Supergood Casting!

I saw a little blurb somewhere that another comic book movie adaptation is set to start filming in the Fall. 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' is set to be directed by Edgar Wright ('Shaun of the Dead', 'Hot Fuzz') w/ a screenplay by Michael Bacall (Manic, Bookies), distributed by Universal Pictures in the US.

To be clear, don't go expecting an FX-heavy bonanza ala 'Iron Man' or 'The Dark Knight'...it's not THAT kind of a comic. Rather, a comedy/action/romance comic by Bryan Lee O'Malley, the series revolves around 23-year-old Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker, hero, wannabe-rockstar, who is living in Toronto and playing bass in the band 'Sex Bob-Omb.' He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona V. Flowers, but must defeat her seven 'evil exes' in order to date her.

The comic is a clever amalgamation of music, pop culture, videogames, superhero fantasies and relationships...all done up in simple (but effective) manga-inspired artwork. Originally intended to consist of six digest-sized black-and-white graphic novels, the first volume was released in 2004. As of 2007, four have been released, all published by independent comic book publisher Oni Press. Worth checking out.

Best of all, in what looks to be perfect casting, the titular character of Scott will be played by Michael Cera ('Arrested Development', 'Superbad', 'Juno') w/ love-interest Ramona being played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead ('Live Free or Die Hard', 'Death Proof'). As the comic also features a slew of funny/fascinating supporting characters, there seems to be a lot of potential there for a really interesting flick.

As the film won't hit theatres until some time in 2009, you have plenty of time to better familiarize yourself a little w/ Scott and crew...hit up your local comic shop, online bookseller or visit scottpilgrim.com today.