Don’t know if many of you out there are fans of The Scott Pilgrim comics by Brian Lee O’ Malley but I feel like I should state up front they are one of my favourite things ever . But I’m sure plenty of you know of Edgar Wright, director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzzed and Spaced. Well the trailer was just released and I’ve been watching it on repeat for the last hour and can barely take my eyes from it to write this. I’ll let the blurb do the talking:
Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob—omb, the 22—year—old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre—smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass—and now is back in town—to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past—from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsome identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.
Roll on the 3rd of August! Trailer is available in HD from Apple here. Any more Pilgrim fans out there? Speaking of which, here’s the cover of the sixth and final book which is out this July.
And… OM NOM NOM NOM…
Love the comics, and can’t wait for the movie. Have watched the trailer half a dozen times already.
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