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Netflix released a brand-new trailer for the upcomingScott Pilgrimanime adaptationproduced by Science SARU titledScott Pilgrim Takes Off, revealing the basic plot and the cast to the familiar tune of theMortal Kombattheme song by Oliver Adams and Belgian techno band The Immortals, which has been associated with the fighting game franchise since its use in the 1995 live-action film.
Set for release on Netflix on November 17, these most recent visuals from theScott Pilgrim Takes Offproject will definitely ramp up the hype for this anime adaptation of the original manga-inspired graphic novels by Brian Lee O’Malley.
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Offfollows the eponymous character, a Toronto-based 20-something part-time musician and slacker who falls in love with a delivery girl and must take down her “seven evil exes” if he is to have any chance of being with her. Initially announced in January 2022,Scott Pilgrim Takes Offis produced by Japanese animation studio Science SARU (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!), with original series creator Brian Lee O’Malley serving as a showrunner, executive producer and writer for the series alongside BenDavid Grabinsky.
The director and co-writer of the 2010 live-actionScott Pilgrimfilm serves as an executive producer alongside Nira Park, Michael Bacall, Marc Platt, Jared Leboff and Adam Seigel.Scott Pilgrim Takes Offis directed by Abel Góngora, a long-time Science Saru employee, and produced by Eunyoung Choi, while the music is composed by Joseph Trapanese with New York band Anamanaguchi providing music as they did for theScott Pilgrimvideo game adaptation produced by Ubisoft.
In March, it was revealed that the cast of the 2010 live-action film adaptation,Scott Pilgrim vs The World, would return to reprise their roles for the upcoming anime adaptation. The cast list is as follows:
At New York Comic Con over the past weekend, the showrunners confirmed that Japanese actor Julian Cihi (Only Murders in the Building) will be the voice of the twins, Kyle and Ken Katayanagi.Scott Pilgrim Takes Offarrives November 17.
