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20 Highly Pixelated Facts About 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'

Extra fact: it still rocks.

20 Highly Pixelated Facts About 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'

October 21, 2022

human, all too human illusion, and can you believe Scott Pilgrim vs. The World came out twelve years ago?

Anyway, the manic pixie dream girl trope and its problems with the Bechdel test haved aged it a bit, but again, time is a flat circle. In this Pictofact, then, we take a look at 20 hyper-kinetic, genre-blending, pop-culture-referencing, and highly pixelated facts about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. For example, did you know it rocks? That’s a freebie for ya.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD IT WAS PITCHED AS JOHN HUGHES MEETS KILL BILL. According to director Edgar Wright, the producers cornered me and they said, 'This is your next movie.' I was like, 'Okay!' They said, 'It's like John Hughes meets Kill Bill.' I said, 'Well, I like that idea.' CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Michael Cera

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD PLUMTREE MICHAEL CERA WAS EDGAR WRIGHT'S FIRST CHOICE. The director was super into Arrested Development, and when the movie began pre-production a few years later, Cera was just the right age. — Universal Pictures

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Seth Rogen

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD SETH ROGEN WAS CONSIDERED FOR SCOTT. Other performers who auditioned for parts include Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson, Betty Gilpin, Zoe Kazan, Rooney Mara, and- wait, wait, Seth Rogen for Scott? What? — Universal Pictures, vipflash/Shutterstock

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Brie Larson

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD BRIE LARSON DIDN'T JUST PLAY A POP SINGER-SHE WAS ONE. Not only does Larson actually sing Black Sheep as Envy Adams, but recorded several songs as herself back at the time. In some alternate universe, she's better known for her music than her acting. — Universal Pictures

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

CRACKED.COM somu T SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD GUILLERMO DEL TORO AND QUENTIN TARANTINO HELPED. Del Toro recommended martial arts expert Brad Allen for the fight scenes. Tarantino gave Edgar Wright tips on shooting action scenes, and suggested the stretching room effect for the title sequence. — Universal Pictures

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Sam Raimi

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD SAM RAIMI TAUGHT EDGAR WRIGHT ABOUT FX. Wright did not know how to handle the level of FX required, so he asked Sam Raimi while he was shooting Drag Me to Hell. Raimi gave him a mini masterclass about how to shoot special effects. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE ACTORS BARELY EVER BLINK. There are very few instances of blinking throughout the film, and this was intentional. The idea was to evoke the look of anime and manga, with the characters having a wide-eyed look the whole time. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Lucas Lee

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD WHY WOULDN'T YOU BE? When Wallace says to movie star Lucas Lee that he's a big fan, Lee answers, Why wouldn't you be? Wright took the line from an actual response he got from The Hives' lead singer Pelle Almqvist. — Universal Pictures

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE CREATOR MAKES A CAMEO. Scott Pilgrim comic creator Bryan Lee O'Malley can be briefly seen next to his collaborator and former partner Hope Larson in the bar scene, right after Sex Bob-Omb's performance at Lee's Palace. — Gage Skidmore/Wiki Commons,
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Aubrey Plaza

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD JULIE POWERS HAS A SECRET CRUSH ON SCOTT. Bryan Lee O'Malley gave the cast a list of ten secret things about their characters. Aubrey Plaza revealed what helped her the most: Julie Powers actually has a massive crush on Scott Pilgrim. She liked him in college, but he just liked all of her friends. That really pisses her off. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Brandon Routh

CRACKED.COM 3 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD BRANDON ROUTH IS A BONA FIDE GEEK. Besides playing, you know, Superman, Routh plays a lot of video games, describes himself as a geek, and had World of Warcraft as his particular obsession. — Source

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No Brits

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD EDGAR WRIGHT HAD A NO BRITS RULE. This being his first American movie, Wright wanted to infuse it with local energy. However, Satya Bhabha (who plays evil ex Matthew Patel) is a native Londoner. Не was ultimately allowed because he just killed it in the role. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Bill Hader

NINTA NINJA REVOLUTIONS Thru The Haus Ford House Maga - Neuz Happa SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE NARRATION IS PROVIDED BY BILL HADER. Hader is the voice that opens the film and narrates Scott's hair trauma. Не also provides the voice over for the Ninja Ninja Revolution arcade video game. CRACKED.COM m Handa Fitness Manage Minos Maraz FRUIT — Universal Pictures, Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock

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The Animated Sequences

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE ANIMATION ISN'T THE WORK OF BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY. The sequences sure have the style of Scott Pilgrim's creator, but were actually done by Edgar Wright's brother, Oscar Wright. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Toronto

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THAT TORONTO NO LONGER EXISTS. Scott's apartment is just a shed with trash cans, the Goodwill store is now a gym, the discount store Honest Ed is a condo, and Wychwood Library has been renovated. And don't even get us started on gentrification... CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THEY HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ENDING. They took input by Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, but the comic itself hadn't actually ended yet. O'Malley liked the film ending so much that he included elements from it in the final issue. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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Comic Book Ending

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THE COMIC BOOK ENDING WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE MOVIE. In the comic, Ramona's character growth is as important as Scott's, and they both defeat Gideon in a way the brings them closer together: Ramona with an army of Gideon-less Ramonas, and Scott by unlocking the Power of Understanding (instead of the film's self-centered Power of Self-Respect). CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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The Serial Killer Ending

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD SCOTT ALMOST WAS A SERIAL KILLER. Edgar Wright planned an ending which revealed that Scott killed Ramona's exes. No, not like in a video game-he actually killed them. The idea was to shoot this alternate ending as a joke, but ultimately time ran out, so you won't find it anywhere, sorry. — Universal Pictures

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Robot Gideon

CRACKED.COM SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD GIDEON WAS ALMOST A GIANT ROBOT. The original ending had Gideon turning into a giant robot, Edgar Wright said in 2010. That never went anywhere. We got rid of that because Bryan wasn't going to do that in the comics, and also we thought it would look like a Transformers spoof. — Universal Pictures

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The Knives Ending

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD SCOTT ORIGINALLY ENDED UP WITH KNIVES. Edgar Wright actually shot an ending in which Scott gets back not with Ramona, but with Knives Chau (you know, the 17-year-old who represents Scott's emotional immaturity). Test audiences did not like this ending, so it was ditched. Sharpie POR CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures

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