Scooby-Doo! The Movie

'Scooby-Doo! The Movie' is an upcoming 2011 animated movie to release in theaters based onto the Scooby-Doo long running franchise since 1969. The movie will be the first of the series as animated to have a theatrical release. Although, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed were only released in theaters in Live-action. The film will be starring as the cast from Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc.. Scooby-Doo: The Movie will be released on April 29, 2011 in regular and IMAX theaters. Animation begins in July 11, 2010.

Plot
''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' forces Scooby and the gang at the awards show, till monsters attack and steals the award and transforms it into a monster and takes over their hometown, as of their families, leaving them solving their biggest mystery yet to find out why.

The monsters that causes to become alive, is the Control Pannel, where it have three key holes to turn it off. With Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby are the only hopes to save Coolsville, they dropped out of school and traveled in the Mystery Machine to go on their journey to find three keys to shut down the Control Pannel and save Coolsville.

Also, while Velma has a secret crush on Shaggy, he must make his decision between her and his best friend Scooby-Doo, but both were striked out with jealousy as he has fallen to May (Megan Fox), a cheerful and excited girl who always think of eating.

Cast

 * Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Barty Blake
 * Grey DeLisle as Daphne Blake, Paula Rogers
 * Mindy Cohn as Velma Dinkley
 * Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
 * Frances Conroy as Angie Dinkley
 * Jennifer Hale as Thorn
 * Jane Wiedlin as Dusk
 * Kimberly Brooks as Luna
 * Jeff Bennett as Del Chillman
 * Kevin Dunn as Dale Dinkley
 * Vivica A. Fox as Angel Dynamite
 * Casey Kasem as Colton Rogers
 * Kath Soucie as Nan Blake, Female Tourist
 * Patrick Warburton as Sheriff Bronson Stone
 * Megan Fox as May
 * Mariah Carey as Jessica
 * Mike Myers as Michael

The film decided to reunited the monsters from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? and The Scooby-Doo Show, where they reappear from Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed to make it more interesting.
 * Monsters
 * The Tar Monster
 * Caption Cutler's Ghost
 * The Skeleton Men
 * The Miner Forty-Niner
 * The Black Knight Ghost
 * The Zombie
 * The Pterodactyl Ghost
 * The 10,000 Volt Ghost
 * The Cotton Candy Glob
 * The Mummy

Development
Hanna-Barbera plans to release a theatrical animated movie of the Scooby-Doo franchise, rather than releasing Scooby-Doo 3, the third installment of Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed with the original cast from the live action films returning. The movie will be the first of the series as animated to have a theatrical release.

Although, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed were only released in theaters in Live-action. The film will be starring as the cast from Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc. Within it releasing in 3D and IMAX, it decided to make this film a much darker, edgier, loud and action packed animated movie to get those box office numbers running. However, when Warner Bros. announced the film to be rated G, it thinks that it'll be too scary and loud for the young kids and todlers, where they decided to changed a G rating to PG. Therefore, Hanna-Barbera said that they want the todlers to see the film and decided to keep the G rating.

Animation begins in summer 2010. The main cast since What's New Scooby-Doo will reprise their roles. This also goes to the cast member who portrayed the Hex Girls since Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.

Trivia
From Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monsters (2004) and Chill Out, Scooby-Doo (2007), Del appears, and is set to return for ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'', within the original voice actor is set to return. From Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999), Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003) and What's New Scooby-Doo (2005), The Hex Girls appeared, and are set to return, with three original voices actress will reprise their roles.

From Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), the original monsters from ''Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? and The Scooby-Doo Show are set to return, within The Mummy from Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? will also returns, who didn't appear in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''. From ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorperated'', one of the Mystery Inc.'s family members officially appeared, and are set to appear in the film.

Marketing
With ''Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare releasing on September 14, 2010 and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Water premiere on Cartoon Network this Fall, Scooby-Doo: The Movie'' will be released on April 29, 2011. It will include in 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D theaters as well. WB said the the film's trailer will be released in front of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which is also set to release in 3D and IMAX 3D on September 24, 2010. Originally set for April 29 in the US, till it moved up to Earth Day 2011, within it's UK release set for April 29, which it may move up along with it as well, and so is many countries.

As of July 24, 2010, a teaser poster for the movie was released. And also it recieded a G rating for all ages admitted. This is the first and official theatrical Scooby-Doo film that is rated G. Within both live-action theatrical films Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed were rated PG. Too scary for Todlers, it decided to changed it to a PG rating for scary scenes. But Hanna Barberta decided to keep the G rating for all ages admitted for the popularity.

The film is originally set to release in 3D, but Warner Bros., due to the delay of 3D project, puts a cancellation for the film's 3D release, where it will instead be released in 2D and IMAX theaters on April 29, 2011. A reason why for the film will not be in 3D, WB states: "We are unable finished the film with the highest standard of quality so the project for releasing a movie that way will be delayed." And despite with audiences effect, WB also said: "We don't want to disappoint fans since we canceled HP7 3D release."