“Remember, remember the 5th of November. The gunpowder, treason, and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot,” – V from V for Vendetta
Okay people, listen up. My prediction is that, by year’s end, there will be four movies that never receive the props they deserve.
As part of a promotional event for the upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray release of Scott Pilgrim Versus The World, Pilgrim fan Guillermo del Toro sat down with director Edgar Wright, creator Bryan Lee O’Malley and actor Michael Cera yesterday to discuss the movie, its influences and why comic book movies can be less serious. These [...]
In honor of Machete, we’re counting down the top ten men and women who fight with sharp, pointy sticks that can slice and dice. From the obvious Machete to Wolverine, some of our favorite over-the-top action stars have got downright dirty with the precision blade. Even though a knife or a sword isn’t exactly high [...]
It isn’t every day you get to interview someone like Edgar Wright – someone so interesting, insightful, inspired. This guy clearly loves movies. He loves to watch them, to make them, to think about them, to talk about them. And after spending 45 minutes on the phone with him, I can already tell: This is the kind of dude [...]
Friday, August 13th, 2010 – AHHHHH!
Rejoice, fellow nerds! The Beating Up of Evil Exes is upon us. Now, all you loyal Techland readers know the breadth and depth of all things Scott Pilgrim by now, thanks to our exhaustive coverage of the Comic-Con mania, the graphic novels, the video game, the app and the animated short.
Edgar Wright–he of Shaun of the Dead–know his zombies. He loves his zombies. He’s also the guy bringing Scott Pilgrim vs. The World to movie screens everywhere today.
Okay, so it’s not the movie, but the four-minute Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Animation debuts tonight “around midnight” as part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.
By now, we all know the basics of Scott Pilgrim: the titular clueless 23 year-old plays bass in a garage band, sleeps ‘til noon and generally just drifts through life until he hooks up with literally the girl of his dreams. The only problem is that in order to keep dating her, he has to [...]
So, you’re so excited about the Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World movie that you spent yesterday downloading both the soundtrack and score (My recommendation: Make sure you grab the Sex Bob-Omb tracks, at least), and playing the videogame, but you haven’t actually read Bryan Lee O’Malley’s original graphic novels yet? Fear not, late adopter; there’s an app for that.
