‘Scoob! Holiday Haunt’ Director Spikes Pamela Abdy and Mike De Luca After Warner Bros. Shelved Film: ‘Hurts, Doesn’t It?’
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Warner Bros. executives Mike De Luca and Pamela Abdy were both fired by Paramount-Skydance after the studio's acquisition by the combined companies, according to TheWrap. The duo had previously learned they would be let go from a Puck report earlier in the week. However, Michael Kurinsky, the director of "Scoob! Holiday Haunt," a sequel to the 2020 animated feature "Scoob!," doesn't seem troubled by their departure.
Kurinsky, who directed the shelved film, took to Instagram on Friday to share a Hollywood Reporter article about a "tense phone call" between De Luca and Abdy prior to their exit. He sarcastically commented, "TENSE PHONE CALL, PAM? You mean like the one I got when you told me SCOOB Holiday Haunt was canceled? Hurts, doesn't it?"
In the past, Kurinsky had previously expressed his dissatisfaction with Warner Bros.' decision to cancel "Holiday Haunt" for tax write-off reasons. The studio also shelved a live-action "Batgirl" movie and a Looney Tunes feature "Coyote vs. Acme" for tax-related purposes. While "Batgirl" remains unreleased, "Coyote vs. Acme" was acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for nearly $50 million and grossed over $93 million worldwide.
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