Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Scooby-Doo Movie Cut Daphne-Velma Lesbian Kiss, Gay Fred Joke (Variety)

Sarah Michelle Gellar says Daphne and Velma had a "steamy" kiss that got cut from 2002's live-action "Scooby Doo" movie.

“In 2001, Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script,” Gunn wrote at the time. The recently launched HBO Max prequel series “Velma” also depicts Velma as queer. I think that was the reason I signed onto the movie. “There was a great line too that I’ll never forget,” Gellar said. [Sarah Michelle Gellar](https://variety.com/t/sarah-michelle-gellar/) confirmed during a recent visit on “Watch What Happens Live” that 2002’s live-action “Scooby Doo” movie shot and cut a “steamy” gay kiss between her character, Daphne, and Linda Cardellini’s [Velma](https://variety.com/t/velma/). Gellar said all four actors signed onto the James Gunn-scripted film because it was “less family-friendly,” only for the theatrical release to remove a lot of the risqué moments.

Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals a "steamy" kiss between Velma and ... (The A.V. Club)

"The world wants to see it," Gellar said this week, of a same-sex kiss cut from James Gunn's 2002 Scooby-Doo movie.

It all got cut.” “It got cut. There was an actual kiss between Daphne and Velma that got cut.

They Cut the Queer Out of 'Scooby-Doo' Movie According to Sarah ... (Collider.com)

Scooby-Doo star Sarah Michelle Gellar says that the 2002 film had a lot of queer content that didn't make the final cut, including a Dapne-Velma kiss.

Even the deleted scenes that were included on the original DVD and Blu-ray release of the film, one that particularly of Velma singing on top of a piano, would raise a lot of eyebrows if you were a parent. Velma becoming a gay icon became a reality in the 2022 animated film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!. The first film in particular was very ahead of its time in terms of its edgier humorous style and brilliant parody of its source material. Even with that 2002 PG rating, a lot of innuendo filled jokes made in that film wouldn’t fly in today's movie landscape. “In 2001, Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script,” Gunn specifically said at the time and explained, “But the studio just kept watering it down and watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) and finally having a boyfriend (the sequel).” Even in the final PG product we got it wasn’t hard to tell, with adult eyes, that this film was intended to be a lot more… James Gunn’s a household name now thanks to his work on the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and his upcoming role shepherding the new DC Universe.

Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms 'Steamy' Queer 'Scooby Doo' Kiss Cut (IndieWire)

Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed that her 2002 "Scooby Doo" character Daphne was set to have a "steamy" kiss with Velma (Linda Cardellini).

[revisited](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/james-gunn-mad-about-scooby-doo-1234766442/) the “Scooby Doo” legacy, claiming that the 2002 film was originally set out to be PG-13 but received an R-rating from the MPAA. “But the studio just kept watering it down and watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version), and finally having a boyfriend (the sequel).” It was less family-friendly to begin with.” “I think it was the reason I actually signed on to the movie. But I don’t know where it is.” The “Cruel Intentions alum added, “There was an actual kiss between Daphne and Velma that got cut.

Sarah Michelle Gellar says there was a 'steamy' deleted scene from ... (Daily Mail)

Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed there was a steamy kissing scene between her and Scooby-Doo co-star Linda Cardellini in the 2002 film - but the clip was ...

'They cut that too,' she revealed to the audience. and I slam the door. Years later: Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed there was a steamy kissing scene between her and Scooby-Doo co-star Linda Cardellini in the 2002 film - but the clip was cut Shocker: While guest starring on Bravo TV's What What Happens Live the 45-year-old actress said there was a steamy kissing scene between Daphne and Velma that was cut; Sarah, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, and Freddie Prinze Jr. [Sarah Michelle Gellar](/tvshowbiz/sarah-michelle-gellar/index.html) has revealed there was a steamy kissing scene between her and Scooby-Doo co-star Linda Cardellini in the 2002 film - but the clip was cut. Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals a 'steamy' KISS scene between her and Scooby-Doo co-star Linda Cardellini was DELETED from the 2002 film

Sarah Michelle Gellar wants world to see 'steamy' Daphne and ... (EW.com)

The actress, who starred as the fashionable detective Daphne, says there are multiple cut scenes from the 2002 film that deserve to see the light of day, ...

"And I think it's great that it's finally out there." In fact, Gellar found that particular scene so funny that it became "the reason I actually signed onto the movie" in the first place. "We were having a fight, Daphne and Fred, and then I yell at him, 'And that ascot makes you look gay!' And I slam the door and they cut that, too." "There was a great line too that I'll never forget," she said. I don't know where it is." "I feel like the world wants to see it.

Sarah Michelle Gellar Says Positively Steamy Kiss Was Cut From ... (MovieMaker Magazine)

Sarah Michelle Gellar wants justice for the “steamy” kiss she shared with Linda Cardellini as Daphne and Velma in the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie.

“In 2001, Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script,” Gunn wrote at the time. “There was a great line too that I’ll never forget,” she said. Now, the beloved Scooby-Doo character Velma is finally getting to be canonically lesbian in the new Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo! It all got cut.” I don’t know where it is.” It got cut,” Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed.