‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Series Trailer

Though it by no means turned the large blockbuster it actually deserved to be, Edgar Wright’s ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ –– tailored from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s cult comedian guide collection –– rapidly picked up its personal sturdy following.

And now it’s coming again to our screens as an eight-episode Netflix anime collection and can boast voice performances from just about your complete authentic film forged, together with Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman and Ellen Wong.

“Get the hot girl. Defeat her evil exes. Hit love where it hurts.”

PG-131 hr 52 minAug thirteenth, 2010

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What’s the story of ‘Scott Pilgrim’?

Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim in 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.'

The new collection is a recent, but recognizable adaptation of O’Malley’s authentic books, which chronicle how slacker Scott (Cera) goes from relationship the enthusiastic Knives Chau (Ellen Wong) to changing into obsessive about the cool courier Ramona Flowers (Winstead).

Trouble is, when Scott begins relationship Ramona, he learns he’ll additionally should battle her seven evil ex-boyfriends (and one ex-girlfriend) to unlock the facility of affection and actually win her coronary heart. You know: that previous boy-meets-girl-boy-fights-exes-learns-life-lessons story.

Set in “the magical land of Toronto”, the story additionally brings in storage bands (since Scott performs with a scruffy native outfit referred to as ‘Sex Bob-Om’), loopy online game references and dueling musical acts. Part of Scott’s downside is that he additionally has an ex, Envy Adams (Larson), who has since gone on to develop into an enormous rock star.

Who else will lend their voices to the collection?

Brie Larson as Envy Adams and Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram in 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.'

Evans might be Lucas Lee, one of many exes, whereas Routh performs Todd Ingram, Envy’s new boyfriend and bandmate. Plaza is aboard as Scott’s sweary nemesis Julie Powers, whereas Anna Kendrick is his sister, Stacey. Schwartzman, in the meantime, is calculating final evil ex Gideon Graves.

Fellow Sex Bob-Om bandmates embrace Young Neil (Johnny Simmons), Stephen Stills (Mark Webber) and Kim Pine (Pill).

Edgar Wright talks the brand new adaptation

Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim and Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel in 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.'

Wright had this to say concerning the new collection:

“One of the proudest and most enjoyable achievements of my career was assembling and working with the dynamite cast of ‘Scott Pilgrim’. Since the film’s release in 2010 we’ve done Q&A’s, remembrances and charity read throughs, but there was never the occasion to reunite the whole gang on an actual project. Until now… Original creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, along with writer BenDavid Grabinski have conjured up an anime series of ‘Scott Pilgrim’ that doesn’t just expand the universe, but also…well, just watch it. I’m more than happy to announce that I have helped coax the entire original cast back to voice their characters on this epic new adventure. You are in for a treat.”

As a film, the story was enjoyable, and trendy and from the appears to be like of this primary trailer, the collection will have the ability to each replicate the fashion of O’Malley’s graphic novel work whereas additionally increasing on the craziness (dinosaurs!)

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ hits Netflix on November seventeenth.