Velma

Fans have been theorizing for years, but now clips from the new movie Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! appear to confirm it — Velma Dinkley is attracted to women.

eventually took these details out of the first movie, and even gave Velma a boyfriend in the sequel. He added, "I actually thought it was a bigger deal for Velma's character that she is in love with the villain of the movie. "If you follow the entire Marcie arc it seems as clear as we could make it 10 years ago. The object of Velma's infatuation, the Mystery Inc. The animated movie, which was released for purchase on digital platforms Tuesday, includes a new character, the head of a costume crime syndicate named Coco Diablo. "It honestly did not occur to [me] that we were doing something so groundbreaking until right now," the movie's director, Audie Harrison, told NPR in an email.

'Scooby-Doo' fans who have long held that Velma Dinkley is a lesbian got their official confirmation this week when a clip from Cartoon Network's new ...

“Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!” premieres Oct. HBO Max unveiled a poster teasing its “killer new take” on Wednesday. Mystery Incorporated” series, which ran from 2010 to 2013, sprinkled in potential love interests for Velma, including a mermaid and a story arc with Marcie “Hot Dog Water” Fleach. “I remember booking Velma in 2008. Curse of the Lake Monster” (2010), was among the many who welcomed Tuesday’s affirmation. Actor Hayley Kiyoko, who played Velma in the live-action feature film adaptations “Scooby-Doo!

It appears Velma wants a same-sex boo in the upcoming "Scooby-Doo" Halloween movie. Fans have long believed Velma was part of the LGBTQ+ community.

A history of LGBTQ+ representation in film "In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script" (for 2002's live-action "Scooby-Doo"), he tweeted at the time. To those that didn't, I suggest you look closer."

Clips from HBO Max's upcoming 'Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!' show Velma crushing on crime syndicate costume designer Coco Diablo—the film's villain.

“So we had a couple little nods to that in the movie, and in the end, again, they were things that kind of (detracted from) the scenes.” [Katharine Hepburn’s Obsessive Originality](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/miss-independent-katharine-hepburns-obsessive-originality?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-101122) Creators in the Scooby-Doo orbit have long talked about depicting Velma as a lesbian onscreen. “I actually thought it was a bigger deal for Velma’s character that she is in love with the villain of the movie,” Harrison added. In clips that circulated on social media ahead of the film’s October 16 debut, the animated Velma (voiced by Kate Micucci) becomes visibly flustered after meeting Coco Diablo (Myrna Velasco), head costume designer for a crime syndicate. “The fact that she is a girl is just...well, a fact.

HBO Max debuts the first poster for its upcoming adult animated series Velma, starring Mindy Kaling as the fan-favorite Scooby-Doo character.

"And while we're on the topic of fresh, female-forward shows, I am beyond excited to share with you these images from my new animated adult comedy Velma, which is based on the beloved character from Scooby-Doo," Kaling said at the time. In an image shared online, Velma and a group of bystanders are seen looking over the body of a girl whose head had been hollowed out. "An original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America's most beloved mystery solvers, executive producer Mindy Kaling will voice the titular character. HBO Max's Velma re-imagines its title character as being [of South Asian descent](https://www.cbr.com/velma-adult-south-asian-hbo-max/), and serves to tell her origin story -- prior to her globetrotting adventures with Fred, Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby. "Velma is an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. "It's the mystery before the Inc.," the tagline reads.

Jinkies! A new iteration of Scooby-Doo legend Velma Dinkley is coming soon to HBO Max, and the upcoming series, aptly titled Velma, has received its first ...

Velma also marks the second series Kaling will release with HBO Max, following The show does not yet have a release date, but it’s expected to premiere sometime next year. A new iteration of Scooby-Doo legend Velma Dinkley is coming soon to HBO Max, and the upcoming series, aptly titled Velma, has received its first poster!

The first poster for Mindy Kaling's adult animated series about Velma Dinkley features a look at the Scooby-Doo character's bloody glasses.

"Then, it was announced about a month ago that the Velma character would be reimagined as South Asian. An official panel for the series will be held, and because Velma is advertised as "streaming soon," chances are there will be a sneak peek of the show that's released. The unveiling of the Velma poster follows the revelation that Velma's homosexuality is explored in the newest film of the franchise, Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo!. The photo further emphasized the show's mature content by having Velma investigating a mutilated corpse as unclothed women look on from the showers behind her. Coming soon to HBO Max on a date yet to be announced, Velma puts a spin on the Scooby-Doo story by having Velma Dinkley solving more adult mysteries on her own without the help of a certain dog and her other pals from Mystery Inc. [Velma](https://movieweb.com/tv/velma/), an adult animated series starring [ Mindy Kaling](https://movieweb.com/person/mindy-kaling/) as the voice of a South Asian incarnation of the famous Scooby-Doo character, has just been released.

Character was never given explicitly gay storylines in earlier live-action iterations, despite creators verifying her sexuality.

“There are hints about the why in that episode with the mermaid, and if you follow the entire Marcie arc, it seems as clear as we could make it 10 years ago. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) We always planned on Velma acting a little off and out of character when she was dating Shaggy because that relationship was wrong for her and she had unspoken difficulty with the why. In an Instagram post during 2020’s Pride month, Cervone wrote: “I’ve said this before, but Velma in Mystery Incorporated is not bi. Mystery Incorporated series, previously confirmed Velma’s sexual identity, but said they were never able to officially show it onscreen. “WOOO!

Google Search is showering Velma with confetti and gay-pride flags after the "Scooby-Doo" member has officially been confirmed as a lesbian.

It also has Easter eggs for “Friends,” displaying special icons on searches for each of the lead characters — Chandler Bing, Phoebe Buffay, Monica Geller, Ross Geller, Rachel Green and Joey Tribbiani — that activate unique animations (e.g., Phoebe singing “Smelly Cat”). [Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo](https://variety.com/t/trick-or-treat-scooby-doo/)!” was released Oct. “We saw a long-anticipated moment for a character people love, and had a good feeling it’d be an identity-affirming surprise for fans around the world,” said Anthony Irwin, Google senior interaction designer, about the Velma search Easter egg. The Google Search page then pops up two buttons at the bottom of the page: one to replay the animation, and another to share the search result via Facebook, Twitter or email (along with a trio of gay pride flag icons). 4 on digital for rent or purchase and will be streaming on HBO Max starting Oct. The scenes with Velma going gaga over Diablo confirmed fans’ long-held beliefs about Velma’s sexual identity.

Velma is officially a lesbian in the new film 'Trick or Treat Scooby Doo!' following years of ambiguity about the character's sexuality.

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Character was never given explicitly gay storylines in earlier live-action iterations, despite creators verifying her sexuality.

“There are hints about the why in that episode with the mermaid, and if you follow the entire Marcie arc, it seems as clear as we could make it 10 years ago. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) We always planned on Velma acting a little off and out of character when she was dating Shaggy because that relationship was wrong for her and she had unspoken difficulty with the why. In an Instagram post during 2020’s Pride month, Cervone wrote: “I’ve said this before, but Velma in Mystery Incorporated is not bi. Mystery Incorporated series, previously confirmed Velma’s sexual identity, but said they were never able to officially show it onscreen. “WOOO!

Google marked the news that "Scooby-Doo" character Velma is a lesbian with a lesbian-flag confetti effect on search results.

[posted a video](https://twitter.com/MythicalLlamaXO/status/1577071236718657537) from [Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!(opens in a new tab)](https://zdcs.link/3jZ22?cd36=Standard&t=article&m=content_body&e=offer&i=text-link&el=Trick%20or%20Treat%20Scooby-Doo%21&cd62=article&cd63=06enpr5oHjJpw1sUYExtRT2&short_url=3jZ22&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fgoogle-velma-lesbian-confetti), a new Halloween kids' movie that premiered on [Prime Video](https://mashable.com/category/amazon-prime-video) on Tuesday. The network is unveiling a first look at the series at New York Comic-Con this week. [darker-and-edgier animated prequel series on HBO Max](https://twitter.com/hbomax/status/1577705181071912965), Velma, created by Mindy Kaling (who also voices the young Velma, who's of South Asian descent in the series).

Velma Dinkley has been all but confirmed as a lesbian in the franchise's brand-new movie, Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!

[This story](https://www.them.us/story/velma-scooby-doo-gay-lesbian) originally appeared on Them. [Velma is gay](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/topic/lgbt), other offshoots of the Scooby Doo Extended Universe have previously stated as much. [Emma Mackey on playing Emily Brontë, her upcoming role in Barbie, and filming Sex Education season 4](/article/emma-mackey-interview-2022) Although, we’d say that some subtext made its way into the sequel anyway: who could forget Velma’s harem of We see her glasses fog up as she blushes and breathes out an obviously smitten “Jinkies…”. [originates](https://twitter.com/MythicalLlamaXO/status/1577071236718657537) from.

Viral video clips from the new Scooby-Doo movie were met with enthusiasm by fans who had long considered Velma a queer icon.

Ng believes this new chapter for Velma is significant: Her on-screen romance is not “a blink and you’ll miss it” kind of flirtation — it’s sustained throughout the movie. But the intent was to show Velma acting “a little off and out of character” in that relationship, Cervone clarified in the comments. It was [reportedly banned in 14 countries](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/Lightyear-s-same-sex-kiss-is-getting-negative-17243568.php), and angry commenters left negative reviews for the film for pushing “gender ideology on kids.” She stood in contrast to Daphne, her tall, blonde, “conventionally attractive,” best friend — a dynamic not unusual in ensemble shows, said Ng. To work around these barriers, some creators would “queer code” characters — giving them a style or demeanor that runs “counter to heteronormative expectations,” but without explicit confirmation of their sexuality, said Ng. In 2020, Tony Cervone, a supervising producer for the 2010-2013 animated series, “Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated,” shared an image of Velma in front of the Pride flag. The 2022 Disney-Pixar film, “Buzz Lightyear,” highlights the controversy that still swirls around these depictions. was “very supportive of this direction for Velma’s character from day one.” In that series, Velma dates another member of the mystery-solving gang, Shaggy. For Wheeler, the Scooby-Doo franchise has all the familiarity and comfort of a childhood blanket. Watching the new movie with her family during dinner on Monday night, Wheeler was thrilled to see something new: the scenes of Velma affirming her attraction to women. “Jinkiiiiees,” she sighs.

The iconic character of Velma has been depicted as gay in a new 'Scooby Doo' animation. James Gunn said he tried to make Velma gay in the live-action films.

He added: “There are hints about the why in that episode with the mermaid, and if you follow the entire Marcie arc, it seems as clear as we could make it 10 years ago. He said: “I’ve said this before, but Velma in Mystery Incorporated is not bi. Velma’s sexuality has long been a subject of speculation, and now it has been confirmed in part of the Trick or Treat Scooby Doo, where she swoons over the costume designer Coco Diablo.

The beloved brainiac has finally been confirmed as gay in the forthcoming film Trick or Treat Scooby Doo!. For people who grew up without it, this kind of ...

This kind of representation is not only a potential lifeline for young LGBTQ+ people, but also gives straight kids a fully rounded view of the world in which we live. But it was also loneliness and confusion; it was acting out the only part I’d been shown I was allowed to play. Censorship in the form of policies like the Hays Code in Hollywood, or Section 28 in the UK, actively prevented LGBTQ+ storylines on screen for decades – especially for younger viewers. In the moment it was clammy hands and dry lips and “Oh my God, I’m kissing!”. 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).” The news made headlines, but this reveal did not come out of nowhere for queer Velma fans; it was already an open secret that the character has long been intended to be a lesbian.

It's been a big week for the brainiest member of Scooby-Doo's Mystery Incorporated, Velma Dinkley. The character has officially been announced as a ...

[announced](https://collider.com/scooby-doo-hbo-max-animated-tv-show-velma-mindy-kaling/) back in February, will tell the prequel story of the “unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. That news coincided with the release of a clip for the [latest animated installment](https://collider.com/trick-or-treat-scooby-doo-clip-halloween-movie-warner-brothers/) in the Scooby-Doo universe, Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo and now, Velma fans have even more to celebrate. [announced](https://collider.com/trick-or-treat-scooby-doo-velma-confirmed-lesbian/) as a card-carrying member of the lesbian community, something that fans have either known or speculated on for a long, long time.

Mindy Kaling's adult animated 'Velma' series set at HBO Max casts Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, Glenn Howerton, 'Weird-Al' Yankovic, Jane Lynch, ...

According to the logline, the series tells “the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. [Velma is officially a lesbian](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scooby-doo-velma-lesbian-gay-1235392668/) in the latest “Scooby-Doo” movie, the Mystery Inc. This original and humorous spin unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers.”

HBO Max's animated 'Velma' series has cast the voices of Fred, Shaggy, Daphne and more — see full list.

fandom for decades: Though the character has mostly been paired with fleeting male love interests over the years, there has been subtext — and much more than subtext — suggesting her lack of interest. Set to debut in 2023, Velma will tell the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of Scooby-Doo‘s Mystery Inc. The character’s sexuality has been a topic of discussion within the Scooby-Doo!

The Mindy Kaling-led adult animated series 'Velma' adds Constance Wu, Sam Richardson & Glenn Howerton.

Alongside Kaling, who portrays the titular character, the leads include [Constance Wu](https://deadline.com/tag/constance-wu/) (Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile) as Daphne, [Sam Richardson](https://deadline.com/tag/sam-richardson/) (Ted Lasso) as Shaggy, and [Glenn Howerton](https://deadline.com/tag/glenn-howerton/) (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) as Fred. “Then it was announced a month ago that the Velma character would be reimagined as South Asian. ‘Not the classic Velma that I’m always thinking about.’” It is unknown whether Velma’s love life will be covered in the series. And so I felt great,” she told Seth Meyers in the summer. [HBO Max](https://deadline.com/tag/hbo-max/)’s [Velma](https://deadline.com/tag/velma/) was announced at [New York Comic-Con](https://deadline.com/tag/new-york-comic-con/) on Thursday by series executive producer and star [Mindy Kaling](https://deadline.com/tag/mindy-kaling/).

In the upcoming HBO Max animated series 'Velma,' Mindy Kaling plays Velma, with Constance Wu as Daphne, Sam Richardson as Shaggy, and Glenn Howerton as Fred ...

Anyway, Kaling voices Velma, with [Constance Wu](https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/constance-wu-making-a-scene-memoir-revealing-moments.html) as Daphne, Sam Richardson as Shaggy, or Norville, and Glenn Howerton as Fred. [Velma news](https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/scooby-doo-velma-lesbian-hbo-max-movie.html) is coming from all sides this week. Unfortunately, we are contractually required to inform you that Scooby-Doo the dog will not appear in Velma when it premieres in 2023.

After decades of fan speculation and producer hints, beloved “Scooby-Doo” character Velma Dinkley was portrayed as a lesbian in the franchise's latest ...

[17 LGBTQ Pride flags](https://www.today.com/specials/lgbtq-flags/index.html) by Today.com, the lesbian Pride flag has had multiple iterations over the decades, with the first created in 1999. 14](https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Trick_or_Treat_Scooby-Doo!), Velma crushes on another female character, a costume designer named Coco Diablo. “We saw a long-anticipated moment for a character people love and had a good feeling it’d be an identity-affirming surprise for fans around the world," said Google senior interactive designer Anthony Irwin, who worked on the project alongside Google software engineer Emma Freeman.

At its New York Comic Con debut, Mindy Kaling touted her Velma animated series as the perfect companion to HBO Max's Harley Quinn.

[Rick And Morty](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/rick-and-morty) and [Harley Quinn](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/harley-quinn), calling Velma the perfect companion piece. While I can’t share any spoilers, suffice it to say that Velma is aiming to be a fun blend of horror and comedy. The teaser is the perfect satirical introduction to Velma, in which she’s then attacked by a serial killer who calls her first, Ghostface-style. Co-created by Kaling and Charlie Grandy, Kaling leads HBO Max’s adult animated series as the iconic Scooby-Doo character Velma Dinkley, before Velma became the Velma is writing a letter to executives who want to make a comedic Judy Jetson series, so she warns them about the repercussions because people hate change. Get ready to use that phrase a lot more now that Mindy Kaling’s Velma series is almost here.

The HBO Max animated adult series delves into the character's pre-Scooby story.

The show’s synopsis as described by HBO Max reveals that, “Velma is an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. An original and humorous spin that unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers.” [Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo Halloween special](https://gizmodo.com/scooby-doo-velma-officially-queer-halloween-special-1849614715), we do learn that Daphne has lesbian moms.) The show was pitched as a “love quadrangle.” Norville/Shaggy, who has a crush on Velma, also gets a major change: he’s very anti-drugs—but Kaling and company shared that it doesn’t mean it will stay that way. [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/) dropped the news that filling out Mystery Inc. (Though there was no confirmation of whether or not this version of Velma will be queer, like she is in the just-released io9's Linda Codega was at the panel and got to see the pilot episode, which follows the early days of characters before they become the iconic gang.

The rest of the cast for Mindy Kaling's Velma HBO Max series is no longer a mystery, as THR has reported the entire cast, including the actors that will ...

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In the new film "Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!," Velma Dinkley is officially depicted as gay.

[Leah Campano](/author/242765/Leah-Campano)Assistant Editor “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).” If you type “Velma” into the search engine and then hit “enter,” a flurry of progress pride and lesbian pride flags and confetti fall down the page. In 2020, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2 writer James Gunn said on Twitter that he “tried” to depict Velma (played then by Linda Cardellini) as gay in the earlier live-action films. I also remember thinking ‘I wonder if they know they hired a lesbian as Velma’ here we are, 14 years later……😂 love you all so much,” Hayley penned in a separate tweet. Fans are, in a word, ecstatic.

Mindy Kaling's Scooby Doo series 'Velma' has filled out its voice cast with Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson and Constance Wu also starring.

Kaling executive produces Velma with frequent collaborator Charlie Grandy (The Office, The Mindy Project), Howard Klein and Sam Register, president of Warner Bros. She said at the time that “No one’s imaginations ever had a problem with a talking dog solving mysteries, so I think we can handle a [brown Velma](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/warner-bros-discovery-upfronts-takeaways-zaslav-oprah-lizzo-1235149585/).” Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will play Fred in the series. [Subscribe Sign Up](https://cloud.email.hollywoodreporter.com/signup/) The cast also includes Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Ken Leung, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Fortune Feimster, Yvonne Orji, Sarayu Blue, Nicole Byer, Ming-Na Wen, Shay Mitchell, Debby Ryan, Kulap Vilaysak and NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. [Scooby-Doo animated movie](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scooby-doo-velma-crushing-female-trick-or-treat-1235233233/) — remains to be seen. The four appeared onstage together Thursday at New York Comic Con. [still from Velma](https://twitter.com/AnimationOnMax/status/1526949756790001666) at May’s upfronts that revealed the character is South Asian. Richardson (Veep, The Afterparty) will voice Norville, aka Shaggy, and Wu (Lyle, Lyle Crocodile) will play Daphne. [Share this article on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/&title=Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang&sdk=joey&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=352999048212581) [Share this article on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/&text=Mindy%20Kaling%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Velma%E2%80%99%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang&via=thr) [Share this article on Email](mailto:?subject=thr%20:%20Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang&body=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/%20-%20Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang) [Show additional share options](#) [Share this article on Print]() [Share this article on Comment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/#respond) [Share this article on Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang%20-%20https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/) [Share this article on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=1&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/&title=Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang&summary&source=thr) [Share this article on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/&title=Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang) [Share this article on Pinit](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/&description=Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang) [Share this article on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hbo-max-constance-wu-sam-richardson-velma-1235234788/&posttype=link&title=Mindy%20Kaling’s%20‘Velma’%20HBO%20Max%20Series%20Assembles%20Its%20Scooby%20Gang) [Mindy Kaling](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/mindy-kaling/)’s [Velma](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/velma/) — the [HBO Max](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/hbo-max/) animated series centered on the Scooby-Doo character — has landed a star-packed voice cast. Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson and Constance Wu will star with Kaling in the adult animated series, which traces the origin story of Velma Dinkley (voiced by Kaling), the underappreciated brains of Mystery Inc. Whether Velma is a lesbian — as she apparently is in the latest

Far-right pundits are reportedly seething that Velma Dinkley, a fictional character, has come out as gay in a new Scooby-Doo film.

Even during the pre-scripting stage of the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo film, [director James Gunn](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/13/velma-gay-lesbian-scooby-doo-james-gunn-live-action-linda-cardellini-mystery-incorporated/) said he wanted Velma to be “explicitly gay.” [Steven Crowder,](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/06/steven-crowder-views-anti-lgbtq-feminist/) weren’t impressed with the idea of two fictional characters being gay. [Scooby Doo,](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/topic/scooby-doo/) [Steven Crowder,](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/topic/steven-crowder/) [Velma Dinkley](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/topic/velma-dinkley/) [Trans](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/08/dwyane-wade-zaya-trans-instagram/) “Just go make your own. With steamed glasses and mouth agape, the mystery’s Inc.

An age old rumour regarding Scooby Doo character Velma Dinkley looks to have been finally addressed in the latest Mystery Inc whodunnit and forthcoming HBO ...

[Tony Cervone](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148999/) wrote on Instagram that “We made our intentions as clear as we could ten years ago. I don’t think Marcie and Velma had time to act on their feelings during the main timeline, but post reset, they are a couple. You can not like it, but this was our intention." What do I say?” she remarks to the team member. [Scooby Doo-niverse](https://www.comicsbeat.com/scooby-dooniverse-list-of-series-characters/), and retcons Velma’s boyfriend that she had in the [second live action movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_2:_Monsters_Unleashed). What do I do? [Daphne Blake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Blake), she officially admits that she has feelings towards the female character. [Cartoon Network](https://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/) series [Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_Mystery_Incorporated) in 2013, there were always plans to introduce Velma’s sexuality into the series. [Scooby Doo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo) mystery, Velma Dinkley is shown to become enamoured with the show’s villain, [Coco Diablo](https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Coco_Diablo). [Mystery Inc.](https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Mystery_Inc.) have to solve has shown Velma “flustered” when talking a female villain in the [new cartoon](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21919270/) - which fans have stated confirms the age long rumour that Velma is as lesbian. [Scooby Doo’s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo) latest outing, [Trick or Treat Scooby Doo!](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21919270/) looked to have confirmed longstanding rumours of character [Velma Dinkley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Dinkley). [James Gunn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gunn) (who penned the [live-action movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(film))) he explained "In 2001 Velma was explicitly gay in my initial script, but the studio just kept watering it down & watering it down.”

HBO Max released a teaser for 'Velma', starring Mindy Kaling, Constance Wu, Sam Richardson and more.

The series also stars Constance Wu as Daphne, Glenn Howerton as Fred, and Sam Richardson as Shaggy. The Fans rejoiced, and [so did Google](https://mashable.com/article/google-velma-lesbian-confetti).

From Scooby-Doo! to Interview with the Vampire to A League of Their Own, formerly queer-coded characters are coming out.

[for the first time](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CexPpOoDUva/). This past June, Maybelle Blair, who played in the AAGPBL and served as a consultant on Amazon’s A League of Their Own, showed up at the series premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. “We made our intentions as clear as we could ten years ago,” he [wrote in the Instagram caption](https://www.instagram.com/p/CCAB5kPDDqG/), “Most of our fans got it. [viral](https://www.wired.com/tag/viral/) [clips](https://twitter.com/MythicalLlamaXO/status/1577071236718657537) [from](https://twitter.com/kayochins/status/1577316408035262464) the new animated film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, but fans, particularly sapphic ones, have [known this for decades](https://twitter.com/kayochins/status/1577316408035262464). AMC’s Interview is just as campy, and Louis and Lestat bone before the end of the pilot. [trying to write Velma as gay](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scooby-doo-velma-lesbian-gay-1235392668/), “but the studio just kept watering it down and watering it down.” Then, in 2020, Tony Cervone, supervising producer on the Mystery Incorporated series, posted an image of Velma in front of a Pride flag. Ideas that were simply coded into the 1992 film, or projected on to it, are made real in its new incarnation. Perhaps it’s the calls for greater inclusion of LGTBQ+ characters, perhaps it’s just that streaming is giving directors and showrunners more room to develop stories, but this current moment is all about re-queering old narratives. Blair, who is 95, said she’d been hiding for “75, 85 years.” The League that played in 1992 didn’t reflect her story; the one in 2022 does. It points to the differences between what was happening one, two, or three decades ago and what’s happening now. Except in the case with Velma. That’s how things go when you’re queer: If you don’t see yourself in what you’re watching, you find the character that feels closest to your sensibilities and identify with them.

HBO Max has released a trailer for Velma, their Scooby Doo spinoff series featuring the voice of Mindy Kaling.

If you think about it, Velma is like the Hermione Granger of Mystery Inc. family with Constance Wu (Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile) voicing Daphne, Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso) as Shaggy, and Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) as Fred. Knowing that they’d be facing the heat from close minded audiences, the folks behind Velma poked fun at their would-be-haters in the new teaser.

The voice acting cast also features Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Ming-Na Wen, Ken ...

Scooby and Shaggy may have been the heart and soul of the show, but Velma was always the brains of the outfit. [Velma is officially a lesbian]in the latest "Scooby-Doo" movie, the Mystery Inc. Deep down, we all knew that Velma was always the star of Scooby Doo.

Sure, Scooby-Doo's Velma “Coming Out” Is Cool – But Seeing Real Lesbians Onscreen Would Be Even Cooler ... For as long as cartoons have existed, so have “possibly ...

“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).” In [another](https://twitter.com/MythicalLlamaXO/status/1577105649405947905), she confesses that she has a massive crush: “Okay, who am I kidding? [clip](https://twitter.com/MythicalLlamaXO/status/1577071236718657537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1577071236718657537%7Ctwgr%5E9c3bdaa9392cef284b729898200821bec3b4f1d4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegamer.com%2Fscooby-doo-velma-lesbian-coco-diablo%2F) for the forthcoming movie Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo!, she’s seen swooning over new villain Coco Diablo – who is admittedly fit for a cartoon.