 The official press release for Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo has been released, revealing the film will be released digitally on October 4, and released on DVD on October 18 in the US. The cost to buy the film digitally will be $14.99, whereas the cost of the DVD will be $19.98 ($24.98 in Canada). The film will be written by Mike Ryan, and directed/produced by Cecilia Aranovich Sam Register will be the executive producer (although note that this seems to be incorrect, as the writer/director Audie Harrison is listed on other sites but not credited here). In addition to being available on DVD and Digital, the film will air on Cartoon Network and will be put on HBO Max for the annual Scoobtober celebration. The DVD will include three bonus episodes: "El Bandito" (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!), "To Switch a Witch," and "The Headless Horseman of Halloween." Here is the description for the 72-minute film: Mystery Inc. has cracked the case to top all cases! They’ve tracked down Coco Diablo, the head of the notorious costume crime syndicate that colludes The Black Knight, Space Kook and the Ghost Diver. With Coco and her kitty in prison, Mystery Inc. thinks that they can finally enjoy a break. Wrong! Suddenly, menacing doppelgänger ghosts of the Scooby crew and favorite classic foes show up in Coolsville to threaten Halloween. Now it’s up to the meddling kids – and their unlikely new partner Coco – to unmask the latest scoundrel and save Halloween! For Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, with trick-or-treating on the line – this time it’s personal! The full press release can be read at the Screen Connections website. In addition, Richard Lee has shared he did some of the background drawings on his Instagram account. Amazon has also posted the back cover for the film, which can be seen below. 
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Mystery5
8/23/2022 12:53:50 pm
And on digital October 4th!!!
Becker
8/23/2022 01:08:04 pm
Oh wow, where did you see that?
Becker
8/23/2022 01:08:27 pm
Why didn't the trailer tell people that is beyond me 8/23/2022 02:19:59 pm
It's really confusing that they didn't put that date in the trailer. You'd think they'd want to include that so people would know when to buy the film lol.
The cop
8/23/2022 01:14:16 pm
The press realese says the digital release is October 4th and the bonus episodes are El bandito, headless horseman of halloween, and to switch a witch
The cop
8/23/2022 01:17:39 pm
Also it will be on HBO Max for scoobtober
Becker
8/23/2022 01:37:04 pm
Now that's something we've all been waiting for. It was a matter of time until HBO Max would get involved in the DTVs.
Mystery5
8/23/2022 02:18:33 pm
Releasing on HBO Max is a HUGE WIN 8/23/2022 02:22:34 pm
Thanks for the info! I'm bummed out about the bonus episodes, though. It would have been so easy for them to release "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" as one of the bonus episodes, but instead, they just keep going with the same generic episodes that have been bonus episodes on several other DTVs at this point. I can understand them not taking a risk on releasing the Scrappy series as separate season releases, but I have to admit it frustrates me that they keep releasing the same episodes over and over again when one of the unreleased episodes would perfectly fit on this DVD. Alright, rant over haha.
Becker
8/23/2022 04:05:35 pm
Honestly I'm really not bothered by the bonus ep choices for this. I especially love the fact one of them is El Bandito, I did not expect that. Pleasant surprise to see them go with a BCSD ep, just shows to me WB were happy with how the series turned out after all. And yeah, I know To Switch a Witch and The Headless Horseman of Halloween have been used a good number of times before, but they're still awesome episodes, plus they're not SDWAY. You'd expect one to be there cuz WB loves SDWAY so much, but there's none, surprisingly (neither is Scooby-Doo Halloween, anlther go-to). Sure, would've loved the NSDMy ep, but I'm happy with the ones they chose.
Becker
8/23/2022 04:06:46 pm
Another go-to* 8/23/2022 04:10:29 pm
It is cool they chose to go with BCSD episode, I was just bummed that they used the same two Halloween episodes they've used on past Halloween DTVs (FrankenCreepy and Rock and Roll Mystery). Oh well.
James Dixon
8/23/2022 01:15:43 pm
I give up having a negative complaint. We got the worst absolute worst with Return to Zombie Island. It can only go up from that point on.
hippyboy86
8/23/2022 01:29:32 pm
Here's the press release-
James Dixon
8/23/2022 01:54:46 pm
Love the name. 8/23/2022 02:23:33 pm
Thanks so much! I just rewrote this post so it would include all of this info.
Jakob123
8/23/2022 01:56:12 pm
🎵"Halloween, down goes the sun 8/23/2022 02:25:24 pm
Is this a song you made up for the movie? I'm a little confused since there's not any context for this comment.
Jakob123
8/23/2022 03:26:03 pm
Yes It is, Do you like it?
Mr Neither
8/23/2022 02:14:09 pm
Well, that's just super. What is the need in releasing early on one media form over the other? If anything, release it on physical first to try and minimise pirating. Oh well, it's WB so no surprise. 8/23/2022 02:24:44 pm
I'm not overly bothered by it, since it's only two weeks apart and that's what's been done for many Scooby films in the past. I don't think a UK release date has been announced yet, though, so I can see your point about pirating if there's a major delay between the UK and US release dates.
Jacob Berger
8/23/2022 02:31:53 pm
The only disappointing part about all of this news today is that El Bandito is being released on dvd for the 3rd time. I wish they could’ve released a season 2 episode of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! that hasn’t been released on dvd yet but other than that everything is all good. 8/23/2022 02:38:54 pm
Me too! I'm not sure why they chose that episode other than the monstrous gang looked skeletal and El Bandito is a skeleton.
James Dixon
8/23/2022 02:35:03 pm
Richard Lee deleted his post. Not sure why. The film has been officially announced. 8/23/2022 02:38:21 pm
Oops, that was my bad. I forgot the dash at the end of the URL, which is why it was showing up as a broken link. I fixed it now.
ScobyRo
8/23/2022 04:07:12 pm
Here you can see the dvd cover in high res https://i0.wp.com/screen-connections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Trick.Or_.Treat_.Scooby.Doo-DVD.Cover_.jpg
Becker
8/23/2022 04:11:34 pm
Why am I not shocked at all that Michael Ryan wrote it? Lol, he's such a staple Scooby writer for a decade now that it's almost expected. And the fact Cecilia Aranovich directed this film gives me more hope; Straight Outta Nowhere was the best Scooby film in like half a decade. Good stuff. 8/23/2022 04:50:17 pm
Knowing it was from the same team that wrote Straight Outta Nowhere give me a lot of hope for the film too. That was one of my favorite films of this recent era.
Amber noel
8/23/2022 06:44:37 pm
I notice on the cover that fred is driving a different vehicle, could that be the doppelgangers "mystery machine"?
Becker
8/24/2022 02:11:32 am
The same vehicle Coco stands next to on the back cover 8/24/2022 09:08:35 am
It says the Mystery Machine on that cover, so I think it is the doppelgangers' Mystery Machine.
The cop
8/23/2022 06:51:12 pm
The back cover for the DVD I on Amazon also 8/23/2022 09:08:00 pm
Thanks so much for the info! I just added the back cover image to this post.
Lance Rutt
8/23/2022 07:00:52 pm
Seems unlikely you can get a tax write-off if you released a trailer lol
Lance Rutt
8/23/2022 07:08:38 pm
The cat creature kind of looks like the one from Old Cat and Mouse Game. 8/23/2022 08:55:03 pm
Somebody else mentioned that here too somewhere in the comments. I'm very curious to see if they intended that as a reference to The Richie Rich / Scooby-Doo Show.
Lance Rutt
8/23/2022 07:24:06 pm
So this might be me over speculating but I wonder if that Coco chick is being set up as a recurring character going forward (assuming there even are more DTV movies of course). Introducing another trendy teen character who's also non-white and has ties to the gang's history seems like it could be pointing in that direction. Just speculation. 8/23/2022 08:55:24 pm
I hadn't thought about that, but that would be very interesting to see if they continued this era of DTVs!
Amber noel
8/24/2022 08:40:05 am
Personally think this is a one off I feel like it's kind of a situation like Scooby doo blow out beach bash where it was announced or concived around the time the lego scooby doo theme was still going but because dtv scooby doo movie take a while to make they it ended up being released after the lego scooby doo theme ended. 8/24/2022 01:44:06 am
Joining Mystery Inc's the best way for Coco Diablo to redeem herself
Gibby Norton
8/24/2022 07:19:36 am
Is it possible that the press release got it wrong? Because the back cover shows an entirely different crew wrote and directed this one! 8/24/2022 09:05:42 am
I honestly didn't even notice that, but you're right! Audie Harrison was listed on the Amazon France page, so I kinda wonder if the press release didn't get the wrong credits. That would be very strange if that were the case, though.
Audie Harrison
8/24/2022 03:19:49 pm
The information in WB's official press release is incorrect. This movie was produced by Audie Harrison. It was written by Audie Harrison, Laura Pollak and Daniel McClellan. Cecila Aranovich and Mike Ryan had nothing to do with this.
Becker
8/24/2022 04:17:56 pm
And directed by Audie Harrison. You missed that part, Audie Harrison. 8/24/2022 05:08:37 pm
Thanks for clarifying, Audie! I'm really looking forward to the film!
Shadowscooby
8/26/2022 08:57:18 am
After watching the trailer a couple of times, I must say im really interesting in the film for a lot of reasons: 8/26/2022 10:31:59 am
I thought it was really cool how they referenced obscure villains too. I really liked the clones, and I agree with you they look cooler than the Scooby-Doo Valentine clones. I'll be very interested to see if future DTVs are done in Guess Who style!
Amber noel
8/26/2022 06:26:21 pm
About the doppelgangers what if they shared traits or quirks with the gang maybe have a scene where velma and her doppelganger lose their glasses or have the shaggy and scooby doppelgangers like food or something like that and if they talk maybe have them sound like the gang.
MysteryMan59
8/26/2022 11:30:36 pm
It's cool they're doing another Halloween movie after 2 years, and it could be an improvement. I'm still a little disappointed that those mutant pumpkins were fake. I like the idea that they're finally meeting the person who supposedly created all the costumes they've encountered over the years. However, I hope that the animation style isn't a permanent change to the "Scooby-Doo" movies. I like it for the "Guess Who" show, but for the movies, I like them with the regular style more. It's kind of reminds me of how they're doing "Tom & Jerry" movies now with the 2014 show style rather than they're original one. 8/27/2022 10:04:11 am
It's definitely a strange idea to have them meet the person behind every single costume they've ever faced (that's some serious dedication, since it would be over 600 costumes!) I agree with you about the animation style, I definitely prefer the old style too. I could see myself getting used to it, though.
Shadowscooby
8/27/2022 01:07:04 pm
I wonder what this means for the animation for the Scooby/Krypto movie. Are they going blend their animation with The Krypto the Superdog animation style? 8/27/2022 04:34:44 pm
I imagine they'll just go with Guess Who style for Krypto, since that's what they did with Courage, but that would be really interesting if they did!
Amber noel
8/27/2022 06:53:25 pm
But they didn't use the guess who style for the courage crossover it was going to be a episode of guess who but the didn't use the guess who style. I don't think the krypto crossover is going to be in the guess who style. 8/28/2022 10:11:16 am
That's a great point; I hadn't remembered that! I think you could be right on it being a Guess Who movie. The tone of the trailer seems a lot zanier than the series, so I'll be interested to see if the film has a different feel than Guess Who.
Amber noel
8/27/2022 07:07:01 pm
I feel like this isn't just a movie in the guess who style but a guess who movie Idk I feel like they wouldn't use the guess who font for the title if this wasn't a guess who production and them finding out that one person was behind all of the costumes and the evil doppelgangers makes this feel like a finale to guess who in a way.
Amber noel
8/27/2022 07:16:27 pm
I just had a thought, what if the doppelgangers were the gangs voice actors because I feel like if this is a guess who thing they might add a guess star i some way
Amber noel
8/28/2022 10:55:31 am
I also feel like in the prison scene we might also see guess who villains aswell.
Amber noel
8/28/2022 11:22:46 am
I am sorry for the amount of comments I just have more to say than I thought. I feel their is going to be a situation where the doppelgangers do some bad stuff and the actual gang get blamed for it but I also feel like that would be unlikely giving how different the doppelgangers look despite having some similarites in terms of appearence. 8/28/2022 07:34:16 pm
No worries! Yeah, I could see them being inspired by the plot of "A Scooby-Doo Valentine." I agree the doppelgangers look different, but maybe they could still do the plotline you suggested by having the doppelgangers doing some bad stuff, and somebody sees their shadows and thinks it's the gang.
Amber noel
8/28/2022 09:03:55 pm
Huh I never thought about their shadows or maybe this plotline could work Leave a Reply. |
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