For how long have fans been asking for a remake of Scott Pilgrim vs The World, done via Zoom? Wait no longer as Entertainment Weekly reunites the cast of the movie to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the film with an online table read.
Director Edgar Wright and comics creator Bryan Lee O'Malley lead cast members Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Alison Pill, Ellen Wong, Mark Webber, Satya Bhabha and Mae Whitman, along with screenwriter Michael Bacall in the reunion performance.
The video also ties in with a charity auction benefiting Water For People, which will auction off original illustrations by O'Malley created during the webcast.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World is the 2010 film adapting the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series created by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is a young musician who falls in love with edgy delivery girl Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). As their Romance unfolds Scott realizes he'll have to battle her seven ex-boyfriends to win her heart. The movie also features Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Kieran Culkin, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Allison Pill, Ellen Wong, Satya Bhabha, Shota Saito, Keita Saito and Mae Whitman.
Like the graphic novel, the movies is infused with a video game / anime/manga vibe, which characters and situations slipping in and out out of over-the-top fantasy.
Edgar Wright directed the film from a script he co-wrote with Michael Bacall. The move received mostly-positive reaction from critics and is well-liked by fans of the books.
