Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Video Blogs

The cast watch blogs.

Bonus Blog - Watching the blogs - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World from Scott Pilgrim The Movie on Vimeo.

A look behind the scenes at he houses of Knives Chau (Ellen Wong) and Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

Blog 9 - Home Sweet Home(s) - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World from Scott Pilgrim The Movie on Vimeo.

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Is Brandon Routh the George Lazenby of the Superman franchise

Poor Brandon Routh. He was hyped up big time as the new Man of Steel, but sadly, the film sucked. Why have the kid in it? Now it looks as if he will be hanging up the tights.

“The term of the contract expired,” Routh told entertainment site Omelete “But if they call me again, [I'd go] back to the character without thinking twice!”

The expiration of Routh’s contract is pretty crap news for the “Superman Returns” star, as Warner Bros. is rumored to be going a Batman Begins route with a total reboot and a darker tone. Going dark for Superman is the wrong way to go in my opinion.

“I do not know of anything,” Routh said of the film’s progress. “I’m sure that Warner Bros. is moving there, but everything is still uncertain. Really, I do not know anything.”

He Still Routh does have the Dylan Dog film, Dead of Night, and he is also going to be one of the evil ex-boyfriends in Edgar Wrights adaption of Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

Do you want to see Routh in another Superman film? If not him who else?

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Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World - Video Blog 8 - Music

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Video Blog #7

A seventh video blog for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World from Director Edgar Wright entitled "Party!" where they film a party scene.

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Kevin Feige talks Avengers, Captain America and Thor

There is a great interview ove on Ugo with Marvel Films President Kevin Feige about the new films coming out over the next few years. He talks about the Hulk with the Avengers, Will Smith as a possible Captain America (which I think is a big mistake although he could fit into that universe as Isaiah Bradley that I've previously mentioned), Thor on Earth, the return of Blade and more. Here are some of the highlights.

Are you planning on putting The Hulk in The Avengers?

Feige: I think it'd be cool. I'd like to see The Hulk again. It will have been a number of years, four years since he was in a movie by that point, by 2012. So I'd like to see him in it. I'm not being coy. We're just starting the story. I was on the phone with Zak Penn this morning. He's coming in next week and he's going to work on the outline this summer, but because it's so intertwined with what we're doing before - I almost wanted to get done with production on Iron Man 2 [and] the scripts to Thor and Captain America well underway before we even started Avengers.

Is there any possibility of having SHIELD show up in a Spider-Man movie? Is that something you guys would like to do and is there a possibility of bringing these disparate properties back into the fold?

Feige: If we were talking about this four years ago and you asked if there was a chance to do an Avengers movie and a Marvel Cinematic Universe under one roof, I would've said that anything was possible, but that it's a long shot and I'm not sure. Now we're doing it. I'll kind of give you the same answer to that now. Anything is possible. Right now they're certainly different. What's at Fox is at Fox. What's at Sony is what's at Sony and what's at Marvel is what's at Marvel. When I say the MCU that's a goofy internal thing, but that's [how] we're referring to it.

You've got a lot now, but what other characters would you like to see make it onscreen?

Feige: Ant-Man. I want to make Ant-Man one of these days. I think that'll be surprising and a funny thing. I love that what Edgar [Wright] likes about it is that when he says he's doing Ant-Man people go, “Ant-Man? What the hell is that?” I think that's fun. I think Dr. Strange would kick ass. I think we've done very well at the superhero genre, if you will, this street level superhero aspect of the Marvel Universe. I think with Thor you'll see us cracking into the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe in a very good way that's never been done before in our movies and I'd love to get into that supernatural element. I think that Dr. Strange could be a good way of being the lynchpin to that universe with Werewolf By Night, with Blade again someday – that side of the Marvel Universe.

Recently it's been announced that more of the Thor story will take place on Earth. Is it a contemporary earth or Viking times?

Feige: It'll be contemporary.

How are you going to deal with the fish out of water aspect of it? Are you concerned at all about Thor dealing with the wacky modern day aspects of his life, being on a cell phone or something like that?

I am concerned about that and that's why we're not going to do that. We always think about, not in terms of “Thor,” but if you talk about fish out of water; if a character is goofy at any time he'll be goofy. If you bring in an idiot from the past he's going to come into the future and go [holding a recorder up to his face] “What is this? Hello?” That stuff is not funny and it's overdone. If Indiana Jones came to the future he's going to be cool. He's not going to be an idiot bumbling with things. There might be some fun humor out of him just getting something wrong for a minute, but he's going to play it cool and just not come off like an idiot. I think that Thor…if you look at [Jack] Kirby's Asgard, if you look at Walt Simonson's Asgard; they are technologically superior to us by far. They're not going to come and be flummoxed by much on Earth. There might be cultural differences that could be amusing or endearing, but he's not going to be talking to a lamppost for five minutes.

Is Donald Blake going to be in Thor and is he still going to be handicapped?

Feige: No.

Will Thor still be recognizable as a what we understand to be a superhero movie or is it going to be closer to fantasy?

I think it's going to be very much a Marvel superhero movie, but I think to the movie audience it's going to expand that definition more and more. Again, we've got a forty four year old guy who's going to be a superhero in a movie and he puts on an armored suit. That didn't necessarily mean superhero to people. In that same way, I think, someone who's got superpowers coming to Earth and dealing with other character from his realm will come off very much as a big ass superhero movie. But it's going to expand that definition, I hope, in a way.

QCan you talk about the casting of Chris Hemsworth and what it was ultimately about this guy after looking at all these other actors?

Feige: You couldn't take your eyes off of him. When he did his auditioned he worked for it. He put himself on tape. He put himself on tape again and then did it again and then came in and sat with Branagh and then worked again with Branagh and then ultimately did a very late in the process screen test and there was no question. It was very much like going back to 1999 when Dougray Scott got injured on Mission Impossible 2 and we had to go back to the videotapes and suddenly we saw Hugh Jackman who came in and did a screen test and it was like, “There's no question that this is our guy.” In this case it was actually even cleaner with Chris because with Hugh he was like two feet taller than the character was supposed to be which was nerve racking, but Chris is six four and looks exactly Thor.

Are you going to get a big name for “Captain” or are you looking to get another unknown?

Feige: We'll see. I do think that's something that we'll take into account, international appeal. There are only a handful of stars that mean anything here much less overseas. But I do think that will be a factor in it. As long as we have the freedom to do so at Marvel….to just cast the best actor for the part whether it's an actor who's been a great actor, but hasn't starred in marquee action movies before like Downey or somebody that came out of Australia that they've never heard of.

There's been some talk of going with a Will Smith and using the “Truth” storyline of Captain America.

Feige: I love the “Truth” storyline. I think that's very cool. I wouldn't do that as a first Captain America movie though. I think Will Smith is probably one of those handful of international stars. But I think that [arc] came about four or five hundred issues in to the “Cap” run. I don't see launching with that comic.

If one of the movies doesn't do well in this run, how will that effect The Avengers? It’s the riskiest one of the bunch because you're relying on people wanting to come and see Thor again and Cap again.

Feige: I think Avengers is going to have it's own vibe. I think Avengers will feel very much like…it'll have a different tone than the other Marvel movies. I'm not talking budget level here, but it'll have a much more massive global feel to it. Our movies aren't about saving the world. Iron Man doesn't save the world. Hulk doesn't save the world. Captain America, a little bit. But it's not about these comic bookey “I will save the world” things. The Avengers is about saving the world because there's no other reason for characters that powerful to band together. So I think the scope and the scale will feel like a much bigger thing. So whatever you had seen - whether Starscream was your favorite character or Megatron is your favorite character or Soundwave is your favorite character - you're going to see the experience of that epic thing together. I think it'll be the same thing. Clearly I hope it'll all work. I hope that people will, like they've done with the comics for years and years, argue about who their favorite is and who would win in a fight and all of that fun stuff.

For Avengers,will the threat to them come from outside the Earth?

Feige: It'll be big. It'll be something that no single hero can handle.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Video Blog

A sixth video blog for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World from Director Edgar Wright entitled "Fight!" which takes a look at the fight between Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Roxanne Richter (Mae Whitman).

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Thor in Scott Pilgrim vs The World

This is the latest photo by Edgar Wright from the set of his Scott Pilgrim film. I've not read the comic, but I assume this has something to do with Scott having to fight one of the evil Ex-Boyfriends.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - New video blog for Edgar Wright's film

This blog is all about how the crew are going around locations that author Bryan Lee O'Malley used as visual reference in the comic books.

Blog Five - From Comic Book Panel to Screen - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World from Scott Pilgrim The Movie on Vimeo.

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Simon Pegg talks about his next film with Edgar Wright

· What’s the status of the next film together

· Simon says when Edgar finishes Scott Pilgrim and he finishes Paul they’ll work on it

· We talk about how Edgar is aging backwards

Source: Collider

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Video Blog #4

A fourth video blog for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World from Director Edgar Wright entitled "Casa Loma, Fighting and Fatigue" where they film the first proper fight scene at night.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Video Blog #3

A third video blog for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World from Director Edgar Wright entitled "On Location" and the crew talks about how cold it is there.

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Edgar Wright's second video blog from Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Edgar Wright has posted the second video blog live from the set of Scott Pilgrim vs the World.

This video covers the first day of principal photography on the set, including some shots of Michael Cera, Mark Webber, and most of the cast. We also get our first good look at Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers

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Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Edgar Wright shows us around

An Edgar Wright welcome from the set of Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World in his first video blog below. We get to see a look at some of the training and stunt action.

How cool would it be to work on a film like that. Lots of excellent stunt training, plus you are getting paid for it.

Check out the official site for lots of cool stuff.

Edgar Wright's blog has lots of photos from the shoot, including the one above. I think that shows Michael Cera as the titular Scott Pilgrim.

Blog One - Introduction - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World from Scott Pilgrim The Movie on Vimeo.

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Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Bill Pope will make sure it looks lovely

Bill Pope is the cinematographer on such films as Army of Darkness, The Matrix, and Spider-Man 2. I thought all three of them were great and all looked lovely.

Therefore, the fact that he is working with Edgar Wright on Scott Pilgrim vs The World (as seen on the clapperboard above) should mean that this mix of live action / CGI / traditional animation will look very nice indeed. Just for the record the photo was taken on the outskirts of Toronto.

Source: First Showing

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Tintin News - Simon Pegg is off to LA to film and John Williams is scoring it

t5m.com have this interview with Simon Pegg. In it he mentions how he will be heading off to LA with Nick Frost to film or capture their motion and voices for Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. He also goes onto mention that they'll hopefully be getting back together with Edgar Wright near the end of this year to start work on the third part of the trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz).

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Upcoming Film Scores have this news about John Williams.

Veteran composer John Williams is doing the score for The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, Steven Spielberg's and Peter Jackson's first film based on the classic Hergé comic books. The assignment has been confirmed by Williams' agent, the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, and will have fans expecting another classic film theme from the composer of such orchestral hits as the Indiana Jones theme, Star Wars, Superman, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter.

All in all some good news for the Tintin film.

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Brandon Routh talks Scott Pilgrim and Dylan Dog

Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) has been chatting to Collider about his upcoming roles in the two comic book movies, Dylan Dog and Scott Pilgrim vs The World.

First he chats about Dylan Dog. It's directed by Kevin Monroe and will start filming in New Orleans soon.

Next he chats about the Scott Pilgrim film directed by Edgar Wright. Apparantly it will mix real people with old school animation.

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Tintin news - Daniel Craig is the big bad and Jamie Bell is Tintin

Collider have some news on the Tintin movie.

It's going to be called The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn.

Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, King Kong) will be playing Tintin after Thomas Sangster dropped out.

Daniel Craig will be playing the nefarious "Red Rackham". Craig previously worked with producer and director of the first Tintin film Steven Spielberg on Munich.

The film will co-star Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook. All will be doing the motion capture dance.

Finally the script is being writtern by Edgar Wright (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), Steven Moffat (Dr Who, Press Gang) and Joe Cornish (Adam & Joe).

All in all good news for the Tintin film.

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Edgar Wright's Top 29 films of 2008

Edgar Wright, director of the excellent Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz has got in on the end of year best films thing by giving his top 29 of 2008. A better mix than many of the same old same old lists that have been doing the rounds. How many of them have you seen?

1 - LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
2 - SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
3 - IRON MAN
4 - NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF OZPLOITATION
5 - MAN ON WIRE
6 - HUNGER
7 - FROST / NIXON
8 - THE DARK KNIGHT
9 - BURN AFTER READING
10 - WALL-E
11 - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
12 - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
13 - HAPPY GO LUCKY
14 - GRAN TORINO
15 - KUNG FU PANDA (IMAX)
16 - REC
17 - CLOVERFIELD
18 - JCVD
19 - SON OF RAMBOW
20 - RAMBO
21 - THE RUINS
22 - HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
23 - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
24 - THE FOOT FIST WAY
25 - TROPIC THUNDER
26 - MILK
27 - W.
28 - ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO
29 - PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
30...

The 2008 RIKI OH award for insane, senseless violence - RAMBO
Runner up - PUNISHER : WAR ZONE

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Paul - Plot for Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's latest.

Just a quick snippett on this one as there is not much to tell. Simon Pegg has revealed what the plot is and it sounds kind of cool but could end up being dreadful if not done right.

"Story revolves around two British slackers who after visiting Comic-Con go on a road trip to Area 51 where they encounter a small alien named Paul, who enlists them to help him find his way home."

Variety had the news but that's about all they have to say on the matter. The only other point (which has been mentioned in previous posts) is that Edgar Wright won't be directing Pegg and Frost instead Greg Mottola of Superbad fame will direct Paul. We shall have to wait and see if he will be able to capture the magic that the trinity had in Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

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Riki-oh: The Story of Riki Trailer

Edgar Wright is hosting a special Halloween night at the New Beverly Cinema: A double bill of Shaun of the Dead and Wright’s personal Halloween choice film - Riki Oh: The Story of Riki.

Wright explained his reasoning for picking the movie, “What could be more amazing than a film that names it protagonist twice in the title? And what could be more Halloween-y than a ridiculously gory futuristic prison romp with a hero who can play the flute and punch through peoples heads? I swear that if you haven’t seen it before - it’s a crazy film and a great one to see with a crowd. If you need further prompting; please peruse the IMDB plot keywords for RIKI OH.

Plot keywords for :RIKI OH: THE STORY OF RICKY (1991): Hook For Hand, Stabbed In The Eye, Exploding Body, Seppuku, Suicide, Taser, Glass Eye, Decapitation, Wetting Pants, Crow, Crushed To Death, Razor Blade, Vengeance, Severed Leg, Blinding, X Ray, Shower Room, Transformation, Stabbing, Extreme Gore, Crushed Head, Severed Arm, Opium, Intestines, Hand Through Head, Broken Finger, Skinned Alive, Grindhouse, Profanity, Disembowelment, Gore, Martial Arts, Prison, Splatter, Exploding Head, Black Comedy, Controversial, Torture, Animal Abuse, Buried Alive, Christ Allegory, Dismemberment, Hiding On Ceiling, Nail Through Hand, Murder, Mutilation, Megalomaniac, Social Commentary.

If you were not sold by the time it got to ‘Hand Through Head’ on the list, then I do not know what to say.”

I'd not heard of the Riki Oh movie so thought I would share the trailer. Looks kind of crazy good. Anyone seen it?

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