You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Warner Bros.’ animated origin story Scoob! even existed, with the family film having already been largely lost to the sands of time as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The $90 million feature was slated to hit theaters in May 2020, but found itself being pulled from the schedule altogether when COVID-19 brought the entire planet to a standstill. To try and recoup their losses, WB sent Scoob! straight to VOD on the originally intended big screen release date, which turned out to be a shrewd move when it reportedly brought in over $40 million in digital sales in its first three days.
In fact, Scoob! was the third most popular PVOD title of the pandemic era behind only Disney Plus Premier Access exclusive Mulan and Trolls World Tour, with analysts estimating that it brought in close to $100 million in revenue before being added to the HBO Max library in June.
When you factor in the $26 million the animated feature earned from a limited international rollout, it looks to have been a profitable venture in the long run, so it’s no surprise that director Tony Cervone revealed in a new interview that a sequel is in early development.
“Actually, we are kicking the tires on a follow-up to Scoob!. It hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s something we’re all excited about. The whole creative team that made the first movie is still around and back and working on something new. It was neat to create this Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe, and it’s exciting to return to it.”
Reviews weren’t particularly kind, with Scoob! holding a mediocre Rotten Tomatoes score of 47% and audience rating of 54%, but the power of nostalgia coupled with a star studded voice cast and the ability to entertain a young audience should never be discounted. Now that the origins of Mystery Inc. are out of the way, a second installment is free to move forward and embrace even more aspects of the mythology that have seen the title character endure as a firm favorite for over 50 years.
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