'Scot Pilgrim' vs. Superman & the Human Torch?
Tue, January 20, 2009 
Take a look at any of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, and tell me you're not curious to see how director Edgar Wright is gonna pull this off.
Granted, I have faith he will. But it's for that reason I'm looking forward to the film.
Not to mention, it's his first feature-length film that doesn't include Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the cast (Note: I'm a huge fan of them and their collaborations with Wright. It's just important for him to prove he can make a film without them!)
The plot is simple....enough so, at least. The title character (Michael Cera, an actor I enjoyed the Hell out of from TVs Arrested Development and Superbad) falls in love with the girl of his dreams (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but must do battle with her seven evil ex-boyfriends in order to win her heart.
Again tell me, you're not curious to see how this film is gonna look!
And now the cast is starting to line up for the project - which begins production this March.
Superman himself Brandon Routh and Chris Evans from the Fantastic Four films have been lined up to play two of the seven perspective exes.
Evans (the only positive note from the other-wise abysmal FF films) will play Ex #2 - a skater turned actor (think Jason Lee!)
Meanwhile, Routh is Ex #3 - a rock-star with vegan psychic powers. Uh, okay.
It'll certainly be interesting to see how audiences react to this film...
Reader Comments (4)
I'm not all that familiar with this project but it sounds good. I've always thought Michael Cera could play a fantastic Jimmy Olsen in the "reintroduction" of Superman.
I think Cera has been a fanboy choice for Olsen since that shot of him holding a camera serviced. Not saying he wouldn't do a good job and not referring to you, but that shot seems to have initiated some of the Cera for Olsen clauses.
Someone on the Hype suggested him for Olsen and I immediately fell in love with the idea. Cera's voice sounds exactly like a friend I went to college with. The first time me and my friends saw Superbad we died laughing when we noticed the similarities in their voice and mannerisms. They even looked like they could be brothers. But I like Cera. He has that underdog/nice guy charm to him.
Cera sure has made some noise and he is going to get louder as we go along. He would be a fine Jimmy for sure.