Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (film)


 * For other uses, see Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (disambiguation).

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is an American-Canadian live-action/CGI supernatural comedy film. It was written by James Gunn, produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, and directed by Raja Gosnell. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 26, 2004. It was a follow-up to Scooby-Doo, which was released in 2002.

Due to the sequel not being reacted to well and most importantly underperforming at the box office, a third film was canceled and the series was put on hiatus for five years when Warner Premiere and Cartoon Network co-produced Scooby-Doo! Mystery Begins, which was marketed as a prequel, despite it being set in contemporary times.

In their hometown of Coolsville, Mystery Inc. are hailed as celebrity heroes, but a relentless TV reporter sets out to defame them, which isn't hard when they face their most dangerous villain yet, one who has brought all their past monsters, which were all costumes, to life--bigger and badder than before.

Memorable quotes
Shaggy: We're gonna die! Daphne: Think positive! Shaggy: We're gonna die quickly!

Shaggy: I'M BUFF!

Evil Masked Figure: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! Scooby-Doo: Scooby....Dooby....DOO!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pterodactyl Ghost
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Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Coolsville
 * Coolsonian Criminology Museum

Objects

 * Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine limo
 * The Mystery Machine

Development
One of the first ideas for a sequel was set up at the end of the previous film, where instead of having Old Man Smithers be the Luna Ghost at the beginning of the film, he was a background character on Spooky Island, who witnessed the arrest of Scrappy-Doo.

On June 20, 2002, Warner Bros. Pictures officially greenlit a sequel, with Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, and Linda Cardellini returning, along with director and writer, Raja Gosnell and James Gunn, respectively. Production was expected to take place in Los Angeles in early 2003.

Casting
Seth Green was announced to play Patrick on April 7, 2003. Alicia Silverstone was announced to play Heather on April 23.

Filming
Principal photography began on April 4, 2003 in Vancouver.

Aftermath
James Gunn was hired to write and direct the third film, which would've been his debut as the latter. The film would've been about the gang visiting Ireland, where they find a community of real monsters as the victims, forcing Shaggy and Scooby to change their views. In retrospect, Gunn was glad this didn't end up being his first film to direct, which ended up being Slither.

Music
The score was composed by David Newman, having previously worked on the predecessor.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: March 26, 2004

Behind the scenes

 * Much of the gang's backstory is based on the TV shows Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Scooby-Doo Show, and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * September 14, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed on VHS.
 * September 14, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed on DVD.
 * November 9, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo 1 & 2 Collection on Blu-ray Disc.

Trailers
Teaser trailer:

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