‘Scoob!: Holiday Haunt’ Producer Reveals Score Being Recorded After Film’s Axing: ‘Already Paid for the Stage and Musicians’

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Thania Garcia Although Warner Bros. Discovery has officially pulled the plug on release plans for “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt,” a followup to the 2020 animated film “Scoob!,” the film isn’t quite done with work yet.

Producer Tony Cervone, who directed the first “Scoob!,” has revealed that the production is still recording the film’s score, despite the official cancellation.On Saturday, Cervone shared a photo of his team working in a recording studio on Instagram.“So what do you do when the movie is canceled, but you’ve already paid for the stage and the musicians?” Cervone wrote in the caption. “You record the damn score!”A post shared by Tony Cervone (@tonycervone)Although recording a score for a film that will not be released isn’t exactly an ordinary practice, axing a film after the bulk of its production has already been completed — which was the case around “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt,” according to reports — isn’t ordinary either.Last Tuesday, Hollywood was rocked after Warner Bros.

Discovery confirmed that “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt” along with “Batgirl” (a feature film adaptation of the DC Comics character) would no longer be released, either theatrically or on HBO Max.

Both productions were conceived as original programming for the streamer and were eyeing release dates later this year. “Holiday Haunt” was being directed by Bill Haller and Michael Kurinsky, while Dara Taylor (“Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “The Tender Bar”) was credited as the film’s composer.