Highlights
- Netflix released a new trailer for the upcoming Scott Pilgrim anime adaptation, revealing the plot and cast while using the iconic Mortal Kombat theme song.
- The anime, titled Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, follows the story of Scott Pilgrim, a slacker musician who must defeat his love interest's seven evil exes to be with her.
- The anime project, set to release on November 17, is produced by Science SARU and features the original series creator Brian Lee O'Malley as a showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
Netflix released a brand-new trailer for the upcoming Scott Pilgrim anime adaptation produced by Science SARU titled Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, revealing the basic plot and the cast to the familiar tune of the Mortal Kombat theme song by Oliver Adams and Belgian techno band The Immortals, which has been associated with the fighting game franchise since its use in the 1995 live-action film.
Set for release on Netflix on November 17, these most recent visuals from the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off project will definitely ramp up the hype for this anime adaptation of the original manga-inspired graphic novels by Brian Lee O'Malley.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follows the eponymous character, a Toronto-based 20-something part-time musician and slacker who falls in love with a delivery girl and must take down her "seven evil exes" if he is to have any chance of being with her. Initially announced in January 2022, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is produced by Japanese animation studio Science SARU (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!), with original series creator Brian Lee O'Malley serving as a showrunner, executive producer and writer for the series alongside BenDavid Grabinsky.
The director and co-writer of the 2010 live-action Scott Pilgrim film serves as an executive producer alongside Nira Park, Michael Bacall, Marc Platt, Jared Leboff and Adam Seigel. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is directed by Abel Góngora, a long-time Science Saru employee, and produced by Eunyoung Choi, while the music is composed by Joseph Trapanese with New York band Anamanaguchi providing music as they did for the Scott Pilgrim video game adaptation produced by Ubisoft.
In March, it was revealed that the cast of the 2010 live-action film adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, would return to reprise their roles for the upcoming anime adaptation. The cast list is as follows:
- Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers
- Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel
- Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells
- Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim
- Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, 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
- Mark Webber as Stephen Stills
- Mae Whitman as Roxie Richter
- Ellen Wong as Knives Chau
At New York Comic Con over the past weekend, the showrunners confirmed that Japanese actor Julian Cihi (Only Murders in the Building) will be the voice of the twins, Kyle and Ken Katayanagi. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off arrives November 17.
Source: ANN