The Life of a FilmScott Pilgrim vs. The World

A Brief SynopsisScott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is an unemployed 23-year-old bass guitarist in an up-and-coming garage rock band who is dating a cute 17-year-old high school girl, Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). He is having fun in life and rolling along at a nice even tempo until one day Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) roller-blades into his life. Ramona moved to Toronto from New York City to find peace and quiet and leave her past behind. No one knows what her past is, but Scott will find out very soon as he tries to make Ramona his new girlfriend. Before Scott can begin dating Ramona, he must prove himself by defeating the league of her seven exes who controls her love life. They will do anything to get rid of and destroy any new boyfriend Ramona may consider. If Scott wants to find true love with Ramona, he must defeat all seven, before the game is over.

About the Production Company

Big Talk Productions is a British film and television production company founded by Nira Park in 1995. The beating heart of Big Talk, often overlapping and conspiring with other genres, is Comedy. 2003 was the year of the release of cult-comedy, ‘Shaun of the Dead’ – the first installment of the iconic ‘Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy’ starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ‘Shaun’ was followed by 2007 box office hit ‘Hot Fuzz’, and 2013’s ‘The World’s End’. The three films combined have amassed a box office of over $150 million and the Hot Fuzz DVD is owned by 1 in 3 homes in the UK.To date, Big Talk’s credits also include: Wright’s ‘Scott Pilgrim vs The World‘, starring Michael Cera; Greg Mottola’s ‘Paul‘, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with Kristen Wiig; and Joe Cornish’s critically acclaimed ‘Attack the Block‘

Year Title

2004 Shaun of the Dead

2007 Hot Fuzz

2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2011 Paul

2011 Attack the Block

2012 Sightseers

2013 The World's End

2013 In Fear

2014 Cuban Fury

Production Budget

Budget$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend• $10,609,795

(USA) (15 August 2010) (2,818 Screens)

• £1,604,545 (UK) (29 August 2010) (408 Screens)

Filming Locations

• Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Release Dates

• Canada – 27 July 2010 (Fantasia International Film Festival)

• Canada – 13 August 2010

• USA – 13 August 2010

• UK – 25 August 2010

Theatrical DistributorsAstaire (2011) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)

Finnkino (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)

Paramount Pictures International (2010) (Brazil) (theatrical)

Paramount Pictures International (2010) (New Zealand) (theatrical)

Parco Co. Ltd. (2011) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)

Toho-Towa (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures Canada (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (France) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (UK) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Universal Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)

Who starred as the main characters?

• Michael Cera – Scott Pilgrim• Alison Pill – Kim Pine• Mark Webber – Stephen Stills• Johnny Simmons – Young Neil• Ellen Wong – Knives Chau• Kieran Culkin – Wallace Wells• Anna Kendrick – Stacey Pilgrim• Aubrey Plaza – Julie Powers• Mary Elizabeth Winstead –

Ramona Flowers• Ben Lewis – Other Scott

Why were the actors chosen?

Casting of the principal characters began in June 2008, Director Wright felt confident with his casting in the film. Wright stated that "Like with Hot Fuzz how we had great people in every single tiny part, it's the same with this. What's great with this is that there's people you know, like with Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman, and then we have people who are up and coming, like Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza and Brie Larson, and then there's complete unknowns as well". There was no studio interference with casting more unknowns, as Wright stated that "Universal never really gave me any problems about casting bigger people, because in a way Michael Cera has starred in two $100 million-plus movies, and also a lot of the other people, though they're not the biggest names, people certainly know who they are.“ Wright planned on casting Cera while writing Hot Fuzz after watching episodes of Arrested Development. Wright said he needed an actor that "audiences will still follow even when the character is being a bit of an ass.“ Edgar Wright ran all his casting decisions by O'Malley during the casting session. Mary Elizabeth Winstead was Wright's choice for Ramona Flowers two years before filming had started, because "she has a very sunny disposition as a person, so it was interesting to get her to play a version of herself that was broken inside. She's great in the film because she causes a lot of chaos but remains supernaturally grounded." Ellen Wong, a Toronto actress known mostly from a role in This Is Wonderland, auditioned for the part of Knives Chau three times. On her second audition, Wright learned that Wong has a green belt in tae kwon do, and says he found himself intrigued by this "sweet-faced young lady being a secret badass".

Who directed the film?Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English film and television director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End(2013), made with recurrent collaborators Simon Pegg, Nira Park and Nick Frost. He also collaborated with them as the director of the television series Spaced.He also co-wrote, produced and directed the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Along with his friend Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat, he co-wrote Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay of upcoming superhero film Ant-Man, which Wright was intended to direct for a planned release in July 2015 before departing the project.

Who distributed it?Universal Pictures

What certificate is it?12A

More information• Video game: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game• A video game was produced based on the series. It was released

for PlayStation Network on August 10, 2010 and on Xbox Live Arcade on August 25, being met with mostly positive reviews. The game is published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Chengdu, featuring animation by Paul Robertson and original music by Anamanaguchi.