Mar 4 2009 'Scott Pilgrim' Movie Still Accurately Recreating 'Scott Pilgrim' Comic
It's been a few days since we last saw anything from the set of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, so let's take a moment to gaze upon how Edgar Wright is effectively replicating panels from the books. Rear-view-on-swings recreation accuracy has prevailed. We did it.
The lower, sagging swing is a nice touch, though the implication that Michael Cera needs prop assistance in looking awkward is absurd. If Cera were angrily shouting from the balcony of a castle, Pope-style, he would still be pitiable.
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Feb 12 2009 From 'Scott Pilgrim': Knives and Flowers
Edgar Wright has added two new photos to his MySpace blog, providing the first complete looks at Ellen Wong as Knives Chau and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. So, uh... Wong is really nailing looking like a teenage Asian girl... and Winstead has definitely hit the mark on being a wide-eyed, white 20-something, I guess? It's harder to evaluate a comic book-to-film adaptation when the characters' "costumes" are mostly just different race/gender/haircut combinations.
Feb 9 2009 Some 'Scott Pilgrim' Things
So I went to the New York Comic Con this weekend. Ready to hear some things? I have so, so few things, but here's one of my few things: Superman apparently doesn't know what he's talking about. I asked Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley about the animated portions of the film adaptation Brandon Routh mentioned in an interview last week, and O'Malley claimed he'd heard that and was confused what the actor meant. The author went on to say he and Wright had talked about doing some stylistic things--like giving some flashback scenes the kind of crayon-drawn backgrounds seen the books--but weren't planning fully-animated portions. No animated, talking chipmunks or anything. Madness.
Second thing: O'Malley said Michael Cera has been working out to look less doughy for his lead part in the film. Good for him. We should do the same. Let's all try to get a little healthier this year, OK? No more anything that's enclosed cheese-based.
Third thing: Director Edgar Wright posted the above photo of Mary Elizabeth Winstead as key love interest Ramona Flowers. She's good at looking doe-eyed to the side while wearing fanciful nail polish, just like the character!
That's it.
