It has been over a year since the project was announced, but now, Netflix revealed that its upcoming Scott Pilgrim anime will be animated by renowned Japanese studio Science SARU.
The reveal came alongside the announcement of the anime’s voice cast. Surprisingly, the anime will feature the original cast of the live-action film.
This means the likes of Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and others will reprise their roles.
Scott Pilgrim Anime Cast Announced
Netflix revealed the cast via its official anime Twitter account, and it detailed the 15 returning voice cast members alongside their roles.
The complete cast includes:
- Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers
- Saya Bhabha as Matthew Patel
- Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells
- Chris Evans as Lucas Lee
- Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim
- Brie Larson as Envy Adams
- Alison Pill as Kim Pine
- Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers
- Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram
- Jason Schwarzmann as Gideon Graves
- Johnny Simmons as Young Neil
- Mark Webber as Stephen Stills
- Mae Whitman as Roxy Richter
- Ellen Wong as Knives Chau
The return of the film’s cast should be great news for fans of the movie.
After all, while the film flopped when it was first released, it got a cult following after its home video release. Not to mention that its comic source material also has a dedicated fanbase.
While the film gained a strong following as the years went by, no sequel nor spinoff was released.
But now, fans of the film have something to look forward to, especially those that love anime.
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Netflix Reveals Science SARU as Scott Pilgrim Anime Studio
In their tweet, Netflix also confirmed that the anime will be made by Science SARU, the notable anime studio that’s best known for animating director Masaaki Yuasa's films.
Aside from anime, Science SARU has also worked on several western properties.
For instance, the studio animated an episode of Adventure Time. They also contributed two short films to the Star Wars: Visions anthology series.
In a statement by director Edgar Wright to The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming Scott Pilgrim show will be an “epic new adventure,” meaning the anime should have a new story. Though it’ll be interesting to see if it ties up directly to the film.
Currently, there’s no word yet on a release date for Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim anime.
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