James Gunn remains hard at work on The Suicide Squad for Warner Bros., but long before he was able to take the helm of big budget blockbusters like that and Guardians of the Galaxy, he penned the first live-action Scooby-Doo movie. Now, he's dropped another major revelation, specifically in regards to his original hopes and plans for Linda Cardellini's Velma.Â
As you can see below, the filmmaker responded to a fan on Twitter by explaining that his Velma was "explicitly gay" in the first script, but changes made by the studio meant that by the time Scooby-Doo was released in theaters, there was no indication that she was anything other than straight.Â
It's interesting, and disappointing, to hear the process the character went through thanks to studio interference. The fact she was given a boyfriend in the sequel is even more of a let down, however.
In related news, Gunn would later go on to tease that a crossover between the Scooby-Doo gang and characters from The Suicide Squad is possible. While something like that is unlikely to ever be seen in live-action, we could get an animated, direct-to-DVD story some day.
Oh, and don't go getting your hopes up for a Scooby-Doo 3...
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I tried! In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script. But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) & finally having a boyfriend (the sequel). 😠https://t.co/Pxho6Ju1oQ
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 13, 2020
Scooby & the Guardians might be unlikely considering it's Warners/Disney. But, you know, an animated Mystery Ink/The Suicide Squad film is always possible. https://t.co/gK782sXk5X
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 13, 2020
With the original cast? That would be one incredibly long life-span for a Great Dane. https://t.co/nTdgCLk4tg
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 13, 2020
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