Long before Batman became king of the comic book crossovers, the Caped Crusader crossed paths with Mystery Incorporated twice during The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Since then, Batman and Scooby-Doo have had a few other comic book crossovers, and they even briefly shared the stage again during the Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series. Now, for the first time since the ’70s, Batman and Scooby-Doo are teaming up for a full length animated movie. And for this new adventure, Batman brought along a few of his friends!
IGN debuted the first trailer for Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which appears to act as a follow up to their last animated encounter. Diedrich Bader is reprising his role as Batman from The Brave and the Bold, alongside John DiMaggio as Aquaman, Jeffrey Combs as the Question, Grey Griffin as Black Canary, Tom Kenny as Plastic Man, and Kevin Michael Richardson as Detective Chimp. Although the trailer reveals that Batman has formed his own mystery group in Gotham City, he seems unusually deferential to the Mystery Incorporated team. That’s very generous of him, but we still think it was probably a mistake to let Scooby drive!
Legendary voice actor Frank Welker is also starring in this film as both Scooby-Doo and Fred, with Griffin as Daphne, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, and Kate Micucci as Velma. The teaser trailer hints that many classic Scooby-Doo villains like the Ghost Clown and Miner 49er will make their return, or at least they will somehow be recreated. Several of Batman’s rogue’s gallery will also be on hand, including the Joker, Penguin, and Catwoman. It also appears that Scooby and Shaggy will somehow find themselves trapped in Arkham Asylum, where they will encounter Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, as well as the Ventriloquist and Killer Croc. It should be fun to see them get out of that situation!
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold will be released on DVD on January 9, 2018.
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Images: Warner Bros. Animation/DC Entertainment
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