Simon Cowell is about to see his name in lights, having secured a role in a Hollywood movie for children. Along with his son Eric, the 60-year-old Britain's Got Talent judge is playing himself in the new Scooby-Doo film Scoob!
alongside a star-studded cast. Telling the story of the ghost-busting gang's journey to friendship, the film stars Mark Wahlberg, Jason Isaacs, Amanda Seyfried, Ken Jeong and Zac Efron.
Breaking the news to fans, Simon announced: "I watched Scooby Doo as a kid and now I'm thrilled to be watching it again with my son Eric.
So when we got asked to be in the new Scooby Doo movie SCOOB', it was the quickest yes I've ever said. "We never really got to find out how Scooby and Shaggy met the rest of the gang and now we do.
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