Here’s a deleted scene from Scott Pilgrim that screenwriters and budding scribes may get a kick out of.
Myself and Michael Bacall were struggling to make this moment in the movie work where Scott comes back to life. Originally after the dream desert, we saw Scott return to Wallace’s apartment and run through his phone call with Gideon again; but this time in a much more heroic fashion; determined to right his wrongs.
Then long after shooting, we came up with the idea of adding in a speech in the dark, literally adding black to the scene and recording a whole new monologue in the ADR studio with Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin.
(I actually did the same trick in ‘A Fistful Of Fingers’, adding a whole scene in the dark to pad out the scant running time).
Here though, the joke was to address the character arc of Scott Pilgrim with a monologue that explicitly riffs on Joseph Campbell’s monomyth; the hero’s journey. This is the basic pattern found in narratives around the world since folklore began.
Campbell posed the theory that numerous myths share fundamental structures and stages, which he detailed in his tome ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces’.
“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. ”
So in the spirit of Campbell’s monomyth theory, we gave Scott Pilgrim a barnstorming end-of-act-2 speech to show his path to enlightenment.
As it turned out, it was a bit too ‘in’ and didn’t get enough laughs to survive past the next test screening. But it did make JJ Abrams laugh when I showed it to him. So it was worth it for that at least.
Here’s the speech Michael Bacall me cooked up, with full credit to the assistance of Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler who wrote ‘The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers’, a book that makes the claim that all successful films innately adhere to the principles of ‘The Hero with a Thousand Faces’.
It bemused us how closely our story followed Vogler’s translation of Joseph Campbell, down to the absurdly literal “seizing of the sword”.
This originally came in right after the dream desert scene when Scott gains an extra life.
INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - NIGHT
We FAST FORWARD all the way to Wallace’s apartment, as Scott enters. He flicks the light on.
SCOTT
...AAAAAAAAAHHH! I CAN’T BELIEVE I HAD TO SEE THAT AGAIN!
SOME GUY (O.S.)
Again?
WALLACE (O.S.)
Turn off the light!
Scott flicks the light off. On PITCH BLACK...
SCOTT
Wallace, when my journey began, I was living in an ordinary world. Ramona skated through my dreams and it was like a call to adventure, a call I considered refusing. But my Mentor, that’s you, told me if I want something bad enough I have to fight for it. So I did. There were tests, allies, enemies. I approached a deep cave and went through a crazy ordeal, during which I totally seized the sword. Sadly, I died. Then I resurrected! Now I realize what I should have been fighting for all along. But before I do that, I need to ask one final favor of you.
WALLACE (O.S.)
Uh, sure thing, guy.
SCOTT
Could you put a robe on and hand me the phone?
And there you go, you can see the actual deleted scene on the DVD / Blu-Ray.
That was a plug.
Go buy it.
I’ve met many fans who have seen ‘Scott Pilgrim’ in theatres 7 or 8 times. It is always gratifying to hear.
But this guy wins the gold medal for dedication to this film. And has the stubs the prove it.
All 34 of them.
I am not sure I have even seen it 34 times in a cinema. Behold!
If you’ve been under a rock, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is my favorite film of the 2010. Here are all 34 ticket stubs from over the last 3 months. The DVD is out now, so that should be it for viewings in theaters for a while. All screenings were in Seattle unless otherwise noted:
#1 - 08/13/10 - Cinerama for $11 (Midnight)
#2 - 08/13/10 - Cinerama for $11.50 (10:15pm)
#3 - 08/14/10 - Cinerama for $11
#4 - 08/15/10 - Cinerama for $11
#5 - 08/19/10 - Cinerama for $9
#6 - 08/20/10 - Cinerama for $11
#7 - 08/25/10 - Pacific Place for $6 (10:30am)
#8 - 08/25/10 - Lincoln Square in Bellevue, Washington for $8.50 (1:45pm)
#9 - 08/25/10 - Metro Cinemas for $7.50 (4:45pm)
#10 - 08/25/10 - Oak Tree for $9.50 (7:30pm)
#11 - 08/25/10 - Cinerama for $11 (10:15pm)
#12 - 08/26/10 - Pacific Place for $6 (10:30am)
#13 - 08/26/10 - Cinerama for $9 (1:15pm)
#14 - 08/26/10 - Cinerama for $11 (4:15pm)
#15 - 08/26/10 - Cinerama for $11 (7:15pm)
#16 - 08/26/10 - Cinerama for $11 (10:15pm)
#17 - 08/27/10 - Cinerama for $11 (7:15pm)
#18 - 08/27/10 - Cinerama for $11 (10:15pm)
#19 - 08/28/10 - Cinerama for $6 (10:30am)
#20 - 08/28/10 - Cinerama for $9 (1:15pm)
#21 - 08/28/10 - Cinerama for $11 (4:15pm)
#22 - 08/28/10 - Pacific Place for $11 (6:45pm)
#23 - 08/28/10 - Pacific Place for $11 (9:20pm)
#24 - 08/28/10 - Pacific Place for $11 (11:45pm)
#25 - 08/29/10 - Cinerama for $11
#26 - 09/23/10 - Pacific Place for $11
#27 - 09/27/10 - Metro Cinemas for $10
#28 - 09/30/10 - Metro Cinemas for $10
#29 - 10/01/10 - New Beverly Cinema + Q&A in Los Angeles for $7.99* (Midnight)
#30 - 10/07/10 - The Big Picture in Redmond, Washington for $11
#31 - 10/10/10 - Regal Parkway 12 in Tukwila, Washington for $10.50 (10:10pm)
#32 - 11/01/10 - Egyptian Theatre + Q&A in Los Angeles for $12*
#33 - 11/08/10 - East Village Cinemas + Q&A in New York City for $16*
#34 - 11/13/10 - New Beverly Cinema + Q&A in Los Angeles for $7.99* (Midnight)* Not including airfare, hotel accommodations…
Thank you again to Edgar Wright, Bryan Lee O’Malley, Michael Bacall and the entire cast and crew.
Originally posted by Matthew (@suomynona) at Flickr.
Anyone else with stories of multiple visits?
This is a fun little interview I did with Maxim this week. They made the infamous Edgar Wrightini for me. And I downed two in the course of the interview. Nice.
If you have not yet seen Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, put this web site down and go do so immediately. They’ve even made it easy for you by releasing it on DVD and Blu-ray this week. For the rest of you, check out our little sit-down with writer and director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced), where we talk fight scenes, the zombie renaissance, and educational film acting while downing his signature “Edgar Wrightini.” Cheers!
THE EDGAR WRIGHT-TINI
2 shots reposado tequila
1 shot patron XO cafe
1 shot espresso
Dash agave syrupShake, strain, be brilliant…
Originally posted by Will Foster at Embury Cocktails last year.
See the sights of Scott Pilgrim’s Toronto!
Gasp at the height difference between me and Bryan Lee O’Malley!
Marvel at how hungover I am! (This was shot at 8am after the Bloor party ended at 2.30am the night before)
Please enjoy this location report from very heart of Pilgrim land and see the legendary Lucas Lee ghostboard for real.
This was fun to shoot. Hangover notwithstanding.
To celebrate the release of the Scott Pilgrim Blu-Ray and DVD in North America I would like to let you drown in the sweet sorrow of The Clash At Demonhead.
Here’s ‘Black Sheep’ in full, the Brie Larson version.
Enjoy.
More of this on the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Blu-ray/DVD.
Find more videos at NBC Universal’s YouTube channel here.
Okay, the next 48 hours will be my last times I shill the BluRay of ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’ that hits stores tomorrow (Nov 9th!)
If you don’t buy it, I will start crying like a 4 year old who’s fallen off his bike and nobody wants to see that.
So check this out. A rough rehearsal video of the first scene of the movie, shot on my LUMIX stills camera with one twist. Because I didn’t want to jinx the first day of the movie by already shooting the scene, I asked my actors to do the opening scene in British accents.
Cue some of the wonkiest British accents ever, from Mark Webber’s Jason Statham to Michael Cera’s Beatle-ish attempt to Johnny Simmon’s Dick Van Dyke approximation.
Alison Pill on the other hand has it nailed. Get her an Emily Bronte film pronto.
Enjoy. And listen out for me snickering behind the lens.
More of this on the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Blu-ray/DVD.
Find more videos at NBC Universal’s YouTube channel here.
You’ve seen the clips already, but here exclusively is the whole Q and A from Monday night’s Egyptian screening with me, Bryan Lee O’Malley, Michael Cera and the maestro Guillermo Del Toro moderating.
Forgive the age restriction, but I think that Guillermo may have helped break the record for number of f-bombs dropped in the promotion of a PG-13 movie.
For me this only adds to what is perhaps my favourite discussion of this movie.
So here is Scott Pilgrim Vs Guillermo Del Toro Uncut.
Enjoy!
One more little preview of the fun that’s coming on the Scott Pilgrim BluRay.
Here’s Sloan legend Chris Murphy teaching Mark Webber to play gee-tar.
Sloan! Stills! Beck! Enjoy!
More of this on the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Blu-ray/DVD.
Find more videos at NBC Universal’s YouTube channel here.
Next week, the whole gang will be at Amoeba Hollywood, one of my very favourite stores to sign copies of the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Blu-Ray & DVD. You simply have to be there.
WHO: Filmmaker Edgar Wright, comic book creator Bryan Lee O’Malley and actors Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Brandon Routh, Anna Kendrick, Satya Bhabha, Johnny Simmons and Mark Webber will be on-hand to sign Blu-ray/DVD copies of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
WHERE: Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028
TIME: 6:30pm – get in line early!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The first 200 fans to purchase the Blu-ray/DVD (starting Tuesday, November 9th at 10:30am) will receive a special pass for the signing. Fans may also come and join the “wait-list” to participate in the signing if time permits. Click here for full details.
EPIC FAN EVENTS FOR AN EPIC MOVIE: FANS CAN CELEBRATE THE BLU-RAY & DVD RELEASE OF SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE
WORLD AT SPECIAL EVENTS WITH THE MOVIE’S FILMMAKERS & CAST IN LOS ANGELES, TORONTO, BOSTON & NEW YORK
To celebrate the upcoming release of the action-comedy Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD, the filmmakers and cast will make several exclusive appearances as part of a 4-city promotional tour. “To say thank you to the fans who have supported us, I am very excited to bring special screenings and autograph signing events with me and the cast to Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston and New York.” said filmmaker Edgar Wright.
In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Edgar Wright brings Bryan Lee O’Malley’s hugely popular graphic novel series to life with gravity-defying action and videogame-inspired graphics. Joining lead actor Michael Cera is one of the coolest ensemble casts ever to share the big screen including Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Academy Award® nominee Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman and Ellen Wong . Scott Pilgrim vs. the World also boasts an awesome soundtrack featuring original music by Beck and performances by Broken Social Scene, Metric and more.
FANS OF THE FILM ARE ENCOURAGED TO LINE-UP EARLY FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH —
TORONTO FAN SIGNING AT HMV TORONTO SUPERSTORE
- WHO: Filmmaker Edgar Wright, comic book creator
Bryan Lee O’Malley and actress Ellen Wong - WHERE: HMV Toronto Superstore, 333
Yonge Street, Toronto - TIME: 12:30-3:00 pm
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: First 75 people in line will receive a double pass to the
free fan screening and Q&A at Bloor Cinema plus a coupon to save $10 off
the purchase of the Blu-ray (or $5 off the DVD).
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 5TH — TORONTO FREE FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED FAN
SCREENING OF SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD WITH
Q&A
- WHO: Filmmaker Edgar Wright, comic book creator
Bryan Lee O’Malley and actress Ellen Wong will participate in a Q&A
moderated by Don McKellar following the screening. - WHERE: Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street
West, Toronto - TIME: Doors Open at 6:00 pm (but it’s first come,
first served, so line up early!). Screening starts at 7:00 pm. Q&A
following the movie. - TICKETS: ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
- For
guaranteed ticket, fans can try their luck at any of the following: - Be one
of the first 75 people in line for the HMV signing (they will also receive a
coupon for $10 off the Blu-ray or $5 off the DVD) - Visit
The Beguiling comic stores’ website and enter: www.beguiling.com - Visit
SPACE TV’s website and enter:
- For
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH —
BOSTON FAN SCREENING OF SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD & WITH Q&A
- WHO: Filmmaker Edgar Wright will participate in
an Q&A moderated by The Brattle Theatre Creative Director Ned Hinkle
following screening. - WHERE: The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street,
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 02138. - TIME: Doors open at 7:00pm. Screening starts at
7:30 pm. - TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets are sold-out,
however, a limited number of tickets will be sold day of - so line-up early!!
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH — NEW
YORK FAN SCREENING OF SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD & Q&A
- WHO: Filmmaker Edgar Wright and
cinematographer Bill Pope will participate in a Q&A following the screening
moderated by journalist Elvis Mitchell. - WHERE: City
Cinemas Village East, 181-189 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003 - TIME: 8:00pm
- ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: Pre-sale
tickets are sold-out — contact theatre for stand-by line policy.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th —
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT BEST BUY UNION SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY
- WHO: Filmmaker Edgar Wright and actor Kieran
Culkin will be on-hand to sign Blu-ray/DVD copies of the film. - WHERE: Best
Buy Union Square — One Union Square South at the corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue - TIME: 7:00pm
– get in line early! - ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: The first 300 fans to purchase the Blu-ray/DVD
will receive a wristband for entrance into this very special event. Fans can
also line-up for their chance to participate in the signing.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11th —
AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT AMOEBA MUSIC IN HOLLYWOOD, CA
- WHO: Filmmaker
Edgar Wright, comic book creator Bryan Lee O’Malley and actors Michael Cera,
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Brandon Routh, Anna Kendrick, Satya
Bhabha, Johnny Simmons and Mark Webber will be on-hand to sign Blu-ray/DVD
copies of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. - WHERE: Amoeba
Music, 6400 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 - TIME: 6:30pm
– get in line early! - ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: The first 200 fans to purchase the Blu-ray/DVD
(starting Tuesday, November 9th at 10:30am) will receive a special
pass for the signing. Fans may also come and join the “wait-list” to
participate in the signing if time permits.
here for full details.
He’s dealt with an apocalyptic uprising of zombies on Shaun of the Dead and some strange comings and goings in Spaced, the award winning film director Edgar Wright presents a Halloween special on 6 Music.
His guest will be legendary director and actor John Landis, who wrote and directed An American Werewolf in London. So you can expect a blood curdling playlist and the odd ghoulish twist on this Halloween.
1. Halloween TV Commercial / Tommy Lee Wallace & Alan Howarth
2. Ennion Morricone / Magic and Ecstasy
3. Night On Disco Mountain / David Shire
4. Sighs / Goblin
5. There’s A Ghost In My House / The Fall
6. ’79 Aka The Shouty Track / Lemon Jelly
7. Zombi Vs Zombie - Instrumental / Osymyso
8. M1 A1 / Gorillaz
9. Spooky / Dusty Springfield
10. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida / Iron Butterfly
11. Harlem Nocturne / The Viscounts
12. Phantom / Justice
13. Tenebre (Main Title) / Goblin
14. Profondo Rosso: Death Dies M32 / Goblin
15. Death Line / Wil Malone
16. Werewolves Of London / Warren Zevon
17. Bad Moon Rising / Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Monster Mash / Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
19. Blue Moon / The Marcels
20. The Killing Moon / Echo & The Bunnymen
21. Peek-A-Boo / Siouxsie & The Banshees
22. Halloween Theme / John Carpenter
23. Bucket Of Blood / Pino Donaggio
24. Scream From Jaws / Deep Cops
25. Ghosts / Ladytron
26. Ende Eines Killers / The Vampires Of Dartmoore
27. Night of the Vampire / The Moontrekkers
28. Ed Is Dead / Pixies S
29. The Gonk (Remix) / Kid Koala/The Noveltones
Photo by John Landis
The long promised Blu-Ray and DVD hit stores in the US and Canada a week from today.
So let me tease you with some more behind the scenes science. This VFX breakdown narrated by our Visual Effects Supervisor Frazer Churchill shows you the painstaking work done by the wizards at Double Negative, along with my big brother Oscar who helped design some of the graphics.
If it exhausts you thinking about the work that went into these few seconds, imagine a whole movie of the same.
Hats off to these boffins!
More of this on the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Blu-ray/DVD.
Find more videos at NBC Universal’s YouTube channel here.
Yes, Boston - Edgar Wright has uncovered the cheat codes and managed to find his way to The Brattle Theatre for the “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” screening on November 6th.
Dress like your favorite “evil ex” and prepare to pay for your crimes against humanity. Mr. Wright is powering up his Q&A skillz and preparing to turn all of you into coins when he arrives.
The battle gets underway at 7:30 PM and tickets are on sale now at The Brattle Theatre site.
And stick around for a special second feature programmed at 11pm by Mr.Wright himself.
Game on!
Address:
The Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-6837
Last year, I posted your ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Halloween costumes. This year, I gather many of you are planning Scott Pilgrim inspired costumes.
Just check out Fey Scarcelli’s (@FeySimply)Roxy costume…
I’d love to see more of your Scott Pilgrim inspired costumes, or your friend’s, so i’ve started The Official Scott Pilgrim Halloween Photostream.
Email your photos to [email protected] and they’ll be added to the Photostream where you can see everyone’s submissions, comment, retweet and get inspired yourself!
You can of course tweet your photos at me but please do email them to [email protected] to be featured.
Please note this email is only for Scott Pilgrim Halloween Costume Gauntlet, nothing else and I can’t respond via email to any of your posts.
Have fun and Happy Halloween.
Like I said, the upcoming BluRay and even the single disc DVD are ridiculously packed with extras, so I give you another sneaky preview of the goodies inside.
First up see Mark Webber having a panic attack about performing in front of Nigel Godrich.
Learning To Play Instruments
See our amazing musical talent talking about the movie. Metric! Broken Social Scene! Nigel Godrich!
Musicians Talk About Getting Involved
And finally a short sneak of a much longer out-takes reel. But please enjoy Jason Schwartzman and others being complete goofballs.
Bloopers Reel
More of this on the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Blu-ray/DVD.
Find more videos at NBC Universal’s YouTube channel here.
I am very happy to announce I’m back on 6 music with a Halloween show recorded here in Hollywood. I’ll be playing all manner of spooky tunes from Morricone, Goblin, Osymyso, Gorillaz, Will Malone, Warren Zevon, Pino Donaggio, The Pixies, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Vampires Of Dartmoore and much, much more besides. Not least of all my special guest John Landis.
Photo by John Landis
EDGAR WRIGHT HALLOWEEN TRAIL by freshnet
6 Mix Halloween Special With Edgar Wright
Sunday 31 October
8.00-10.00pm - BBC 6 MUSICHaving dealt with an apocalyptic uprising of zombies in Shaun Of The Dead, who better to present the 6 Mix Halloween special than award-winning film director Edgar Wright?
Edgar’s guest is legendary director and actor John Landis, who wrote and directed An American Werewolf In London. Expect a blood-curdling playlist and the odd ghoulish twist this Halloween.
Presenter/Edgar Wright, Producer/James Stirling
