On 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off': Creators and Stars Explain Their 'Alternate Reality Sequel' and Why They Kept It a Secret

DISCLOSURE ALERT: This history discuss several major plot developments all along THE Animated series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Disabled," Currently streaming on Netflix.

On A bright day In late October, THE creators of THE new Netflix animated series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Disabled," Bryan Lee O'Malley And BenDavid Grabinski, sit inside A The bone Angeles arcade bar, trying has look relaxed.

"This East going has be A relief," Grabinski said. But he doesn't look enough convinced.

On It is face, their to show East THE second adaptation of O'Malley's beloved “Scott Pilgrim" chart novel series, about THE holder 20 something years old Canadian, her new American girlfriend, Ramona, And her quest has defeat her Seven wrong ex has stay with her. THE First of all adaptation, of course, East director Edgar that of Wright 2010 worship movie “Scott Pilgrim against. THE World." But even However THE entire casting of that movie - including Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Jason Schwartzman And Aubrey Place - income has voice their characters, O'Malley And Grabinski scrupulously avoid discuss What their to show was In fact about. That East, until their interview with Variety, which they agreed has TO DO only if he ran After THE Nov. 17 first.

It is because, contrary to In THE books And THE movie, Scott (Michael Cera) no defeat Ramona's Seven ex In “Scott Pilgrim Takes Disabled." Rather, has THE END of THE First of all episode, he lose her First of all battle has Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha) And disappears. THE rest of THE to show follows Ramon (Married Elizabeth Win instead) as She tracks down What arrived has Scott, while several of her ex become implied In A “Scott Pilgrim" movie that Effectively recreate that of Wright movie.

"It is Neither A adaptation of THE books neither A Animated version of THE movie," said Wright, WHO executive product THE to show. "It is almost A alternate reality following. »

THE approach allow THE series has twist THE very idea of franchise restarts And legacy suites, while Also allowing O'Malley And Grabinski has explore each of THE characters — especially THE ex — a new. Instead that disappearance Since THE history After her defeat has Scott, For example, In "Takes Disabled," Matthew Patel challenges And defeats Gideon Fallen down (Schwartzmann) — that's to say. THE Big Bad of THE original “Scott Pilgrim" books And movie — And takes on her media Empire, to spill THE hierarchy of THE entire history. In the meantime, Young Neil (Johnny Simmons) — A tertiary character In THE movie — gets A projector as THE ersatz scriptwriter of A “Scott Pilgrim" movie that recreate What arrived In "Against. THE World" (that's to say. if Scott had won her battles). Another A of Ramona's ex, action star Lucas Lee (Evans), gets casting as Scott; by Scott ex Envy Adams (Larson) gets casting as Ramone. And SO forward.

"THE to show gets has be In conversation with THE original books And THE movie adaptation," Wright said. "It is both TRUE has THE source of THE comic books And comment on them And on THE movie has THE even time."

For O'Malley, THE watch Möbius strip premise solves A creative block that had guard him Since revisit “Scott Pilgrim" In THE years Since that of Wright movie commonly flopped has THE box desk, only has become A worship sensation, A that guard generator new fans.

“Scott Pilgrim' was as background radiation that Never faded far, And has just grown up on time," O'Malley said. "Each time I go anywhere In THE world, people are always excited about 'Scott Pilgrim' — younger And younger people. They are always [people In their] teenagers, 20 years, And I am get older. »