{
  "id": 12965226,
  "title": "Matthew Lillard Resented ‘Scooby-Doo’ Movies After His Career Nosedived When the Sequel Flopped: We ‘Sold Our House’ and Had to ‘Downsize Our Lives’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/matthew-lillard-resented-scooby-doo-movies-after-his-career-nosedived",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:02:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/matthew-lillard-resented-scooby-doo-career-failed-sold-house-1236905807/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Matthew Lillard got brutally honest about his love-hate relationship with the “Scooby-Doo” movies while participating in Variety’s “Know Their Lines” video series. The actor expected to become a blockbuster movie star after landing the role of Shaggy in 2002’s live-action “Scooby-Doo,” which earned $275 million worldwide. But the franchise was short-lived after 2004’s “Scooby-Doo 2: […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}