Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the brand new anime collection from Netflix, simply bought a trailer, promising a vibrantly stylised affair that reimagines the basic battle of the exes story. Whereas the artwork fashion attracts closely from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s unique graphic novel collection, it brings again the solid from Edgar Wright’s 2010 live-action movie. As such, it types a full-circle second, although the anime format permits co-writer BenDavid Grabinski to take an bold leap — one that will’ve price greater than Avatar if Netflix have been to re-interpret the comics precisely in live-action format. The Scott Pilgrim anime is out November 17.
The trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off opens with the titular 23-year-old bass participant (Michael Cera) of the ‘Intercourse Bob-Omb,’ dreaming about Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a insurgent supply lady he lately met and fell head over heels for. She’s the brand new lady on the town, simply moved to Canada from her busy life in New York Metropolis, and immediately grabs Scott’s consideration at a celebration. “Hey, wanna exit someday?”, he asks her, whereas shaking in his boots, solely to be met with a well mannered sure. Unbeknownst to him, Ramona’s bought seven evil exes, all of whom he should defeat in distinct standoffs — from video-gamey arcade arenas to a musical faceoff — to have the ability to truly date her.
As talked about earlier than, the complete solid from the live-action movie is again, beginning with Satya Bhabha as Ramona’s first ex-boyfriend Matthew Patel, Hollywood actor Lucas Lee (Chris Evans), the mighty vegan Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh), the specialised ninja Roxy (Mae Whitman), and extra. All of the whereas, Scott should additionally take care of the fallout of his latest breakup with Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), who’s hellbent on successful him again by besting Ramona in fight. Including onto the pile are the disapproving glares and judgemental feedback from his sister Stacey (Anna Kendrick) and his obnoxious former classmate Julie Powers (Aubrey Plaza). Netflix launched a clip from the Scott Pilgrim anime final month, wherein the latter could be seen strictly forbidding him from going after Ramona. There appears to be some historical past between the 2, which I hope is explored within the present.
Whereas the clip is not reflective of the complete eight-episode-long present, I discovered the dialogue supply to be fairly jarring, with an absence of stream suggesting that the actors have been presumably not in the identical room/ studio throughout the recording course of. Wright, who directed Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, returns as government producer on the anime. “Fortunately, the Scott Pilgrim solid turned a close-knit household and friendships have been cast for all times,” he mentioned in a ready assertion. “There — to at the present time — continues to be a gaggle e mail with the complete solid on it, that is been going since 2010. I used to be joyful to have the ability to attain out to everybody with the information that we had lastly give you a solution to proceed the journey.”
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is being produced by Japanese animation studio Science SARU, recognized for taking historically drawn artwork and shifting it round digitally. A few of their famend works embrace Devilman Crybaby and Japan Sinks: 2020, each of which featured extremely tough linework with bizarre bodily proportions. Nonetheless, with this new mission, the crew seems to be sticking with O’Malley’s unique imaginative and prescient.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off releases November 17 on Netflix.
