Warner Bros. Shifts Release Dates For ‘Scooby-Doo’ Reboot, ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’, And More
Winds of change must be blowing in Burbank, because Warner Bros. has shifted a ton of release dates for films on the studio’s upcoming slate. TheScooby-Dooreboot and WB’s own clash of the titans,Godzilla vs. Kong, are just a couple of the films caught in the crossfire. Break out your red pens and prepare to update your calendars.
There seems to be all sorts of confusion among the trades about theScooby-Dooreboot, so let’s sort that one out first. The most important detail: its release date has shifted from July 13, 2025 toMay 15, 2020. That’s a big delay.
Deadlinesays the new movie will be live-action, but that’s almost certainly a mistake on their part. We’ve been writing about how WB’s been developing an animated version for years now, so it makes no sense that they’d switch it up this late in the game. Meanwhile,Varietysays says the newScooby-Doomovie is being directed bySpace JamdirectorTony Cervone, but they reported last year thatCHiPsstarDax Shepardwould be co-writing and co-directing. There’s no official word on whether Shepard is still involved.
There’s also no word about whether or not this movie will still be calledS.C.O.O.B.and kick off a Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe,as promised at last year’s CinemaCon.
Trivia: I learned relatively recently that Scooby’s true full name is, I kid you not,Scoobert Doobert. Look it up!
Godzilla vs. Kong, currently planned as the final movie in the studio’s version of the MonsterVerse, has been moved up a week, from August 14, 2025 toMay 22, 2020. I’m sure those who lovedKong: Skull Islandwill be happy to hear that they don’t have to wait as long to see their favorite ape take a swing at the King of The Monsters.
There’s more.GameNight, aJason Bateman/Rachel McAdamscomedy about a couple’s game night thatturns into a real life murder mystery, has shifted a couple of days from June 17, 2025 toFebruary 14, 2018, making a play for the highly valued Valentine’s Day slot.
I first remember reading about a movie calledTagway back in2013. Based on a true story, the film will follow a group of friends who have been playing the same game of Tag for more than 20 straight years. What used to be a traditional game has become anything but, and for the month of February every year, these friends fly all over the country and create elaborate schemes to tag one another. Whoever is “it” at the end of the month remains “it” until the next February rolls around, and the game resumes again.
Will Ferrell and Jack Black were in talks to starinTagat one point, but now Deadline saysJeremy Renner,Ed Helms, andHannibal Buresshave been cast and the movie opens onJune 29, 2018.
An untitled New Line horror movie (maybe anotherAnnabelleorConjuringsequel?) is now scheduled forSeptember 7, 2018, whileSmallfoot, an animated movie that flips theBigfootmyth upside down, shifts from a spring 2018 release toSeptember 14, 2018. And finally, aRebel Wilsoncomedy calledIsn’t It Romantic?bows onFebruary 14, 2019.
Whew. We did it, guys. We made it through this together, and I think our relationship is stronger because of it. Go reward yourselves by reading something fun, likeour Kevin Feige intervieworwhat those four (!) Game of Thronesspin-offs might be about.
