Sarah Michelle Gellar Says Scooby-Doo Almost Had A Kiss Between Daphne And Velma

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Scooby-Doo hasmany iterations, and every adaptation puts its own spin on things. According to Sarah Michelle Gellar, the 2002 film would have explored an attraction between Daphne and Velma (Linda Cardellini) had the studio not interfered.

Scooby-Doo is a simple formula: four teenagers explore haunted locations with their eponymous Great Dane, who serves as a mascot for their investigations. When it came time for a live-action adaptation, James Gunn was hired to bring Scooby-Doo to life. Originally intended as a more adult-minded spoof of the franchise, the film later underwent rewrites that brought a more family-friendly tone to the picture and cut out many of the nods and winks to the franchise's lore.

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While appearing on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen,Gellar talked about the deleted elements of the Scooby-Doo film. When asked about a rumored «side relationship» between Velma and Daphne that got cut from the final film, Gellar responded, «I don't know about a relationship on the side, but there was a steamy— I mean, I said it was steamy, but they probably didn't think it was, hence it was cut… Kiss, yup, it got cut. It was an actual kiss between Daphne and Velma that got cut. I feel like the world wants to see it, but I don't know where it is.» Reportedly, the scene would have taken place when the Mystery Inc. gang was struggling to get their souls back in their own bodies, and the two would have kissed to return to their bodies.

Gellar also revealed a cut line of dialogue in which Daphne insinuates that Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), leader and planner of the group, was gay. The sequence was supposed to riff off of popular fan assumptions that Fred was gay or bi in