After bringing the beloved character to life in live-action with 2002’s Scooby-Doo and its 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, actor Matthew Lillard has went on to firmly establish himself as the voice of Norville ‘Shaggy’ Rogers in the various Scooby-Doo animated outings since 2010.
However, despite making the role his own this past decade, Warner Bros. made the decision to recast Shaggy for the new CG-animated movie Scoob! movie, with Lillard only learning about Will Forte’s casting when the news broke in the press. Now, following the film’s VOD release in the States, the actor has told Entertainment Tonight that it was “a drag” and “a bummer” to miss out.
“About Scoob, I don’t have a lot of good things to say,” he said. “I wish them all well, I hope the movie does really well. I mean, it was a drag [to miss out]. And I was surprised that happened. And I think Hollywood’s a very interesting place and I’ve been around for a long time. Some of them are easier to accept than others when you don’t get a job, but that one was a bummer. I like playing the part. I like sort of having a legacy and a career that I’ve spent 30 years doing. So I like the fact that I was that part, and it was a bummer that it went a different way.”
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“SCOOB!” reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.
Zac Efron (Fred), Amanda Seyfried (Daphne), Gina Rodriguez (Velma), Will Forte (Shaggy) and Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo) lead the voice cast alongside Tracy Morgan (Captain Caveman), Kiersey Clemons (Dee Dee Skyes), Mark Wahlberg (Blue Falcon), Jason Isaacs (Dick Dastardly), Ken Jeong (Dynomutt), Iain Armitage (Young Shaggy), Mckenna Grace (Young Daphne), Pierce Gagnon (Young Fred) and Ariana Greenblatt (Young Velma).
Originally published May 18, 2020. Updated July 19, 2024.
