Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Netflix's anime adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s hit graphic novels, is set to arrive on the streaming service on November 17. Ahead of its debut, we've got a brand-new trailer shared during Geeked Week.
The trailer teases the "love story of a generation," as Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers. Of course, anyone familiar with the source material knows this relationship comes with some extra baggage in the form of Ramona's seven evil exes.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is an anime adaptation of O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, which was previously adapted into a live-action film in 2010 titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The live-action, directed by Edgar Wright, film turned out to be a box office bomb, but received positive reviews for its visual style and humor, and ultimately gained a loyal cult following.
Wright, who is serving as an executive producer on the new series, previously commented on the return of Scott Pilgrim in anime form.
“Over the years fans had asked if there would be a sequel to the film or some other kind of continuation,” Wright said earlier this year. “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.”
Although not the sequel many were hoping for, fans will be happy to know the cast from the original film will all reprise their roles in the anime. This includes the return of Michael Cera as the 23-year-old bass player of Sex Bob-Omb, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, Alison Pill as Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers, Johnny Simmons as young Neil, Mark Webber as Stephen Stills, Ellen Wong as Knives Chau, and Satya Bhabha, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, and Mae Whitman as the Evil Exes.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was created, written, and executive produced by O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski with music (including new original songs) by Anamanaguchi (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game) and Joseph Trapanese. Anime house Science SARU is leading on the animation front.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follows the title character as he falls in love with New Yorker Ramona Flowers. But in order to date her, he must defeat all seven of her evil exes. Then things get even more complicated.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off arrives on Netflix on November 17.