Scott Pilgrim vs. the World with Edgar Wright
As the slayer of Evil Exes shuffles awkwardly back into theaters for a special – and enhanced – one-week engagement, director Edgar Wright reflects on making a cult hit, assembling a super cast, and what
Scott Pilgrim means to him now.
To mark its 10-year anniversary, cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is getting a special theatrical re-release on April 30. And it returns to theaters looking – and sounding – better than ever: The film has been re-imagined in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, and will play in select locations for a single week. (And yes, we know it’s been 11 years, technically, since it hit theaters – but the pandemic scuttled plans for an anniversary re-release last year.)
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While Superman also known as Clark Kent, also known as Kal-El may tend to look youthful in his many on-screen appearances, the character is now in his sixth decade of major feature films.
While that seems like a long time and, really, it is there are only a handful of movies featuring the character, and most of them are not connected to many others. What does that mean? Well, let s start out with Richard Donner s
Superman
, the 1978 movie that started it all. The movie spawned three sequels and a spinoff of its own (some good, some not so good), but, basically, the buck stopped there. The Henry Cavill Superman you ve seen in the last half decade is entirely unrelated.
It s time to rediscover that timeless wisdom: Bread makes you fat.
I speak of course about one of the best lines from Edgar Wright s 2010 movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, spoken in shock by Michael Cera, who stars with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and a who s who of bright young comedy talents. The film is based on Bryan Lee O Malley s popular Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, and on Friday, it s getting a remastered anniversary re-release in AMC theaters, including in Austin.
If you ve never gotten a chance to watch it, this incredibly Canadian tale finds Toronto townie Scott Pilgrim (Cera), a self-involved loser in a not-great band, become fixated on the mysterious Ramona Flowers (Winstead). But in order to date her, he must first defeat her seven evil exes, battles that Wright films as visually delightful crosses between video game punch-ups and comic book pow-bang-zooms.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World does, and with good reason. Beloved by nerds the world over,
Scott Pilgrim was not a mainstream or box office success. But like its scrappy underdog hero, the 2010 film has remained culturally relevant, with many considering it to be one of the best comic book adaptations of all time.
And for the tenth anniversary (pandemic notwithstanding), Universal Pictures is granting the film a second life, with a new theatrical re-release in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos version supervised by director Edgar Wright along with his original team: sound mixer Julian Slater, colorist Stephen Nakamura, cinematographer Bill Pope, and editor Paul Machliss. Wright plans to release a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release as well.
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As a cult favorite and hit in terms of how it landed in pop culture, Edgar Wrightâs adaptation of
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is known for, among other things, a kick ass soundtrack. Songs from artists like Beck, The Rolling Stones, and Metric were all included, woven into a sonic tapestry that Wright fans would come to expect. However in the case of one song, Metricâs âBlack Sheep,â there was actually a cover featured in the film, sung by pop star/actor Brie Larson. The song was a hit with the fanbase, but for a decade it wasnât available on any official