The Scott Pilgrim anime series, now titled ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off‘, has landed a trailer and a November premiere date on Netflix the streaming service has announced, and reunites the cast of the beloved live-action film ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ to voice their character.
Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s hit graphic novels, ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ‘ brings back Scott, with Ramona Flowers, and all seven of her evil exes. The series follows the title character as he falls in love with New Yorker Ramona Flowers. But in order to date her, he must defeat all seven of her evil exes… Then things get even more complicated…
Michael Cera returns as the 23-year-old bass player of Sex Bob-Omb, with Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, Alison Pill as Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers, Johnny Simmons as young Neil, Mark Webber as Stephen Stills, Ellen Wong as Knives Chau, and Satya Bhabha, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, and Mae Whitman as the Evil Exes.
“One of the proudest and most enjoyable achievements of my career was assembling and working with the dynamite cast of Scott Pilgrim,” said Edgar Wright, who wrote and directed the live-action movie, when the anime series was announced in March. “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.”
The series comes from anime house Science SARU and is written and executive produced by O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, with music by Anamanaguchi (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game) and Joseph Trapanese. Edgar Wright, who directed and co-wrote the original movie, also serves as executive producer.
‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off‘ premieres Friday, 17th November 2023 on Netflix UK and worldwide.
