You know it will be a great day when it starts with Netflix’s first trailer for Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off – a new anime series based on the iconic franchise.
Not only is Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an eight-episode series based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, but the original cast from Edgar Wright’s live-action Scott Pilgrim movie is back to voice their characters.
For those that need a refresher, the voice cast will be as follows:
- Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers
- Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel
- Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells
- Chris Evans as Lucas Lee
- Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim
- Brie Larson as Envy Adams
- Alison Pill as Kim Pine
- Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers
- Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram
- Jason Schwartzman as Gideon Graves
- Johnny Simmons as “Young” Neil Nordegraf
- Mark Webber as Stephen Stills
- Mae Whitman as Roxie Richter
- Ellen Wong as Knives Chau
Edgar Wright also talked about the upcoming series, stating:
“Luckily, the Scott Pilgrim cast became a close-knit family, and friendships were forged for life. There, to this day, is still a group email with the entire cast on it, that’s been going since 2010. I was happy to be able to reach out to everyone with the news that we had finally come up with a way to continue the adventure. Seeing (and hearing) everyone come back to their roles has been a true pleasure.
Over the years fans had asked if there would be a sequel to the film or some other kind of continuation. I knew that a live-action sequel was unlikely, but I would usually defer by suggesting that perhaps an anime adaptation was an interesting way to go. And then, lo and behold, one day Netflix got in touch to ask about this exact idea. But even better, our brilliant creator Bryan Lee O’Malley had an idea that was way more adventurous than just a straight adaptation of the original books.”
Bryan Lee O’Malley, the man behind the icon character and BenDavid Grabinski, the artist from graphic novels, are also both involved in the show and will serve as executive producers, writers, and showrunners.
The first season of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off will be available to stream on Netflix on the 17th of November. But now I want to know from you, are you excited about this adaptation? Drop your thoughts in the comments.