Based on the popular graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the 2010 movie adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World followed the titular slacker and bass player, who fell head over heels for the purple-haired Ramona Flowers. But in order to achieve their happily-ever-after, Scott had to battle Ramona’s league of evil exes, including Lucas Lee, Todd Ingram and Gideon Graves. When the movie underperformed at the box office, taking in slightly over half its $85 million dollar budget, felt like game over for Scott Pilgrim.But the property found an audience and emerged as a cult classic. 13 years later Scott Pilgrim is back for more in the anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Overseen by O’Malley and writer/producer BenDavid Grabinski, the brand-new adventure finds Scott facing off against Ramona’s exes again — only to disappear after losing his first brawl. Ramona must now confront her exes in order to solve what happened to Scott. CBR spoke to O’Malley and Grabinski about Scott Pilgrim’s comeback on Netflix and reuniting the movie’s A-list cast.CBR: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World wasn’t immediately successful. When did you realize you had a cult hit on your hands and how rewarding was it to have found that fan base?REVIEW: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Reinvigorates the Cult Hit Adventure
Based on the popular graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the 2010 movie adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World followed the titular slacker and bass player, who fell head over heels for the purple-haired Ramona Flowers. But in order to achieve their happily-ever-after, Scott had to battle Ramona’s league of evil exes, including Lucas Lee, Todd Ingram and Gideon Graves. When the movie underperformed at the box office, taking in slightly over half its $85 million dollar budget, felt like game over for Scott Pilgrim.
But the property found an audience and emerged as a cult classic. 13 years later Scott Pilgrim is back for more in the anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Overseen by O’Malley and writer/producer BenDavid Grabinski, the brand-new adventure finds Scott facing off against Ramona’s exes again — only to disappear after losing his first brawl. Ramona must now confront her exes in order to solve what happened to Scott. CBR spoke to O’Malley and Grabinski about Scott Pilgrim’s comeback on Netflix and reuniting the movie’s A-list cast.
CBR: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World wasn’t immediately successful. When did you realize you had a cult hit on your hands and how rewarding was it to have found that fan base?
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