Seth Green plays a museum curator who falls for Velma in "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed." Like all good "Scooby-Doo" episodes, you don't know whether or not he's a bad guy until the final few minutes of the story.
That element of possible 'badness' is what helped get Green cast in the role of Patrick Wisely. "Seth brought a level of authority and a slightly sinister air to this nerdy character, which makes Patrick a really interesing suspect. He's able to adapt to the style of the actors he is working with, which is a sign of his experience and skill," says director Raja Gosnell.
"Scooby-Doo" star Sarah Michelle Gellar's known Seth Green since she was seven, and has nothing but compliments for his work in "Scooby-Doo." "I can honestly say that everything funny I do in this movie is probably Seth's brainchild. He embodies so much, I can't even describe it."
INTERVIEW WITH SETH GREEN ('Patrick Wisely'):
When you think back on filming "Scooby-Doo 2," what immediately comes to mind?
It was a blast. Every day – there’s no real individual experience that stands out, it was just a really good time. Great people, we had a lot of fun together.
How tough is it to be the new guy on the cast?
Oh it wasn’t that hard because I knew all these people, so I didn’t feel like an outsider trying to step into something. I had a familiarity and a friendship, and everybody made me feel welcome.
Your character really isn’t in the cartoon series, right?
No.
So how tough was it to create him?
Not at all. It was a blank slate.
And that’s easier for you as an actor?
Yeah, I like a little bit of creative freedom and James Gunn wrote a really smart role so I just had to make it my own.
He wrote it but didn’t you do a lot of adlibbing?
A little bit. There was only like one or two places where it was appropriate and then the rest was just by the script.
What was it like reteaming with Sarah Michelle Gellar?
I love working with her. I’d work with her anytime.
And you get a love story with Linda, too. How lucky is that?
(Laughing) It’s PG so it’s all off camera.
Is your character going to be back for a third "Scooby-Doo" film?
I don’t know.
Would you do it?
I wouldn’t say. It’s all about the scripts for me.
Are you going to do another "Austin Powers?"
You know, I don’t know. A lot of people talk about it but nothing for sure yet – so maybe.
What’s up next for you?
Matt Lillard and I did a movie called “Without a Paddle” that’s coming out this summer. It’s three guys on a canoe trip – it’s me and Matt and Dax Shephard. It’s great – I love it. It was an amazing experience. It’s an adventure comedy. We go on a canoe trip and it goes really bad. It was a really great experience because all three of us work the same way.
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