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James Gunn Says Velma Was “Explicitly Gay” In ‘Scooby-Doo’ Script But The Studio “Kept Watering It Down”

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Since he’s probably best known for his big-screen superhero spectacle features for Marvel Studios and his low-budget indie horror features, fans likely don’t realize that James Gunn is credited as the writer for both early-2000s live-action “Scooby-Doo” feature films.

And recently, on social media, he revealed that his earliest script for “Scooby-Doo” featured the first on-screen version of Velma as a lesbian.

That is, until the studio got a hold of it. Continue reading James Gunn Says Velma Was “Explicitly Gay” In ‘Scooby-Doo’ Script But The Studio “Kept Watering It Down” at The Playlist..

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