SCOOB Trailer Reveals Dick Dastardly Is In New Scooby-Doo Movie

Warner Bros. has released the final trailer for its Scooby-Doo movie, SCOOB!. In the fifty-plus years since Hanna-Barbera introduced Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and the rest of the Mystery, Inc. gang in 1969’s Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! animated series, the characters have gone on to appear in several direct to video animated movies, cartoon spinoff shows, and even a pair of live-action films written by James Gunn back in the 2000s. SCOOB!, however, is the first-ever feature-length animated Scooby-Doo feature intended for a theatrical release. It could also end up launching an animated Hanna-Barbera cinematic universe, should it prove to be a box office hit.

Directed by Tony Cervone (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated) from a script credited to Adam Sztykiel, Jack C. Donaldson, Derek Elliott, and Matt Lieberman, SCOOB! reveals how Scooby-Doo and his friends met one another and formed their crime-solving business Mystery Inc., in addition to exploring Scooby’s “secret legacy”. The film’s teaser, which has been out since last November, likewise shows a young Scooby and Shaggy meeting for the first time, before teasing the grown-up duo’s close encounter with the superhero Blue Falcon. Now, with two months to go before the movie’s release, WB is pulling the curtain back a little further.

The final SCOOB! trailer is now online, ahead of its premiere in theaters this weekend with Pixar’s animated feature Onward. You can check it out, below.

In addition to revealing Mark Wahlberg as Blue Falcon (he dabs – yes, really), the SCOOB! trailer offers a sneak peek at the villainous Dick Dastardly, as voiced by Jason Isaacs in the movie. For those unfamiliar, the gadget-centric superhero Blue Falcon was introduced by Hanna-Barbera in the animated series Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (which aired as part of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour in the late ’70s). Dastardly, meanwhile, is the iconic mustache-twirling villain who’s appeared in all manner of Hanna-Barbera projects since the animation studio introduced him in 1968 (a year before Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! debuted). For SCOOB! Blue Falcon will be joined by Kiersey Clemons (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) as Dee Dee Skyes, the pilot of his ship Falcon Fury, and Ken Jeong (Community) as Dynomutt, in addition to the primary voice cast: Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Will Forte as Shaggy, Gina Rodriguez as Velma, Amanda Seyfried as Daphne, and Zac Efron as Fred.

Between the inclusion of Blue Falcon and Dick Dastardly and scenes showing how the Mystery, Inc. crew all met one another, it appears SCOOB! will be ditching the traditional Scooby-Doo mystery plot in favor of deeper world-building and possibly brand-new mythology. It could make for a fun change of pace for the fans who’ve kept up with the various Scooby-Doo shows and movies released over the last couple decades, on top of being a gateway to the larger and wilder world of Hanna-Barbera for those with more of a passing familiarity with the Scooby-Doo franchise (not to mention, the kids only learning about Scooby for the first time). Be that the case or not, SCOOB! is definitely one to watch out for when the early summer tentpoles start pouring into theaters in a couple months.

Source: Warner Bros.