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SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: November 11th, 2010 at 4:41 am

How does one reinvent the romantic comedy? The formula for them is simple: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, happy ending. But finding a new or exciting way to tell that story is always the challenge. And yet Edgar Wright has done it successfully three times now – even if he’s not known as a romantic comedy director (the label used to be for Lubitsch and Wilder, now it’s for Nora Ephron). But in Shaun of the Dead, Shaun must salvage his relationship while the world is on the brink of a zombie apocalypse; in Hot Fuzz he tweaks the action movie genre to show a platonic love story about how sometimes you need a partner to complete yourself; and in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World it’s about fighting the baggage of old relationships while starting a new one made literal. Michael Cera stars as the titular Pilgrim, who meets Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the girl of his dreams – literally. They start dating, but her evil exes have formed a league to defeat Pilgrim and end their relationship. My review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on Blu-ray follows after the jump.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Filmmakers and Cast to Appear at Special Events in Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, and New York for Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am

Call it a rematch.  The filmmakers and cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World are hitting the road again, this time to celebrate the film’s release on Blu-ray and DVD.  You may remember that the film made an impressive tour when the movie was released back in August (they may have even appeared on your local news).  Said co-writer and director Edgar Wright: “To say thank you to the fans who have supported us, I am very excited to bring special screenings and autograph signing events with me and the cast to Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston and New York.”

Be sure to say thank you for the great film if you live in those cities, or just say thanks by picking up the movie on Blu-ray or DVD when it hits on November 9th.  Hit the jump for more details on the upcoming tour.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Hits DVD and Blu-Ray on November 9th – UPDATED with High-Res Cover Art and Press Release

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 20th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is slated to hit DVD and Blu-ray on November 9th.  Special features include deleted and alternate scenes, bloopers, and cast and director commentary.  Judging by the releases for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, I’m sure there will be plenty more extras (both discs are must-owns).  As we reported in August, there’s also a special feature that shows off a piece of animation that Wright’s brother Oscar did back in 2008 that demonstrated the physics of Scott’s massive hit-combo against Matthew Patel in the first fight.

Hit the jump for a list of special features that will be on the UK version (and hopefully the US version as well).  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has an MSRP of $29.98 on DVD and $39.98 on Blu-ray.

[Update: we received a press release with full details on the home video release, plus a high-resolution image of the cover art.  Check out the updates after the jump.]

Brandon Routh and Satya Bhabha Video Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 13th, 2010 at 3:05 pm

With Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World now playing in theaters, it’s time to post my last on camera interview from the Los Angeles junket and it’s with Brandon Routh and Satya Bhabha.  In the film, Routh and Bhabha play two of the evil ex’s and they’re both perfectly cast in the film.

As I’ve said many times already, I absolutely loved director Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and think it’s a classic in every sense of the word.  While many of you might have the urge to go see The Expendables this weekend, I promise you Scott Pilgrim is a much better film.  Anyway, hit the jump to see Routh and Bhabha talk about being at Comic-Con, the Scott Pilgrim Experience, watching the movie with 1,200 fans, making t-shirts, and a lot more.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 12th, 2010 at 6:56 pm

We are the heroes of our own lives and we view the world through our passions and our heartbreaks, our defeats and our triumphs.  In Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Scott Pilgrim may be a dork/goof/slacker/quasi-jerk but he’s the hero of his life and willing to fight for the girl of his dreams as he traverses a world made of videogames, indie rock, kung-fu, romance, comedy, and Canada.  Co-writer and director Edgar Wright has taken the tale of Scott Pilgrim and crafted a picture that is joyous, exciting, heartfelt, honest, blazingly original, and a work of pure brilliance that is easily one of the best films of the year.

Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman Video Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 12th, 2010 at 3:34 pm

Opening tomorrow is writer/director Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  As I’ve said many times, I think Scott Pilgrim is one of the best films of the year and a classic in every sense of the word.  As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been posting tons of interviews with the cast.  Here’s some links: Mark Webber/Alison Pill, Brandon Routh/Satya Bhabha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead/Ellen Wong, director Edgar Wright and Kieran Culkin/Aubrey Plaza.

On top of the print interviews, we got to talk to almost everyone on camera. Since the interviews were done the day after Comic-Con, I spent most of the time talking about the awesome “Scott Pilgrim Experience” that Universal set up outside the convention and what was it like being there.  Also, during my interview with Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman, I asked them if they actually made any t-shirts for the fans, and I found out Schwartzman’s real coat was used as a model for Scott Pilgrims coat in the movie.  I’ll let Cera and Schwartzman explain after the jump:

Director Edgar Wright Exclusive Video Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 12th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

In an era where movie studios seem to be recycling the same ideas, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a breath of fresh air.  Based on the awesome graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim has been brilliantly brought to life by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced) and it’s not only a showcase of what he can do as a writer/director, it completely breaks the mold of the way to tell a story on screen.  That’s because Wright has found a innovative way of telling the story and it involves fast editing and insanely quick transitions from scene to scene that feel like you’re inside a comic book.   I truly believe Scott Pilgrim is going to influence a generation of filmmakers as I’ve never seen anything like it.  I’m beyond impressed, and I strongly recommend buying a ticket this weekend.

Anyway, last week I got to sit down with Wright for an extended interview.  If you’re a fan of this great director or just really looking forward to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, I really think you’ll love the interview as we covered a wide range of subjects like the writing process,  how they came up with the awesome transitions and the editing in general, Comic-Con, Scott Pilgrim t-shirts, the premiere at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, deleted scenes and extended cuts, can he make a movie more than every three years, and we talk future projects but he says no progress has been made on Ant-Man or any other project since July 2008.  Hit the jump to check it out. As always, it’s been time indexed so you can watch the parts that interest you:

Anna Kendrick, Kieran Culkin and Aubrey Plaza Video Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 11th, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Opening this Friday is writer/director Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  As I’ve said many times, I think Scott Pilgrim is one of the best films of the year and a classic in every sense of the word.  As you may have noticed, we’ve been posting tons of interviews with the cast.  Here’s some links: Mark Webber/Alison Pill, Brandon Routh/Satya Bhabha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead/Ellen Wong, director Edgar Wright and Kieran Culkin/Aubrey Plaza.

On top of the print interviews, we got to talk to most of the cast and director Edgar Wright on camera. Since the interviews were done the day after Comic-Con, I spent most of the time talking about the awesome “Scott Pilgrim Experience” that Universal set up outside the convention and what was it like being there.  Also, during my interview with Anna Kendrick, Kieran Culkin and Aubrey Plaza, we spent a lot of time talking about how unusual the Scott Pilgrim promotional experience has been, t-shirts, and wristbands.  Hit the jump to see what I’m talking about and go see Scott Pilgrim this weekend!

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong Video Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 10th, 2010 at 5:36 pm

Opening this Friday is writer/director Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  As I’ve said many times, I think Scott Pilgrim is one of the best films of the year and a classic in every sense of the word.  Over the past week, we’ve been posting roundtable interviews with Mark Webber/Alison Pill, Brandon Routh/Satya Bhabha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead/Ellen Wong, director Edgar Wright and Kieran Culkin/Aubrey Plaza.

On top of the print interviews, we got to talk to most of the cast and director Edgar Wright on camera. Since the interviews were done the day after Comic-Con, I spent most of the time talking about the awesome “Scott Pilgrim Experience” that Universal set up outside the Convention and what was it like being at Comic-Con.  Also, during my interview with Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers) and Ellen Wong (Knives Chau) we talked about some of the challenges of filming the movie and did either of them actually make t-shirts for the fans.  Hit the jump to see what they had to say:

Alison Pill and Mark Webber Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 9th, 2010 at 7:14 pm

As all of you know, opening this Friday is writer/director Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  As I have said a few times, I think Scott Pilgrim is one of the best films of the year and a classic in every sense of the word.  Over the past week, we’ve been posting roundtable interviews with everyone. Here’s some links if you missed them:  Mark Webber/Alison Pill, Brandon Routh/Satya Bhabha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead/Ellen Wong, director Edgar Wright and Kieran Culkin/Aubrey Plaza.

On top of the print interviews, we got to talk to most of the cast and director Edgar Wright on camera. Since the interviews were done the day after Comic-Con, I spent most of the time talking about the awesome “Scott Pilgrim Experience” that Universal set up outside the Convention and what was it like being at Comic-Con.  Also, during my interview with Mark Webber and Alison Pill, we talked about director of photography Bill Pope, did they get an early look at volume 6 while they were filming, the visual style of Scott Pilgrim, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to check it out:

Writer/Director Edgar Wright Video Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 8th, 2010 at 8:33 pm

As all of you know, opening this Friday is writer/director Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  Over the past week we’ve been posting roundtable interviews that were done right after Comic-Con.  Here’s some links if you missed them:  Mark Webber/Alison Pill, Brandon Routh/Satya Bhabha, Mary Elizabeth Winstead/Ellen Wong, director Edgar Wright and Kieran Culkin/Aubrey Plaza.

Anyway, during the Los Angeles press junket for Scott Pilgrim, I also got to do TV interviews with most of the cast and director Edgar Wright. Since the interviews were done the day after Comic-Con, I spent most of the time talking about the awesome “Scott Pilgrim Experience” that Universal set up outside the Convention and what being at Comic-Con was like for them.  Also, during my interview with Wright, we talked about walking around the convention floor with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, what does he geek out over, what were the screenings like at Comic-Con, and the awesome Scott Pilgrim t-shirts. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Germain Lussier    Posted: August 8th, 2010 at 7:39 pm

Whether it’s in the pages of the Bryan Lee O’Malley comic book series or on screen in the Edgar Wright film, the ultimate boss battle for Scott Pilgrim is with Ramona Flowers’ seventh evil-ex Gideon Graves. There’s no doubt about it, Pilgrim vs. Graves is the main event of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and also for our series of roundtables.

When Michael Cera, who plays Scott Pilgrim, and Jason Schwartzman, who plays Gideon Graves, sit down at your table, there’s no doubt it’s going to be fun. Both are known for being hilarious comedic actors and in person, you get exactly that. Plus you get some insight into what makes the stars of such modern classics as Rushmore, Superbad, Juno and Fantastic Mr. Fox tick.

Hit the jump to read how Schwartzman thought he might ruin the movie, changing the education system, Cera’s most memorable fight, how success has affected him and more.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD; Plus Info on THE THING Prequel, DIE HARD 5, and the Alternate Ending

by Germain Lussier    Posted: August 7th, 2010 at 10:11 pm

Without Ramona Flowers and Knives Chau, there would be no Scott Pilgrim. The two main ladies in Scott’s life, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong respectively, are Scott’s raison d’etre in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Ramona is the spunky newcomer with whom Scott becomes so infatuated, he’s willing to fight her seven evil exes. Knives is a cute, innocent high schooler that Scott is dating at the beginning of the film and eventually helps him discover who he really is.

Wong and Winstead sat down to talk about their characters, working with Edgar Wright, Die Hard 5, The Thing prequel, the alternate ending and much more. You know you want to hit the jump to read all about it.

New Clip from SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 21st, 2010 at 1:48 pm

In advance of a fast-approaching Comic-Con appearance, Universal has released a new clip from Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.  The scene features stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, and Kieran Culkin smack in the middle of a rather awkward situation, punctuated by an abundance of “hey”s.  Check out the clip after the jump.

Mark Webber On Set Interview SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD – Read or Listen Here

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 30th, 2010 at 7:12 pm

Before coming on board Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Mark Webber had already written and directed his own feature, the 2008 drama Explicit Ills.  He’s also previously co-starred in a variety of films including Woody Allen’s Hollywood Ending and Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers.  In Scott Pilgrim, he’ll be playing Stephen Stills, the lead singer and guitarist of Sex Bob-omb, the struggling rock band that includes Scott (Michael Cera) on bass and Kim Pine (Alison Pill) on drums.

Speaking with Webber on the set of Scott Pilgrim last July, we talked about various topics like him learning to sing and play guitar, what he’s learned about directing from Wright, the pain/thrill of doing stunt work, and his future projects.

Hit the jump to check out the interview.  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World hits theaters on August 13th.

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