> from the hollywood reporter
>
> New mystery mission for 'Scooby-Doo'
> Live-action movie set for TV and DVD release
> By Nellie Andreeva
>
> There will be a third live-action/CG "Scooby-Doo" movie, this time
> headed to TV and DVD.
>
> Titled "Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning" -- a prequel set before the 2002
> and 2004 "Scooby-Doo" theatricals -- the film will debut on Cartoon
> Network in fall 2009 when it also will be released on DVD. It finds
> the Mystery gang uniting for the first time to solve the haunting of
> their high school.
>
> "Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning" will feature an all new cast of
> lesser-known actors replacing the original quartet of Freddie Prinze
> Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini. Rob
> Amell ("Life With Derek") will play Freddy, joined by newcomers
> Kaitlyn Melton as Daphne, Hayley Alcroft as Velma and Nick Palatas as
> Shaggy. The computer-generated Scooby-Doo will be voiced by Frank
> Welker, a longtime voice actor on the animated "Scooby-Doo" series.
>
> For Cartoon, which airs Hanna-Barbera's classic "Scooby" toons, the
> new film is part of its push into movies and live-action.
>
> The original movie is co-produced by Warner Premiere, the
> direct-to-DVD and direct-to-platform production arm of Warner Bros.
> Entertainment, and Cartoon Network. Warner Home Video will distribute
> on DVD.
>
> Brian Levant will direct from a script by Daniel and Steven Altiere.
> Brian Gilbert is producing.
>
> Production is slated to begin Monday in Vancouver.