Netflix anime series Scott Pilgrim takes off looks like a great adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malleit’s a comic, and this time it’s going to be a little different and put a new spin on the franchise. According to the co-creator of the show Ben David Grabinsky: “If you think you know what you’re going to see, you don’t.”
During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the producers of the series offered some additional insights into the anime.
O’Malley went on to say that the show will explore all the characters in the story in more depth, saying, “We’re trying to get into people’s heads more because when I was 25, I didn’t know what these people were.” they necessarily felt. But I’ve seen a lot more life and now I have more context for those characters.”
Grabinski specifically mentions immersion in Ramona Flowers and says, “It was so much fun trying to give yourself more of an emotional connection to her and add as much nuance as possible.
O’Malley then went on to reveal that Flowers’ evil exes will also be explored further saying, “I think my main regret that I’ve expressed about the books is that we didn’t have enough time to develop the evil exes. Especially after knowing the casting, that’s it [felt] like, oh, we should have more scenes with the evil exes.
Scott Pilgrim takes off sees the return of the cast of Edgard Wrightthe movie it includes Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the role of Ramona Fiori, 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 Square as Julie Powers, Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram, Jason Schwartzmann as Gideon Graves, Johnny Simmons as the “young” Neil Nordegraf, Mark Webber as Stephen Stills, Mae Whitman as Roxie Richter e Ellen Wong as Knives Chau.
Wright spoke previously of the project, saying, “Fortunately, the Scott Pilgrim cast became a close-knit family and lifelong friendships were forged. There is – to this day – still a group email with the entire cast, which has been since 2010. I was happy to be able to break everyone the news that we had finally found a way to continue the adventure.Seeing (and hearing) everyone return to their roles was a real pleasure. “
He continued, “Fans had asked me over the years if there would be a sequel to the film or some other type of continuation. I knew a live-action sequel was unlikely, but I usually put off suggesting that perhaps an anime adaptation would be.” appropriate.” an interesting way to proceed. And then, lo and behold, Netflix got in touch one day to ask us about exactly this idea. But even better, our brilliant creator Bryan Lee O’Malley came up with an idea that was far more adventurous than just a road ahead. adaptation of the original books.”
The eight-episode first season of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off arrives on Netflix on Friday, November 17.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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