Scott Pilgrim anime reprise set to feature film's original cast

Netflix just announced an anime reprisal of box office failure turned cult hit, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. 

This will be the most recent adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim franchise, originally sourced from a 2004 comic book series written by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The story follows 22 year-old basist Scott Pilgrim on his quest to romance American delivery girl Ramona Flowers. To get to be with Ramona he must battle her seven evil exes, and contend with one of his own.

Brought to the streaming service by anime house Science SARU, the new series will include the entire cast of the previous adaptation, featuring stars such as Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Brie Larson among many others.

This is not a drill! This is happening!

After much musing over the years about there being potential for an anime adaptation of ‘Scott Pilgrim’, I’m thrilled to say one is IMMINENT, with the whole cast back together and… you are going to lose your minds. pic.twitter.com/LyB7EIlcUD

— edgarwright (@edgarwright) March 30, 2023

Bryan Lee O’Malley, the creator of the original cartoon, will co-write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner of the series, alongside director Ben David Grabinski. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright is also slated to executive produce.

“Luckily, the Scott Pilgrim cast became a close-knit family, and friendships were forged for life,” said Wright to Netflix's companion site Tudum. “There — to this day — is still a group email with the entire cast on it, that’s been going since 2010. I was happy to be able to reach out to everyone with the news that we had finally come up with a way to continue the adventure. Seeing (and hearing) everyone come back to their roles has been a true pleasure.”

The series will also bring back American chiptune-based pop and rock band Anamanaguchi, who composed the score for the video game adaptation of the series. They will be working alongside composer Joseph Trapanese.

Wright hints that the series go beyond a direct book adaptation, but doesn't give further detail. Audiences will have to wait for further updates on the series, which is expected for release either late 2023 or early 2024.