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 Incorporated. Scooby-Doo: The Movie was released on April 1, 2011 in regular and IMAX theaters. Animation begins in July 11, 2010. It will also feature D-Box Mode in selected theaters.

Despite it's mixed critics, the film broke multiple box office records including it being the second biggest weekend opening for an animated film, and the highest weekend opening for a film released in 2011. So far, it's total made it the highest-grossing film domestically and worldwide of the year.

Plot
Someone broke into the museum with the Remote Control that can use to bring monsters from comstumes to life which leads them to take over Coolsville. Meanwhile, while they're at the Hex Girls concert, the monsters from the museum attacked and kidnapped the Hex Girls. While trying to figure out how monsters came to life from costumes, Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred discovers that the Remote Control is the control created by mad scientist Dr. Peter Harvey. He hid the Remote Control in his laboratory, and was arrested. However, someone already knew where is it at and found it. When the gang found it, they discover that three batteries from the Remote Control is missing as the Gang begin to go on a journey to find three batteries.

The Mystery Inc is force to drop out of school and begin their journey. The first battery is hidden in the Haunted House, while the second is hidden at the Graveyard, and the third and final is seen at the carnival. While they're on a mission, monsters goes around them and attacked. Shaggy and Scooby fell in love with May and her pet Felicity, slams Velma with jealousy of Shaggy in love with another girl. Within the Mystery Inc on their journey, a man in a mask possesesed the people from Coolsville and attacks it leading the gang in trouble. As their parents and closes friends such as Del and the Hex Girls get possessed, Mystery Inc decided to call it quits. But however, when Shaggy and Scooby discovers May and Felicity making their apperances, they were seen possessed as they attacked them and the Mystery Inc to let them to continue their mission not to give up as they head to the carnival to search for the third and final battery.

While the Mystery Inc splits up to search for the battery, Shaggy and Scooby found a clue that Professor Harvey has escaped from prison, and they discover Fred, Velma and Daphne possessed as well as their vehicle The Mystery Machine, as Shaggy and Scooby are the only two left to save the world without being possessed by monsters. As they both enters the laboratory, they get caught by monsters and people of Coolsville leading aside Shaggy forcing to give the Remote to the man in the mask but tricked him and placed the Remote into the machine destroying the monsters and rescuing everyone and their family and friends.

In the wrap up case, The Person in the Mask shockingly reveals to be Dal, who in which was unmasked to be Dr. Peter Harvey where Velma discovers that he is the one that lied to the world that he said that he wouldn't let anyone to try out his Remote Control. After the Mystery is cleared, Shaggy and May kissed, as well as Scooby and Felicity, when Velma gets jealous, but thinks that she is only into him as friends and became happy for him. Later, the mystery inc returns to school with the Hex Girls performing the concert as well as the Mystery Inc.

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 Dr. Peter Harvey
 * Demi Lovato as Felicity

Monsters and Villains
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.
 * 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
 * Possed May
 * Possessed Felicity
 * Possessed Daphne Blake
 * Possessed Fred Jones
 * Possessed Velma Dinkley
 * The Possessed Mystery Machine
 * Possessed Hex Girls

Production
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.

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 1, 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. The film bumped to March 30, 2011, to have a major release date in most countries on the same weekend starting on that date.

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."

On November 24, 2010, five months before it's theatrical release, the film moved up three weeks from April 29, 2011 to April 1, 2011 to avoid competion against Fast Five, which moved up from June 10, 2011 to avoid competion against Super 8.

The film was released in the UK on March 30, 2011, and also in Germany, Australia and Italy on March 31, 2011. It's midnight release will include 3,100 theaters, the largest release for an animated film. Nationwide, the film will play in 4,119 theaters and 233 IMAX, which was the second largest release of IMAX behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 to 239 IMAX, and the largest for that for an animated film. The film will experience in IMAX for two weeks.

Reaction
Early Reviews for the film were generally mixed. However, Rotten Tomatoes scored a negative 49% of 29 views out of 100. Metacritics gave it 39% which is a negative percent with 46 out of 100.

At midnight, ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie grossed $7.1 million from it's Thursday night showings from 3,100 theaters, the second biggest opening ever for an animated film behind Sonic X: Return to Soleanna''. Nationwide, ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie grossed a strong $35.1 million on it's 1st day in theaters for a total of $114.2 million on it's weekend opening, making it #1 at the box office and was more to it's modest $30 million budget, making it the biggest opening of 2011, the second biggest opening for an animated film behind Shrek the Third'', and the biggest April opening of all-time. The film stayed at #1 at the box office for two weeks making in another $57.2 million, for a total of $208.6 million, making it the first film of 2011 to pass the $200 million mark. As of April 10, 2011, ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' grossed $207,333,202 in the US, making it the first 2011 film to pass the $200 million mark. Elswhere, it captures to $200,000,000 (as of April 10, 2011), for a worldwide total of $407,333,202, which already made it the highest-grossing film of 2011.

Sequel
Despite its succcess at the box office, Warner Bros. says that the sequel will be made. In that sequel, it was reported that Scrappy Doo may return.