>Warner Bros.’ “Scoob,” an animated film based on “Scooby-Doo” characters, will skip its planned theatrical release and instead launch next month on digital rental services.
>Starting May 15, “Scoob” will be available to rent for $19.99 in the U.S. and Canada. It will also be available to buy for $24.99. The movie, geared toward younger audiences, was originally scheduled to debut in theaters on May 15, but was indefinitely delayed as the coronavirus pandemic forced cinemas to close.
>“While we’re all eager to be able to once again show our films in theaters, we’re navigating new, unprecedented times which call for creative thinking and adaptability in how we distribute our content,” Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff said in a statement. “We know fans are eager to see ‘Scoob’ and we’re delighted we can deliver this feel-good movie for families to enjoy while they’re home together.”
>The decision to drastically alter release plans for “Scoob” comes after Universal’s announcement that “Trolls World Tour” — which also amended its theatrical rollout in favor of premium video on demand — landed the biggest debut for a digital rental.
>The news is another thwack to movie theater owners, who have been adamantly against any attempts to shorten a film’s life span in their venues. Studios have been forced to reshuffle their release calendars, delaying many tentpoles and finding new release dates for others as theaters remain closed with no clear sign of when they can safely reopen.
>For the most part, studios have committed to keeping their major movies on the big screen. However, Paramount opted to sell its romantic comedy “The Lovebirds” to Netflix, while Disney sent sci-fi adventure “Artemis Fowl” to Disney Plus, the studio’s streaming service.
Shame. What about all the promos they were doing with dog snacks that would give the winner a free movie ticket?
Jace Nelson
what the FUCK were they thinking with this face???
Luis Robinson
Free rental
Ryder Watson
I do. I want to see animated blue falcon for the first time in literal decades.
Angel Rodriguez
Scoob was very likely going to underperform anyways with the Spongebob movie releasing just a week after it.
Chase Gutierrez
Haha, this. This was their only shot to bring animated cinematic Scooby, and it's gone.
Angel Powell
Reminder decentfilms.com/reviews/irongiant >Studio execs wanted to give Hogarth a dog and mix some rap in the soundtrack, but Brad Bird refused. A dog would have been redundant: The Iron Giant was already a boy-and-his-dog story, but with the Giant as the dog.
You forget this was supposed to launch a "Hanna Barbera cinematic universe". Woo.
Justin Hill
Good. The leaks are true and confirm this movie is a mess. It deserves a digital release.
Kayden Davis
I’ve wanted an theatrical animated Scooby Doo movie forever. When I heard about SCOOB I was excited. recasting the characters didn’t sit well with me. Frank Welker has been Fred for fucking forever. Zac Efron isn’t going to sell any extra tickets. The trailers and leaks made sure it sucked and it turns out it’s secretly a Blue Falcon movie. Why.
Not it’s not even gonna be released in theatres. Just another straight to video Scooby film. Pretty sure there are over 40 of those now. Jesus.
Henry Myers
>digital rental services. >Not even an existing streaming platform So it's dead.
Luke Kelly
Getting really tired of reading the words “unprecedented times.”
Landon Foster
>this was Warner attempt to make a HB Cinematic Universe >it got released on VOD
Has anything else been able to establish a cinematic universe other than marvel?
Joshua Cook
Good, movie deserves to tank for focusing on Barbara characters nobody gives a shit about.
Gavin Scott
I can see the same happening to Black Widow
Hunter Gomez
Godzilla is close. Dc sort of has one
Nicholas Allen
Godzilla.
Dylan Hall
I guess this is gonna be the same fate for the SpongeBob Movie, They keep pushing it back to different dates.
Owen Scott
Can someone post the leaks, I need a good laugh
Nathaniel Fisher
Seriously, disregarding piracy, don't they realize that they're competing with scooby flicks from 20 years ago because of this? Who wants to pay 20/25 dollars for a single Scooby-Doo movie to watch in their living rooms? A movie that doesn't even come in physical media.
Easton Gray
Nope. Doesn't stop studios from trying. >The Mummy was meant to be a monster cinematic universe, but tanked >DC expanded universe was shit >Warner Bros. trying to create a fucking Hanna Barbera cinematic universe I guess Godzilla and Kong Skull Island counts, since they're supposed to cross over.
