Glynis Johns, the voice of Miss Grimwood, passed away earlier today according to the Associated Press. Glynis had just turned 100 years old back in October, and died of natural causes in her nursing home in Los Angeles, CA. Besides Miss Grimwood, Glynis was known for being an actress with a robust filmography, with roles dating all the way back to 1938. Prior to her death, she was one of the last living actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood and classical years of British cinema. In addition, she was also a stage actress and recording artist, best known for her song "Send in the Clowns." RIP to Glynis!
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There have been some rumors the past few weeks about the MultiVersus game having a brand deal with McDonald's, and now, it appears those rumors are true. On the MultiVersus Reddit, some images of Happy Meals toys in Belgium featuring Shaggy from MultiVersus were posted. The Happy Meal Toy appears will be a tin with stickers and cards featuring the playable characters in MultiVersus. While Shaggy's design remains unchanged, some people have pointed out that the other characters look a bit different than they do in the game. The toys have been reportedly been releasing in Europe recently, but no details have been announced about when these toys will be available outside of Europe. Here's the description found on one of the Happy Meals in Europe. From Superman to Bugs Bunny – all your favorite heroes come together here! Discover the cool memory cards, puzzles and stickers from the Warner Bros® Multiversus. Collect them now in the Happy Meal® and play together with your friends. Check out an image of the tins below (credit for the images goes to skylanderrobbe on the linked Reddit page). Update 1/3: A Velma tin is also being released, which can be seen below.
A few weeks after the character design for Chef Dave was revealed following Andre Braugher's passing, another character design from Scoob! Holiday Haunt has been shared. The Behind the Scoobs Instagram page has posted the designs for the Krampus, which would have been the villain in the movie. Check out the gallery of the seven character design images below. Thanks so much to Jamesp for sharing this link!
A listing has just popped up on Amazon and Barnes & Noble announcing the release of a new picture book featuring the Hex Girls. The book, Velma and the Mystery of the River Ghost, will be released on September 3, 2024. The story will be written by Robb Pearlman, with Pedro Riquelme doing the illustrations. The picture book will have 32 pages and will be published by Running Press. While the whole gang will appear, it seems that Velma and The Hex Girls will be the main characters in the book based on the description. Here's the description:
The Mystery Inc. gang has no idea that their class trip will include a visit from the ghostly Captain Barnacle. And when Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, Daphne, and Fred all become seasick, it’s up to Velma to try to track down the passengers’ stolen backpacks and the Hex Girls’ musical gear! Could the mysterious dust on tarps and the deck floor be a clue? Join Velma and the Hex Girls as they work together to solve another spooky case in this all-new, all-hands-on-deck Mystery Inc. Picture Book mystery. A brand new type of official merch that we've never had before is coming out this summer! On August 6, 2024, an official talking bust of Velma will be released, along with an illustrated companion book by Shaenon Garrity, according to Barnes & Noble. Here's the description they list:
Jinkies! Display your love for Velma Dinkley, pop culture’s favorite nerd and mystery-solving gal, with this officially licensed Velma talking bust.
While no image has been released yet, a similar talking bust and animated book was recently released of Harley Quinn. Here's an image of what it looks like: There was quite a bit of bad news last week between Kate's lung cancer diagnosis and Andre Braugher's passing, but we finally have some good news! Kate Micucci shared on her TikTok account that the lung cancer surgery was successful, and she is now completely cancer-free.
“Hey everyone! I just wanted to thank you all so much for the good wishes and all the love that I have received this past week. It meant so much to me and really came at a time that I really needed it so thank you. I have great news, which is that I am cancer free!” Micucci announced on a TikTok video. You can check out the full video where she talks about her recovery here. GamesRadar+ has just shared the cover art, release date and description for The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3. This will be the only comic released in March 2024. Here's the description:
THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #3 Written by IVAN COHEN Art and cover by DARIO BRIZUELA $2.99 US | 32 pages ON SALE 3/5/24 Catwoman won’t stand by and be blamed for another string of robberies in Gotham—she’ll turn herself in first! Batman is on her side, but will Mystery Inc. fall for her innocent act? Could this all be part of an even deeper scheme?! You may have heard the sad news earlier in the week that Andre Braugher passed away. Tony Cervone posted a commemoration of Andre on his Instagram page, revealing that Andre voiced Chef Dave in the Scoob! Holiday Haunt. Andre passed away at 61 due to lung cancer. Tony shared the following message about Andre on Instagram:
Andre Braugher played our beloved Chef Dave in “SCOOB Holiday Haunt”. When we met he asked us to tell him a little bit about our movie and ourselves. After ten minutes he said, “I’ve always had a soft spot for Scooby-Doo, I’m in.” We were so happy he was. He was an extremely talented, kind, funny gentleman who performed his role as a cartoon chef with the same dignity he would Shakespeare. We were lucky to spend time with him. I am truly sorry his work went the way of a tax write off. Scoob! director Michael Kurinsky also made a post on his Instagram in remembrance of Andre. I had the good fortune to be able to work with the great Andre Brauer on SCOOB Holiday Haunt. He masterfully played the character of Chef Dave, taking the role as serious as if we were doing Shakespeare. He will be missed. Tony and Michael also shared a few images of Andre's character from the movie. RIP to Andre! Some sad news today that the voice of Velma, Kate Micucci, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Kate shared on TikTok that she was recently hospitalized, and underwent surgery to remove the cancer. Thankfully, the doctors were able to catch the lung cancer early and were able to remove the cancerous matter from her body. Kate noted in the video that she is currently recovering from the surgery, and hopes to be out of the hospital within a few weeks. Here's hoping that Kate has a speedy recovery!
Although many fans expected to have Scooby-Doo and Krypto, Too! added to Max for the annual Scoobtober celebration, the film was not made available on the streaming service. However, Max just announced they will be adding Krypto Too to the service before the end of the year. According to WB's press release, Krypto Too will be added to Max on Christmas Day (December 25).
However, it's unfortunately not all good news, as Max has also announced they will be removing four Scooby-Doo films from the service. Scooby-Doo (2002), Daphne & Velma, Scooby-Doo! Sword and the Scoob and Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog will all be taken off of Max on December 31, 2023 according to ScreenRant. |
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