Warner Bros. Blue Ribbon Content, in conjunction with Ashley Tisdale’s Blondie Girl Productions, is producing a live-action film focused on the Mystery Inc.’s leading ladies. Daphne and Velma will offer viewers an updated origin story on the friendship between the investigative teens. The film is set to star The Descendants’ Sarah Jeffrey as Daphne Blake, alongside Sarah Gilman of Last Man Standing as Velma Dinkley. 

“Blondie Girl is committed to telling stories from a female perspective and we could not be more thrilled to give Daphne and Velma their own story. It’s so exciting to partner with Warner Home Entertainment and Blue Ribbon Content to introduce a new generation to the smart, charismatic, fearless females that we all know and love,” Tisdale said.  

“We wanted to give the audience a new take on these two familiar faces, who are fan favorites in the Scooby-Doo universe. Daphne and Velma are two iconic and strong female characters, and this latest adventure of theirs will be both inspiring and entertaining for the audience,” said Peter Girardi, Executive Vice President, Blue Ribbon Content & Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Warner Bros. Animation. 

The official synopsis for the film reads: “Before their eventual team-up with Scooby and the gang, bright and optimistic Daphne and whip-smart and analytical Velma are both mystery-solving teens who are best friends but have only met online ‒ until now. Daphne has just transferred to Velma’s school, Ridge Valley High, an incredible tech-savvy institute with all the latest gadgets provided by the school’s benefactor, tech billionaire Tobias Bloom. And while competition is fierce among the students for a coveted internship at Bloom Innovative, Daphne and Velma dig beyond all the gadgets and tech to investigate what is causing some of the brightest students in school to disappear ‒ only to emerge again in a zombie-fied state.”

The direct to video feature length film is currently in production for a 2018 release.