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Matthew Lillard says that he had to readjust his expectations for his career after Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office. Lillard played Shaggy Rogers in both of the theatrical live action movies based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. After the failure of the second movie, a third film was canceled, and the live-action version of the Scooby-Doo franchise moved to TV movies for Cartoon Network, which starred Nick Palatas as Shaggy.

While speaking with Business Insider, Lillard shared that after starring in the Scooby-Doo films, he thought they would take his career to new heights and that he would become a leading actor. Instead, however, the star acknowledged that the immediate aftermath led to a bit of a rough patch for him:

I thought I'd be No. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies. And the reality was the exact opposite happened.

Despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews, the live-action Scooby-Doo movies remain beloved among fans of the Mystery Inc. gang. A threequel appears to be off the table, but Variety (via Toonado.com) is reporting that a new live-action TV series is in the works and heading to Netflix.

No plot details have been revealed, but the one-hour drama project is nearing a deal at the streamer with a script-to-series commitment. Based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name, Warner Bros. Television is producing the project with Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (Cowboy Bepop) serving as writers and executive producers.

André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner will also executive produce under their Midnight Radio banner, while Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Leigh London Redman will take on the same role through Berlanti Productions.

Berlanti is best known for his DC TV work and was behind Netflix's recently released Dead Boy Detectives. He's...

Mystery Inc. rides again! Variety is reporting that the long-running "Scooby-Doo" franchise may be making a leap back to the live-action world, this time courtesy of Netflix. Sources tell the outlet that, unlike past versions of the Hanna-Barbera-created franchise, the new series won't be a comedic mystery but a one-hour drama series. Warner Bros. Television, which has been responsible for other dark teen-centric Netflix shows like "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and "Dead Boy Detectives," is set to produce.

Though the deal apparently isn't set in stone yet, the untitled "Scooby-Doo" live-action project is apparently in talks to receive a script-to-series commitment, with the team from Arrowverse maestro Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions (which also helped bring the two above titles to life) set to produce. Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg, the creative duo that co-executive produced shows like Hulu's "High Fidelity" and MGM+'s underrated "From," are set to...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for Kane Hodder’s Exit to Hell, trailer for Evil Feed, Another, and Terrible Angels, video highlights from Steven Yeun interview with Conan O’Brien, and much more:

Exit to Hell Release Details: “After robbing a mafia run strip club, a naïve group of thugs head for the border to enjoy their bounty. But when they enter the remote and wind-swept town of Redstone, they gruesomely discover that revenge is all in how you slice it. Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th, Hatchet) takes the title role as Sheriff Slade Sickle, a man with an abiding appetite for justice! Exit to Hell co-stars Tiffany Shepis (Nightmare Man, Dark Reel) and Rena Riffel (Showgirls, Mulholland Dr.) in this carnage-filled tribute to American Grindhouse cinema.

Uncork’d Entertainment has inked North American VOD,...

Director Jeremiah Sayys has finally unleashed the trailer for his long in the works project Immoral Prodigy, and we'd be remiss if we did not bring it to you. Dig it!

Immoral Prodigy stars Malese Jow ("The Vampire Diaries"). Also appearing in the film are Jeremy Miller, Najarra Townsend, Nick Palatas, Paul Cuneo, Michelle Cuneo, Serein Wu, Max Jenkins and Joseph Gatt. Sayys has a cameo playing Zachary, the lead in the feature film.

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A mysterious masked psychopathic killer preys on a kind and good-hearted young woman named Meredith, killing everyone she comes into contact with, eventually trapping her and a few of her friends in a terrifying web of horror.

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We’re starting a new series of posts here at SciFi Mafia that we’re calling Web Series Wednesday where we devote a space to the wonderment of the web series. Every Wednesday we’ll cover two awesome web series shows and give you all the info to get into them.

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This week we’re covering School of Thrones and Course of the Force.

Prom night is coming to Westeros High in the web series, School of Thrones, and the clicks are all vying for their right to the throne. The season consists of three episodes all well under 10 minutes. The bromance between Robb Stark and Theon Greyjoy is my favorite. The series starts out pretty fun and seems like it would have...

Indie filmmaker Jeremiah Sayys is back with a brand spanking new project, and we've got the first look and details for you right here. We're hip like that, ya know? Dig it!

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After coming off his directorial debut with the psychological horror/thriller “Of Silence” in 2009, up and coming actor, writer, director, producer Jeremiah Sayys has spent the last two years in post-production perfecting the film. During that time he has managed to take time to produce and star in the family drama “The Legends of Nethiah”, in which he plays the title character, and to produce and star in the horror comedy “Opious”, playing the edgy character Silas who is part of a ghost hunting group that has to close a portal from hell after it was accidentally opened. His next directorial project was supposed to be the werewolf horror film “Wulf” that was planned...

Scooby-Doo Continues his renaissance thanks to the well-received animated series on the Cartoon Network and his home video exploits also continue to perk along as witnessed by this press release:

Burbank, CA – (December 21, 2010) – Mystical moonstones, creepy creatures and unlikely romances are on the docket for Mystery Inc. in Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new, live action movie featuring an exclusive extended cut of the film with never-before-seen music sequences coming to Blu-Ray™ and DVD March 1, 2011 from Warner Premiere and Cartoon Network. A follow-up to its smash-hit predecessor Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster will be available from Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack and single disc DVD. Order due date is January 25, 2011. The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster finds the Mystery Inc. gang heading toward summer jobs at a country club owned by Daphne’s uncle,...

While it's not one of our favorite characters, we here at ComicMix know there are plenty of Scooby-Doo fans so as a public service, we offer up the following press release:

Burbank, CA – March 12, 2010 – Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new, live-action/CG movie follow-up to 2009’s record-setting Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, it was announced today by Eva Davis, Evp and General Manager, Warner Premiere. The film commences principal photography on March 15 in various locations around Southern California. The family-targeted feature will premiere on Cartoon Network in fall 2010 and release on DVD through Warner Home Video in early 2011.

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster continues the Mystery Inc. gang’s adventures from the 2009 hit Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, which premiered as the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history, and set targeted demographic records across the board. This new film will once again feature...

Shaggy, Scooby and the gang are back this fall for an all-new live action/CG adventure Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new, live-action/CG movie follow-up to 2009's record-setting Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, it was announced today by Eva Davis, Evp and General Manager, Warner Premiere. The film commences principal photography on March 15 in various locations around Southern California. The family-targeted feature will premiere on Cartoon Network in fall 2010 and release on DVD through Warner Home Video in early 2011.

Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster continues the Mystery Inc. gang's adventures from the 2009 hit Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, which premiered as the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history, and set targeted demographic records across the board. This new film will once again feature the familiar cast of characters in their high school years as they continue to develop and sharpen their combined sleuthing skills.

Principle photography begins Monday on locations around Southern California for Warner Premiere's live-action/CG "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster," directed by Brian Levant.

The feature, starring Robbie Amell, Kate Melton, Hayley Kiyoko and Nick Palatas, will premiere on Cartoon Network in the fall before being released on DVD in early 2011.

The movie is a follow-up to 2009's 'Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins,' which premiered as the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history.

Levant, producer Brian Gilbert and writers the Altiere Brothers all are reprising their roles on the earlier film for the Atlas Entertainment production. Animation Picture Company is animating Scooby-Doo.

You Gotta Hear This: TMZ has obtained the gnarly 911 call made after Nick Palatas -- who plays Shaggy in a new "Scooby Doo" movie -- sliced his thumb open with a table saw.Palatas -- who had been working with the saw at his house in Northridge, CA back in September -- made the frantic call himself ... telling the dispatcher he "cut it all the way down to the bone ... I must have cut a...

Scooby-doo's latest Shaggy character has been hospitalised after sawing off his thumb.

Actor Nick Palatas, who plays Scooby-Doo's sidekick in the new TV movie Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins, suffered the accident at his home in Northridge, California on Tuesday.

Medical staff at Northridge Hospital could not re-attach the digit, according to TMZ.com.

Nick Palatas -- the straight-to-dvd "Scooby-Doo" actor -- just lopped off his thumb.Nick's manager tells us the actor -- who plays Shaggy in the film -- was working with a table saw this afternoon in Northridge, CA when the saw struck a knot in the wood and suddenly jumped.We're told the saw sliced off one-third to one-half of Nick's right thumb. Nick dialed 911. Yes.While in the ambulance, Nick called his mother and...

There will be a third live-action/CG "Scooby-Doo" movie, this time headed to TV and DVD.

Titled "Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning" -- a prequel set before the 2002 and 2004 "Scooby-Doo" theatricals -- the film will debut on Cartoon Network in fall 2009 when it also will be released on DVD. It finds the Mystery gang uniting for the first time to solve the haunting of their high school.

"Scooby-Doo: In the Beginning" will feature an all new cast of lesser-known actors replacing the original quartet of Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini. Rob Amell ("Life With Derek") will play Freddy, joined by newcomers Kaitlyn Melton as Daphne, Hayley Alcroft as Velma and Nick Palatas as Shaggy. The computer-generated Scooby-Doo will be voiced by Frank Welker, a longtime voice actor on the animated "Scooby-Doo" series.

For Cartoon, which airs Hanna-Barbera's classic "Scooby" toons, the new film is part of its push into movies and live-action.

The original movie is co-produced by Warner Premiere, the direct-to-dvd and direct-to-platform production arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Cartoon Network. Warner Home Video will distribute on DVD.

Brian Levant will direct from a script by Daniel and Steven Altiere. Brian Gilbert is producing.

Production is slated to begin Monday in Vancouver.