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Scoob! Holiday Haunt is an unreleased American animatedmystery comedy film based onHanna-Barbera'sScooby-Doo franchise, produced byWarner Bros. Pictures andWarner Animation Group. The film is a prequel toScoob! (2020) and follows a young Mystery Incorporated investigating a mystery in a holiday-themed resort. The film was directed by Michael Kurinsky and Bill Haller from a screenplay byPaul Dini andTony Cervone, and starsFrank Welker,Iain Armitage,Ariana Greenblatt,Mckenna Grace,Pierce Gagnon,Mark Hamill,Michael McKean,Andre Braugher,Cristo Fernández,Ming-Na Wen andMaya Hawke.
The film was to be released onHBO Max in December 2022.Warner Bros. Discovery shelved the film that August, citing cost-cutting measures and an intent to refocus on theatrical films over projects made for streaming.
A prequel story toScoob!; to celebrate Scooby-Doo's first Christmas, 10-year-old Shaggy and the gang take him to a holiday-themed resort owned by Fred's favorite Uncle Ned. When the park is beset by a ghostly haunting, the kids must solve a 40-year-old mystery to save the resort and show Scooby the true meaning of Christmas.[2]
In June 2021,Tony Cervone said that a follow-up toScoob! was in development.[5] On December 22, 2021,HBO Max released a sizzle reel featuring a first look at a Christmas-themed prequel film, titledScoob! Holiday Haunt, which was to be released on the service in December 2022. The film takes place in the gang's youth, with Welker and the actors who portrayed the younger versions reprising their roles while Cervone returned to write the film withPaul Dini as well to produce the project. The film was co-directed by Bill Haller and Michael Kurinsky.[2]
LikeScoob!, the animation services were provided byReel FX Animation.
On August 2, 2022,Warner Bros. Discovery canceled its release, citing cost-cutting measures and a refocus on theatrical films rather than creating projects for streaming.[6][7] Tony Cervone would go on to say on the same day that the project was "practically finished".[8] Later that month, it was reported that the film would still be finished, even though Warner Bros. Discovery had no present plans to release it.[9]
