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I desperately want a grimdark Scooby-Doo movie. I am not joking. It would be amazing and hilarious and wonderful.

(I'd also like to see a Danny Phantom film, but I honestly have no idea who or what format would be able to do it justice. Maybe it's best if that one stays dead and buried. And oh no, I'm making death puns again. Someone PLEASE stop me before I say something like "it doesn't stand a ghost of a chance".)

Hmm....

RE: Danny Phantom. My enthusiasm and plot, let me show you it.

There's two options there: do a straightforward origin/coming-of-age story, which is basically the same for almost every teenage superhero, you just fill in the blanks along the way. I.e., [Character A] is a normal teenage boy who is sort of unpopular at school because of [trait or interest that stands out]. He also has strange/unusual [parent(s) or guardian(s)]. His friend(s), [token kid] and (possibly) [love interest] (who may be the same person) are supportive but can't do anything. One day, something out of the ordinary happens, in a way that is hidden from [the local authority figure(s)], and is precipitated by [Character's stupid action]. He gains [power] and must fight [bad guy/evil force] with it despite having little to no idea how to use it safely. Various mishaps may occur. A montage may occur. [Character] may face [villain] at least once and get his ass handed to him. [Character] may get in trouble with [authority figure(s)] in a way that threatens to expose his power, and must come up with a silly-sounding lie to cover it up, or have to make do with being taken for crazy. He will reveal his power to at least one of his friends, but unless they were there at the time he received them, it'll be after he's mastered them. Someone whom he cares about, but who is not necesarily aware of his power, will be threatened. His secret identity will be threatened. Something meaningful will happen, e.g. an epiphany, and [Character] will suddenly be able to kick [villain]'s ass. Depending on the demographic, someone may die/be maimed. There is a regrouping scene. Credits roll.

(A game for the whole family! Fill in the blanks with your favorite superhero! (Actually, I did this with both Spiderman and Danny Phantom in mind. Also, since it's 11:00 at night, I've just noticed that those short to SM and DP. Hmm. Now I want to read that.))

You could also shake it up a little, but it's been long enough since the original series that most people would want an intro to the character and world. In that case, the people who'd already seen it (an intro, that is, not the movie) would want something new, so live-action would be your best bet for money-making. It would also allow you to escape the Animation Age Ghetto, and be a bit scarier with the ghosts, or play their appearances for laughs (I'm looking at you, Box Ghost), or else do things you couldn't with the original animation style (e.g., translucent ghosts/Danny, a subtler "aura," whatever). You'd have to be careful not to have Maddie and Jack look like Ghostbusters with better special effects, though, otherwise people will come out of it saying, "Well, that was a nice superhero origin story with the Ghostbusters as background characters. A little strange, though."

Your other option would be picking up one of the plot threads from the show, and assuming your target audience of people who've seen the show, or at least who vaguely remember the premise, is large enough that you can make money off of it. (You could also tie it in with the first idea.) For example, Vlad comes back to Earth, plotting revenge (a game-changer, as his and Danny's secrets are out). Or Dark Phantom/Dark Danny/Future Danny escapes. Clockwork needs [task] done. Valerie remains convinced that Danny is evil, or she continues to fight genuinely harmful ghosts and is captured (and rescues herself, thank you very much, and if that's the case, discovers a larger plot about [whatever the hell]). Danny is stranded in the ghost zone for some reason. And so on. Again, the darker the storyline, the more realistic you're gonna want the animation, especially for a big-budget movie. Lots of people will look at a movie, see only the style, and sort into an age group, regardless of rating. In this case, if Dark Phantom's a major character, if people die, if there's blood, if there's anything that wouldn't be appropriate for under-twelves - don't animate it in the original style. (Not that I think blood is inappropriate for under-twelves, but the kind of parents who only pay attention to the animation style might.)

I could ramble some more, but I should really go to bed. TLDR: a Danny Phantom movie would be feasible, but you'd need to make a lot of decisions based on crowd reactions and style first. Also it's fun to talk about.

/essay

OMFG I want this but also I'm worried that the powers that be would screw it up as bad as they screwed up season three of the show.

You could get enough interested and dedicated people together for it, get an actual quality piece of video-making software and/or someone who knows how to work special effects, and do a fan-made one a la TDK's Joker Blogs?

Actually it wouldn't be that hard. Danny lives in basically suburbia, and the youngest the characters are is around high-school age, IIRC.

Hmm, but then you have ghost powers. Flight is I think the one you'd have the biggest problems with.... I dunno.

I'd love to see a DP film too, but with Steve Marmel gone you just know Butch Hartman would ruin it a la Fairly Odd Parents.

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