50 years after its creation, ‘Scooby-Doo!’ keep giving what to talk about. If it’s not James Gunn claiming that would like to make a sequel to his live action movie but this time without restrictions nor having to hide the adult jokes, it’s because in the character’s new movie, finally, have decided to officially bring Velma Dinkley out of the closetto the surprise of any fan of the franchise.
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Maybe there are those who don’t know, but The Scooby-Doo franchise is much more alive than ever. In his last films he has made crossovers with Guts, the cowardly dog, Batman or the WWE, but in his 37th film they have decided to go the other way: in ‘Trick or treat Scooby-Doo!’, Velma falls in love with Coco Diablo, the head of the crime syndicate.
And it is not a case of seen and not seen, no: Velma admits to Daphne (we will talk about her another day, although without James Gunn it will be difficult) that she has an absolute crush on her and when she touches him she makes a happy face. Come on, there is no doubt: after so many jokes and rumors over the years, Velma is officially part of the LGTB collective. An open secret, on the other hand.
It is not the first time that the subject has been discussed beyond the fandom: in addition to Gunn, Tony Cervone, one of the producers of the 2010 series ‘Mystery incorporated’, also said that he was clearly a lesbian. “We made our intentions as clear as we could ten years ago. Most of our fans got it. To those who didn’t, I suggest you take a closer look. It is not new“He commented a few months ago.
Velma for now. had a solo spinoff for HBO Max but it’s probably been canceled by now, so fans of the characters will have to make do with a version of Scooby-Doo alongside puppies in ‘Scooby-Doo! and the mystery pups’which will be released next year… If the fff-ghosts leave us.