In a move that will have LGBTQ+ stans everywhere saying ‘f***ing finally’, Velma has officially been confirmed as lesbian in the new Scooby-Doo movie.
After clips from Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo went viral on Twitter, fans have shared their delight at the iconic character’s sexuality finally being confirmed. You can see the trailer to the new film here:
In the clip, onlookers are greeted by a very hot and flustered Velma Dinkley, who is left only managing to utter a very small ‘jinkies’ after running into a cool, calm and collected Coco Diablo - a costume designer, no less.
There’s only one emotion that can cause a reaction of this type, and it’s love.
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The prospect of a gay relationship between Velma and another character has long been teased for fans of the franchise.
Viewers have now taken to Twitter to share their excitement at the confirmed LGBTQ+ storyline, which is a first for Scooby-Doo.
In one tweet, which has racked up a whopping 100,000 plus likes, the social media user penned: “OMG LESBIAN VELMA FINALLY.”
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Meanwhile, another onlooker described how the Queer community previously suspected her character was gay.
They wrote: “Scooby-Doo Movie: Velma is officially lesbian!
“The entire Queer community: Um, duh.”
Even Scooby-Doo creatives hoped to define the character’s sexuality in previous films - with James Gunn, who was the mind behind the Noughties live-action remakes, recently admitting that they were never able to make Velma officially a lesbian in the films.
In a recent Q&A on Twitter, Guardians of the Galaxy director Gunn, who penned the screenplay for Scoob’s big-screen outing, explained Velma was actually gay in his first script until it was ‘watered down’ by Warner Bros.
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One Twitter user wrote to Gunn, urging: “Please make our live-action lesbian Velma dreams come true.”
He replied: “I tried! In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script. But the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down, becoming ambiguous (the version shot), then nothing (the released version) & finally having a boyfriend (the sequel).”
But fans engrossed with Velma’s recently liberated character can get to grips with the storyline in the new film, which is centred around Halloween.
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Per the synopsis on Amazon Movies, the movie description reads: “Menacing ghosts of the Scooby crew and favourite classic foes are threatening Halloween. With trick-or-treating on the line, it’s up to Mystery Inc. to save the day!”
We're certainly thrilled that both Velma and Scooby-Doo viewers finally get the representation they deserve.
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Topics: Film and TV, LGBTQ
Gabriella Ferlita