Who's read the books? Who's looking forward to the movie?
Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) will be directing the film based on O'Malley's Oni Press indie comic
Is anyone else a fan of Scott Pilgrim? It's something I haven't heard much about here on ComicVine, much to my dismay. The series about a slacker who has to fight his girlfriend's seven evil ex-boyfriends sparked my interest in indie comics and was one of the first comics to make me literally laugh out loud. The sixth and final book in series is set to be released in 2010. And although super-hero movies seem to be blowing up the theaters recently, apparently indie comics are also starting to make their way to the silver screen.
The film for the second book in the series, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, is being directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced!) and has a cast consisting of Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad), Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, and more.
The filming began in March and is supposed to be wrapping up and heading into post-production in August. The movie is set to be released sometime in 2010.
" Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), bass guitarist for the garage band Sex Bob-omb, has just met the girl of his dreams. However, he must defeat Ramona Flowers' (Mary Elizabeth Winstead ) seven evil ex-boyfriends, who are coming to kill him.
Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s a** — and now is back in town — to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes control her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.
As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past, from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over."
