing the great Cerberus upon the world.

A reboot of the Scooby-Doo franchise, Scoob! starts right back at the beginning, when Shaggy and Scooby first met, then the Mystery Incorporated gang were, well… incorporated, Though to be fair, you hear the phrase reboot these days and audiences tend to zone out – after all there...

Since 1969, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred have been unmasking “ghosts” and uncovering mysteries, and a number of generations have grown up with their adventures. No doubt many readers will have their own favourite take on Hanna-Barbera Production’s magnum opus franchise. But in director Tony Corvone’s big screen-intended VOD animated film Scoob!, while things stay the same, they are also quite a bit different. Obviously, even the Mystery Machine crew could not foil Covid-19’s sinister plot and this hopeful kickstarter for a Hanna-Barbera shared universe did not have the beginnings it hoped for. That being said, as divisive as it is at points, these meddling kids still manage to just about get away with it.

The film starts at the very beginning for these characters, as young reclusive kid Shaggy Rogers inadvertently meets canine pup Scooby-Doo, the pair soon make friends with their future Mystery Inc. buddies one Halloween night,...

Features the voices of: Will Forte, Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Gina Rodriguez, Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Jeong, Tracy Morgan, Frank Welker | Written by Matt Lieberman, Adam Sztykiel, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott | Directed by Tony Cervone

Since childhood, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, and Daphne Blake have been solving mysteries across the globe accompanied by Shaggy’s pet dog, Scooby-Doo. But their greatest mystery together comes in a turn of events when they run into the Blue Falcon, who is trying to stop his arch-rival, Dick Dastardly, from causing a global “dogpocalypse” by unleashing the great Cerberus upon the world.

A reboot of the Scooby-Doo franchise, Scoob! starts right back at the beginning, when Shaggy and Scooby first met, then the Mystery Incorporated gang were, well… incorporated, Though to be fair, you hear the phrase reboot these days and audiences tend to zone out – after all there...

Chicago – It was inevitable that the iconic cartoon character Scooby Doo would get the modern animation treatment, and the new film “Scoob!” opens May 15th, 2020 on VOD platforms. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, reviewed the film during the Eddie Volkman Show.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

“Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” was a Saturday Morning Cartoon in the era of three network television, and premiered in 1969. Since then, it’s become a major franchise for the Hanna Barbera animation house, and has had more variations than the Marvel universe. “Scoobs!” Is a revival of the main characters, the dog named Scooby Doo (voice of Frank Welker) and his gang of mystery solvers … including Fred (Zac Efron), Daphne (Amanda Seyfried), Velma (Gina Rodriguez) and Scoob’s best friend Shaggy (Will Forte).

“Scoobs!” Is a space adventure, most likely to create a setting for its modern animation, and contains many mind blowing scenes. Also this story...

For over half a century, Scooby Doo and his friends have been a staple of cartoons, as well as, for a time, in live action adventures on the big screen. Now, the talking dog and pals are back in Scoob!, which is part origin story, part adventure tale (no pun intended). How does the animated canine function in CGI? Well, pretty good, actually. This is a fun, sometimes strange, and even emotionally satisfying movie. What could have been stale and recycled never comes off as such. The film just offers up some good family friendly fun. Especially these days, and at this specific moment, what more can you ask for? The film is a new Scooby Doo adventure, while also functioning as an origin story for the Mystery Inc. group that children of all ages have adored. As a boy, Norville “Shaggy” Rogers (voice of Will Forte) is a lonely kid,...

Blame it on “The Avengers.” Or better yet, “Justice League.” Those superheroes are so popular with audiences that Hollywood studios got it in their heads that the world wants to see “expanded universe” movies — unwieldy ensemble productions that bring together half a dozen or more stand-alone characters for a single umbrella adventure. Marvel and DC team-ups make a certain sense, since those super-friends frequently pool their powers in comic book form as well, but not so other brands, and though a handful of movies were greenlit under the strategy — including Universal’s “Bride of Frankenstein” and Warners’ “Godzilla vs. Kong” — they’re burning out or disbanding one by one.

That leaves WB’s computer-animated “Scoob!” looking awkwardly out of touch in several ways. First, it’s a pricey feature adaptation of a classic TV show that, because of the coronavirus outbreak, will instead be debuting via streaming — doomed to a small-screen fate.

Warner Bros. has big ambitions for its animation division, and the studio has zeroed in on the talent to help steer the ship on two popular properties.

Sources tell Variety that Warners and Warner Animation Group are in negotiations with “Shaft” helmer Tim Story to direct the new “Tom and Jerry” hybrid live-action pic. The studio has also brought on Chris Columbus as creative producer on the new “Scooby-Doo” animated movie.

Warners has been strengthening its animation slate going back to production on the “The Lego Movie,” which coincided with the formation of Warner Animation Group (Wag). Allison Abbate was tapped to oversee the division and executives including Jesse Ehrman and president of production Courtenay Valenti have made a big push to get classic titles like the Hanna-Barbera properties off the ground.

The studio understands how much of its history is rooted in these iconic characters, and wants to give...

You may not have heard much about Norm of the North yet, but the animated adventure about a polar bear who heads to New York City may turn out to be a surprise hit. It has a great voice cast, including Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, and has the potential to add miles of fun with Ken Jeong, Colm Meaney and Bill Nighy.

It’s also an interesting story, or it could be anyway, which centers on Norm’s effort to keep a developer from building in the Arctic. Of course, that’s the sort of thing that could go heavy on the preachiness, and it’s always tough to guess the outcome of animated features that A) don’t include characters we already know, and B) aren’t Disney/Pixar, but this is a cast that can spin a lot of charm into a voice role, and don’t turn...

The Los Angeles-based company has closed more than 40 territories on Splash Entertainment’s animated family film led by deals with Village Roadshow in Australia/New Zealand and TF1 in France.

Rights have gone in Germany (Telepool), Latin America (Gussi), Italy (Notorious Pictures), South Korea (Noori Pictures), Middle East (Grand Entertainment), Poland (Kinoswiat), Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary (ProRom) and South Africa (Blue Reign).

Deals also closed in Singapore (Purple Plan), Malaysia (Tgv), Portugal (Pris), Baltics (Acme Film), Bulgaria (Tandem Film), Turkey (Medyavizyon), Israel (Forum), Indonesia (Cinemaxx), Iceland (Myndform), Philippines (Mvp/Viva), Croatia and Serbia (Blitz Film), Vietnam (Skyline Media), Asia pay TV (Fox) and West Indies (Atm Film).

Norm Of The North centres on a fun-loving polar bear and his lemming friends who try to save their Arctic home.

Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong from The Hangover franchise, Loretta Devine and Bill Nighy lead the voice cast and Trevor Wall directs from a script by [link...

Meet Norm – a not-so-normal polar bear who has taken it upon himself to protect the land he calls home – The Arctic. In the adorable upcoming animated feature, Norm of the North, Norm and his furry sidekicks venture to New York City to stop the big, evil corporations from turning their home into the newest vacation destination. Get a first look at the mischief they’ve rallied up in the film’s brand new trailer and find out how their adventure ends when Norm of the North heads to the big screen on January 15, 2016.

About The Film:

Norm Of The North: A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do – he heads to New York City to stop it.

Every year, film executive Franklin Leonard releases his list, called The Black List, of most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. This year's list was compiled from the suggestions of 290 film executives, each of whom picked up to ten of their favorite scripts. Since the list started in 2004, many screenplays ended up being turned into films. In 2005, two of the top three scripts were "Lars and the Real Girl" which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and "Juno" which actually won the Oscar. See the 2012 Black List below, broken up by how many votes each screenplay received. Some of the projects are already in the works. 65 - Draft Day (Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman) On the day of the NFL Draft, Bills General Manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Buffalo when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in...

There is either a couple of football fans or Jerry Maguire/Moneyball with this year’s most liked unproduced screenplay. Close to 300 hundred film executives provided with the Black List creators a top ten of their favorite screenplays of the year and the consensus first overall pick (with 65 votes) comes from the recently featured in Variety (10 Screenwriters to Watch 2012) tandem of Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman and their drama which has nothing to do with enlisting in the armed forces. Draft Day – about the day in the life of a fictitious Buffalo Bills Gm appears to currently be in turnaround — which only means I expect to see this greenlight perhaps a little later than sooner – worth noting: top spot almost guarantees that the film will indeed go into production (2006, 2010 and 2011 are the exceptions.) Among the more alluring logline subjects we find on the list, I’d be keen on reading the...