Yahoo Autos Freddie Prinze Jr. Says He Has 'Regret' Over Scooby-Doo Role, 'Zero Interest' in a Third Sequel
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Freddie Prinze Jr. isn't reuniting with Mystery Inc. anytime soon.
After originating the live-action role of Fred Jones, the actor, 47, said a sequel to his two previous Scooby-Doo films "wouldn't be something I would do" after bad experiences on set. "I have zero interest, it was tricky," he told TooFab.
"It wouldn't be for me, man. There was too much bait-and-switch on the first one. The studio was not honest with me in any way, shape or form. They were not straightforward," said Prinze, adding: "I've been on two jobs where I've had regret doing it, and Scooby was one of them."
He explained that he "didn't fully appreciate" the movie until seeing the impact it had on young fans when Scooby-Doo premiered in 2002, followed by the 2004 sequel Monsters Unleashed.
"Then, all of a sudden, I was like, 'Hey man, we did good. There are legit millions of people who love this movie. It's not the movie I wanted to make, but I appreciate that,'" Prinze continued. "And it made me change my outlook on it.
