Actor Zac Efron and Amanda Seyfried have been roped into voice the characters of Fred and Daphne, respectively in the upcoming animated film ‘Scoob’. After the cinematic debut of Raja Gosnell’s live-action film in 2002 and its sequel, ‘Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed’ in 2004, the mystery solving gang is back to the big screen, this time in an animated form.
According to Deadline, Efron and Seyfried have been cast as Fred and Daphne, completing the voice cast of the five main leads. The voice cast also includes Will Forte to voice Norville ‘Shaggy’ Rogers, while Gina Rodriguez would be voicing Velma Dinkley.
The plot of the film revolves around all the members of The Mystry Inc. joining forces with other characters of the Scooby Doo show to save the world from the evil Dick Dastardly.
The film is slated to release on May 15, 2020.
Efron and Seyfried are not new to the kids friendly content as Zac starred in Disney’s ‘High School Musical’ trilogy, Efron lent his voice to Ted in ‘The Lorax’, had a one-episode appearance in ‘The Suite Life of Zack & Cody’. Whereas Amanda made her debut with the acclaimed teen comedy ‘Mean Girls’ and has given voice to TV stars like ‘American Dad’ and ‘Family Guy’.