My daughter loves watching the Scooby gang solve mysteries. She sees herself in all of the characters. After every episode. she's off to find suspicious activities and expose the bad guy. I am not a fan of the meddling kids. Not as a kid and not now.
Daphne and Velma have their own feature film! The movie is an updated, live-action look at how the crime-solving duo became best friends and solve a mystery. My mystery fan was excited to watch her two favorites in a movie of their own.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release Daphne & Velma on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 22, 2018
As we settled in to watch the movie, I noticed a string of women's names in the opening credits. Produced by Ashley Tisdale and Jennifer Tisdale’s Blondie Girl Productions, directed by Suzi Yoonessi, one of the writers is a woman, the music and editing were done by women. The movie became a lot more interesting to me.
Besides not being a fan of Scooby Doo and his buddies, the idea of a movie without them seemed weak. As I watched with my kids, it dawned on me that this movie was not made for people in my age group. This is absolutely for a new generation. And, how awesome is it to have women taking the lead. Not only showing how these two unlikely friends teamed up but reimagined with attitude, smarts, and independence.
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I had an opportunity to listen in on an interview with Sarah Gilman (ABC's “Last Man Standing”) who plays Velma. She is delightful and sharp. When Ms. Gilman was asked if boys would get anything out of the movie she said, "...it will appeal to boys because it's the same way girls watch movies about boys out there kicking butt. I hope that it can be the other way around and then boys can enjoy the story for what it is. And it's important for boys to also know that a girl can kick butt and girls can also be good at science and math and engineering."
I just adored listening to the young, positive, actress speak about this fun film. Her joy radiated over the phone. And, my kids enjoyed the film. Especially my daughter.
About Daphne and VelmaJinkies! Your favorite mystery-solving teenagers are back in an all-new, live-action feature-length movie!
State of the art robots and high-tech gadgets are common sights at Ridge Valley High, an innovative center of learning for some of the brightest minds in the country, including new transfer student, the bright & optimistic Daphne Blake (Sarah Jeffery) who is excited to finally go to school with her online bestie, the whip-smart & analytical Velma Dinkley (Sarah Gilman). But not everything is as innocent as it seems as mysterious disappearances begin to plague the top-performing students on campus. Once cheery and full of life, kids now appear in a “zombiefied” state - lifeless and shells of themselves. Can Daphne and Velma learn to work together and save the students or will they become the next victims? Get ready for thrills and laughs as we follow the first adventures of Mystery Inc.’s fierce female duo.
The film stars Sarah Jeffery (Disney's "Descendants: Wicked World") and Sarah Gilman (ABC's “Last Man Standing”), and is produced by Ashley Tisdale and Jennifer Tisdale’s Blondie Girl Productions. Daphne & Velma will carry a suggested retail price of $19.98 for the DVD and $24.98 for the Blu-ray
