It’s clear that the live-action adaptations of scooby-doo supposed a before and an after, and if not, tell them Freddy Prinze Jr.. The actor played the splendid Fred Jones in Biology which premiered from 2002 to 2004, in addition to having met there who is still his wife today, Sarah Michelle Gellar. Even so, He did not hesitate to confess publicly that he regrets having made the two films.
Despite being a box office hit and a phenomenon among children at the time, he disappointed all the adults who grew up watching the cartoons featuring this detective. Prince and james gunn —who scripted both films long before their success with guardians of the galaxy— They ensured that the first draft was much more mature, although it ended up being cut until it reached the rating suitable for all audiences.
Now the American media Too Fab inquired about the possibility of making a more mature version of the film, although it is only a hypothesis due to the lack of availability of Gunn since taking over the direction of the new DC-in which it is already clear that he has very long plans-. This, yes, Prinze isn’t willing to either, not even with this new approach.
“It wouldn’t be something I would do. I have no interest…It wouldn’t be for me. been honest with me,” he told the outlet, noting that he ended up in a very different project than what was explained to him. Therefore, he has no problem being frank: “I’ve done two jobs that I regret doing, and Scooby is one of them.”
Fred, the savior
Despite everything, there is something about this era that he really likes: to his character. Many considered the actors of the time to be the most appropriate due to their strong physical resemblance to Mystery Machine passengers—Shaggy, Vilma, Dafne, and the aforementioned Fred—as well as their respective performances in both movies that premiered with the same cast. And it’s something that his audience has passed on to him.
“I didn’t like Scooby until he was seen by boys and girls and they came up to me saying ‘oh my god,'” she explains. It may not have been the project he signed on to, but he found that over the years many fans have come to him to congratulate him on the work: “We did well, there are millions of people who love this movie. It wasn’t the movie I wanted to make, but I enjoy it and it changed my perspective.” concluded.
scooby-doo there Scooby-Doo 2: Unleashed They’re on HBO Max.