Scott Pilgrim movie with Edgar Wright and Michael Cera Attached
Brian Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series has been one of my favorite comics of recent years. The story of a Canadian slacker who must battle the league of ex-boyfriends of his true love is packed with so much joy, zannieness, and oddball video game references that each volume has been a treat to read.
Today’s news from the Hollywood Reporter (via Jeremy) is that a movie based on the series is moving forward with Edgar Wright (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) attached to direct and Michael Cera (Arrested Development, Superbad, Juno) to pay the title character.
Seem like a fun match up, though it will be interesting to see how much of Brian Lee O’Malley’s story will make the transition to movie and to something marketable to mainstream audiences. In the meantime fans of Michael Cera should make sure to check out his web series Clark and Michael.
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I’m pretty happy with the idea of this myself, but it should be noted that Edgar Wright is also tied to direct a version of Ant Man (god knows why), which may slow down the production on this a bit.
By Jeremy on 03.20.08 2:25 pm
I’m excited :)
By Christopher Giroir on 03.20.08 2:45 pm
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