Scooby-Doo's Velma was 'explicitly gay' in script for 2002 film starring Linda Cardellini but studio blocked it
ames Gunn, who penned the live-action Scooby-Doo films in the early 2000s, revealed that he wrote Velma Dinkley as 'explicitly gay' but the studio blocked the choices and edited out even ambiguous references.share
Linda Cardellini portrayed the character in Scooby Doo: The Movie and its sequel Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed, in 2002 and 2004, respectively.
While tweeting with fans on Sunday, one asked the 53-year-old filmmaker to 'Please make our live-action lesbian Velma dreams come true,' he wrote emphatically, 'I tried!'
He went on to say 'In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script.'
'But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down,' Gunn continued, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Fans have long speculated over Velma's sexuality and many have called for new iterations to show her in romantic relationships with women.
The version that was shot had ambiguous references to Velma's sexuality, though those were edited out in the version that was released, according to Gunn.