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James Gunn says Velma was “explicitly gay” in his Scooby-Doo script but Warner Bros “watered it down”

July 17, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Last week, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated producer Tony Cervone put an end to the debate over Velma Dinkley’s sexuality in his animated series by confirming on Instagram that the Mystery Incorporated incarnation of the young sleuth is “not bi” would have ended up in a lesbian relationship with Marcie Fleach had they had “time to act on their feelings” prior to the show’s cancellation.

Following the news, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn – who scripted the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo movie and its 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – took to social media to reveal that he also originally intended have Linda Cardellini’s Velma portrayed as “explicitly gay” in the first film, only for Warner Bros. to keeping “watering it down and watering it down” until the idea was completely phased out.

https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1282482258998255616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1282482258998255616%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicbookmovie.com%2Famp%2Fanimated_features%2Fscooby-doo%2Fscooby-doo-james-gunn-says-velma-was-explicitly-gay-in-original-script-comments-on-suicide-squad-crossover-a176760

SEE ALSO: James Gunn reveals his planned story for the cancelled Scooby-Doo 3 movie

Cervone recently returned to the world of Mystery, Incorporated for the CG-animated movie Scoob!, but as of yet we’re still to see an “explicitly gay” version of Velma in the Scooby-Doo canon. Whether Warner Bros.’ position on that changes, we shall have to wait and see.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: James Gunn, Linda Cardellini, Scooby-Doo

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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