Scooby-Doo (film series)

Scooby-Doo
UK DVD box set of the four films
Scooby-Doo Series
Directed by	Raja Gosnell (Theatrical films) Brian Levant (TV films)
Produced by	Charles Roven Richard Suckle (Theatrical films) Brian Gilbert Brian Levant (TV films)
Written by	James Gunn (Theatrical films) Daniel Altiere Steven Altiere (TV films)
Starring	Theatrical films: Freddie Prinze, Jr. Sarah Michelle Gellar Matthew Lillard Linda Cardellini Neil Fanning TV films: Nick Palatas Frank Welker Robbie Amell Kate Melton Hayley Kiyoko
Music by	David Newman (All films)
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (Theatrical films) Warner Premiere (TV films)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Scooby-Doo film series consists of four live action comedy films based on the Hanna Barbera animated cartoon series of the same name. The character Scooby-Doo has also appeared in multiple animated direct-to-video films, since 1998.

Toward the end of the 1990s, Warner Bros. and producer Charles Roven began producing a series of feature live action films starring Scooby-Doo, beginning with the 2002 film Scooby-Doo, directed by Raja Gosnell. Gosnell also directed the 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). A prequel television film, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009), was released by Cartoon Network. Brian Levant directed the film and its sequel, Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)

Development for a live-action treatment of Scooby-Doo began in 1994 by producer Charles Roven. Originally the idea was to make a film with a much darker tone, essentially poking fun at the original cartoon series, much like The Brady Bunch Movie and was set for a PG-13 rating. Shaggy was set to be a stoner, Velma and Daphne had a side relationship, and there were many marijuana references.

Several rumors about these aspects in the original cartoon series were passed around by fans of Scooby-Doo, and were to be incorporated into the live action film.