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Many years later, 2014's "Whiplash" stands out as one of the defining motion pictures of the 2010s. Damien Chazelle's masterclass of a psychological character drama telling the story of a young, ambitious jazz drummer, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller), butting heads with his abusive instructor, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), was not the biggest box office success story on its initial release. Still, its legacy has endured thanks to an ever-growing audience that discovered it via DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming. The film was also nominated for five Academy Awards and won three, with Simmons, in particular, taking home the gold for his supporting turn as one of the greatest villains in cinematic history.

What many may not realize, however, is that Chazelle's movie is itself based on "Whiplash," the short film of the same name that the filmmaker had made just a year prior. The 18-minute short was the first iteration...

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Summer of 69 is a comedy film directed by Jillian Bell, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Liz Nico and Jules Byrne. The 2025 film follows Abby, an awkward high school senior who hires an exotic dancer to learn some seduction methods to seduce a boy she has had a crush on for a long time. Summer of 69 stars Chloe Fineman, Sam Morelos, Matt Cornett, Charlie Day, Natalie Morales, Alex Moffat, Paula Pell, Liza Koshy, Nicole Byer, and Ian Karmel. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, coming-of-age story, and compelling characters in Summer of 69, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Hayley Williams posted an acoustic performance of “Teenagers” from Jennifer’s Body on Instagram.

“Wrote this for the Jennifer’s Body soundtrack when I was still a teenager,” the Paramore singer shared.

A time capsule of 2009, the soundtrack also featured the likes of Florence + the Machine, Dashboard Confessional, All Time Low, Silversun Pickups, and Cobra Starship.

In the movie, a newly-possessed high school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates, leaving it up to her best friend to put an end to the horror.

Amanda Seyfried, who starred in the cult classic alongside Megan Fox, recently revealed that they’re “working on” a sequel.

Karyn Kusama directs from a script by Diablo Cody. Johnny Simmons, J. K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, and Adam Brody round out the cast.

Speaking of Jennifer’s Body, Gutter Garbs has new T-shirts ($32), long sleeves ($40), and hoodies ($55) from the film available through Sunday,...

Back in 2009, Amanda Seyfried appeared alongside Megan Fox in the cult classic comedy horror movie Jennifer's Body. 16 years later, Seyfried has hinted that the movie's long-awaited sequel could finally be happening.

Per Screen Rant, Seyfried commented on a possible sequel to Jennifer's Body while at a Toronto screening of her newest film, Seven Veils. A video posted by TikToker @thefriendlystranger shows Seyfried teasing that a new film might be happening, as it's something that they're "working" on. She clarified that she can't "confirm" at this time that Jennifer Body's 2 is officially a go, but she seems to be feeling pretty good about its chances.

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As Seyfried said, "I think we're making another one. I didn't confirm it! I said, 'I think.' We're working on it."

We're working on it.

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A sequel to “Jennifer’s Body” is in the works, at least according to Amanda Seyfried.

“I think we’re making another,” Seyfried told a fan at a Toronto screening of her new thriller “Seven Veils.” “I did not confirm it! I said, ‘I think’ … We’re working on it!”

The actress then winked at the delighted fan. The moment was captured in a TikTok video, which you can watch below.

Seyfried starred in the 2009 horror-comedy as Anita “Needy” Lesnicki, the nerdy friend of Jennifer (Megan Fox) who becomes possessed by a demon and starts chowing down on her male admirers at their high school. The onus is then on Needy to save the day and the lives of her classmates. The movie was directed by Karyn Kusama and has become a cult classic in the years since its release.

When the movie first came out, however, it was universally panned by critics.

There are many cult classics that fans have clamored to have a sequel made of, and there might be none bigger in recent memory than 2009's Jennifer's Body. The film was stifled by a poor marketing campaign that stalled its box office, but it did go on to become a cult hit in the years since its release as fans began to see writer Diablo Cody's true intentions for the movie. As the cult status of Jennifer's Body has grown, sequel news has continued to surface every so often, but fans might have just gotten the biggest hint yet that the follow-up is in the works from one of the film's stars, Amanda Seyfried.

During a Toronto screening of her film Seven Veils, via Bloody Disgusting, Seyfried was asked about a sequel to Jennifer's Body, and the actress gave a confident answer before essentially downplaying the confirmation. Seyfried said,...

More than 15 years later, Jennifer Check is ready for a resurrection.

Although Amanda Seyfried stopped short of confirming a sequel to her 2009 horror comedy Jennifer’s Body is in the works, she certainly gave fans of the Diablo Cody-written, Karyn Kusama-directed cult classic some hope.

“I think we’re making another one,” Seyfried told Bloody Disgusting. “I didn’t confirm it! I said, ‘I think.’ We’re working on it.”

In Jennifer’s Body, Needy (Seyfried) is BFFs with the titular mean girl played by Megan Fox, whose body becomes possessed by a succubus with a taste for teen boys after a botched sacrifice by a devil-worshipping boy band (led by Adam Brody).

Last year, Cody expressed optimism in a potential Jennifer’s Body 2 after hopes that her latest film Lisa Frankenstein would be the “final push that I need to actually make it happen. It’s hard to get things made these days.

It looks like Jennifer’s Body might finally be getting a sequel! Amanda Seyfried, who starred in the 2009 horror-comedy alongside Megan Fox, recently teased that a follow-up is in the works.

At a Toronto screening of her film Seven Veils, Seyfried responded to a fan’s question about a possible sequel. “I think we’re making another one,” she said in a TikTok clip. She quickly added, “I didn’t confirm it! I said, ‘I think’,” before winking and saying, “We’re working on it!”

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The original film, written by Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama, was not a big success when it was first released. However, over the years, it has gained a cult following, with many now seeing it as an underrated classic.

Cody has expressed interest in making a sequel last year,...

Maligned as a critical and commercial failure upon its release in 2009, Jennifer’s Body has since been reappraised as a misunderstood cult classic. In the wake of the newfound appreciation, rumors of a sequel have surfaced.

Amanda Seyfried, who starred alongside Megan Fox, teased the follow-up at a recent Toronto screening of her film Seven Veils.

“I think we’re making another one,” Seyfried tells a fan in the TikTok clip below. “I didn’t confirm it! I said, ‘I think’,” she winks. “We’re working on it!”

Writer Diablo Cody told Bloody Disgusting last year that she wants to make a sequel. “I am not done with Jennifer’s Body… I need to partner with people who believe it in as much as I do and that hasn’t really happened yet. I need someone to believe in it who has a billion dollars.”

In the Karyn Kusama-directed film,...

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Heart Eyes is a romantic comedy and slasher film directed by Josh Ruben from a screenplay co-written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy. The 2025 film is set in a world where a serial killer named Heart Eyes returns every Valentine’s Day to kill couples, and it follows a young couple in Seattle who Heart Eyes chase on the night of Valentine’s Day. Heart Eyes stars Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, and Jordana Brewster. So, if you loved the brutal kills, thrilling story, and loads of gore in Heart Eyes, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Happy Death Day is a dark comedy slasher film directed by Christopher Landon from a screenplay by Scott Lobdell. The 2017 film follows Tree Glebman,...

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The Holdovers is a comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne from a screenplay by David Hemingson. The period film is set in the early 1970s, and it revolves around Paul Hunham, a grouchy, disliked teacher at Barton Academy, who has to supervise the students who were unable to return to their homes for the Christmas holidays. He soon forms a bond with a rebellious and troubled student who recently lost his father. The Holdovers stars Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Carrie Preston. So, if you loved the feel-good comedy, sombre drama, and compelling characters in The Holdovers, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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In 2003, Bruce Almighty — the third collaboration between Tom Shadyac and Jim Carrey (following Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Liar Liar) — was released. The film follows Bruce Nolan (Carrey), an unlucky television reporter who yearns for sustenance. Fed up with his stifling white-collar existence, he constantly criticizes God, labeling him inept. Triggered, God (Morgan Freeman) appears to him and gives him spiritual powers for one week, daring him to do things differently. Because this is a Jim Carrey character, we don’t get to see any honorable acts. The free-spirited Bruce seizes the chance and uses the powers to inject adventure into his life in the most devious ways possible.

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Scott Pilgram Takes Off will not be returning for a second season. The news comes from creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, who revealed news of the cancellation on his X account. The show premiered in November 2023.

The eight-episode anime series features the voices of Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, and Alison Pill. Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong.

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Edgar Wrights The Running Man is shaping up to be one of the finest Stephen King adaptations yet, at least when it comes to its cast. Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Katy OBrian, and Lee Pace have all signed on to appear in the production, and now we have word that two more heavyweights are joining in on the fun, including Michael Cera, who will reunite with his Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director in a live-action project for the first time in 14 years.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cera is joined by Emilia Jones (Locke & Key) in The Running Man, which will start shooting in London early next year, with an expected release date of November 21, 2025. Based on the Stephen King novella of the same name, the film is said to be a more faithful adaptation than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie was, and stars Powell as Ben Richards, a distressed man...

[This story contains spoilers from the penultimate seventh episode of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.]

From the stage to the big and small screens and in-between, Debbie Allen does it all. She’s a dancer, singer, actress, choreographer, producer and director whose had her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for over 30 years. She’s won Emmys, Tonys and a Golden Globe. For over 20 years, she’s helped train the future through her namesake Debbie Allen Dance Academy. If there is work to be done, she rolls up her sleeves and she does it.

Because Allen is so multifaceted, you can never be sure when, where and how she will show up. This time, she showed up in the final minutes of the penultimate episode of Peacock’s star-studded, Black gangster-fueled, hit series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. From Will Packer and Kevin Hart, the series also stars Hart, along with Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson,...

Megan Fox's Jennifer's Body has received an exciting streaming update. The comedy horror is already available on Hulu and Tubi, and will add two more streaming options, one of them for free.

As Jennifer's Body will be available on Peacock starting Oct. 1, it will also return on Pluto TV to stream for free on the same date. Megan Fox became a household name after appearing in the first two films of the Transformers series, where she played Mikaela Banes. The same year Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiered, which was the second-highest-grossing film in the U.S. and fourth overall worldwide, Fox also starred in the horror Jennifer's Body, which has since become a cult classic.

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The streaming options for Jennifer's Body will soon be endless. In addition to being available on Hulu and Tubi, the Megan Fox-led comedy horror movie will be added to another streamer at the start of October.

Beginning Oct. 1, Jennifer's Body can be streamed on Peacock. Fox stars in the 2009 movie as its title character, Jennifer Check, a demonically possessed high school student who kills her male classmates and devours their flesh in order to survive. Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J. K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, and Adam Brody appear in supporting roles. Although Jennifer's Body wasn't a major hit at the time of release, it has since become a cult classic.

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One of the standout memories from my last semester of college was hearing the strong word-of-mouth around the breakout from that year’s Sundance Film Festival, “Whiplash.” I can remember the excitement around a new, potentially generational filmmaker bursting onto the scene, as well as an intense, young actor starting to make his mark in films like “Rabbit Hole,” “The Spectacular Now,” and now this. Moreover, having just binged the HBO prison drama “Oz,” I was thrilled by the possibility of one its ensemble cast members, J.K. Simmons, taking on a role that required him to lean on his more sociopathic abilities.

The first time I saw the film, winner of both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize, it was followed by a Q&a with Simmons in which he spoke on the animalistic nature of his character, jazz instructor Terence Fletcher, and how, despite Damien Chazelle’s youthful appearance,...

Preparations for the biggest film of 2022 were grueling for the entire cast. With strict training imposed by Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and his co-stars flew for months before the filming for Top Gun: Maverick eventually kickstarted. But while in the case of Top Gun 2, the difficulties stemmed from the prolonged period of training, the opposite was the case for Whiplash, which shot him to prominence.

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Similar to the film itself, the shooting process for Whiplash was pretty intense, as they had a limited filming window, which took some major toll on the cast and crew, especially Teller.

Miles Teller Was Barely Staying Afloat During Whiplash’s Production Miles Teller | Credit: Whiplash/Sony Pictures Classics

After initially securing $3M funding, thanks to the warm reception to the 18-minute short film that debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Damien Chazelle and co. shot...

Not all great movies succeed at the box office; quality doesn't always equal profit. Timing and marketing play a big role in a movie's success, not just its content. Flops can become classics, with films like Scott Pilgrim & Blade Runner 2049 still being praised years later.

Movies shouldn't be defined by their financial performance, as some great movies from the 2010s were seen as commercial failures at the time. A movie's box office receipts don't always reflect its quality. Timing and marketing are two huge factors that can influence how much money a movie makes, and they are both completely out of the hands of the people who actually worked on the movie.

There have been plenty of great movies which bombed at the box office over the years, and the 2010s were no different. Huge directors like Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson and Denis Villeneuve all had box office flops in the 2010s,...

Geek Girl is a British teen comedy-drama series directed by Declan O’Dwyer. Based on a 2013 young adult novel of the same name by Holly Smale, the Netflix series follows the story of an awkward teen girl Harriet Manners whose life turns upside down when she is suddenly thrust into the fashion world after she is spotted to be a model. Geek Girl stars Emily Carey in the lead role with Emmanuel Imani, Sarah Parish, Liam Woodrum, Tim Downie, Zac Looker, Jemima Rooper, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, and Daisy Jelley starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the impossibly high heels, great fashion, and a cute supermodel in Geek Girl, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Writing and directing a short is a potential passageway to creating a full-length feature film.

Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to win on the short film festival circuit and be picked up by investors, leading to larger projects and paving the way to a career in Hollywood.

Shorts are not uncommon to be made as proof of concept for a feature film, especially by first-time directors. Multiple Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper, for example, had to prove to the studio heads that he was capable of directing A Star Is Born, also starring Lady Gaga, in 2019 by creating a short.

The box office hit Smile, directed by Parker Finn, is a recent success story of how a short can go on to launch a career. Finn’s short film for Smile initially titled Laura Hasn’t Slept...

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Jennifer’s Body and Lisa Frankenstein.

Few female killers in the wide world of horror have been able to match the impact of Jennifer Check. Played by the incomparable Megan Fox, Diablo Cody’s teenage seductress rises from the ashes of a hideous crime and returns to wreak bloody vengeance on the teenage boys in her small town. Jennifer’s Body was initially dismissed as a vapid vehicle for a gorgeous star – an unfortunate parallel to the film’s own message – but Karyn Kusama’s teen horror comedy has finally found a devoted audience that appreciates its biting satire and unflinching look at the hell of teenage girlhood. Fifteen years later, Cody returns to the genre with a new heroine searching for power in a world built to dismiss her. Directed by Zelda Williams, Lisa Frankenstein follows a teenage girl desperate for acceptance who...

Exclusive: Production has wrapped on indie feature Bad Man, starring Seann William Scott (American Pie) alongside Johnny Simmons (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street), Chance Perdomo (After We Fell), Andre Hyland (Barry), and Lovi Poe (Chelsea Cowboy).

Inspired by a true story, the action-comedy follows a wild man state cop (Scott) who shows up in a small town with a big meth problem and immediately butts heads with a strait-laced local deputy (Simmons) as they attempt to solve a murder.

The production marks the feature directorial debut for Michael Diliberti, who co-wrote the screenplay with JJ Nelson. Previously, he wrote the Sony movie 30 Minutes or Less which starred Danny McBride, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Pena, and Aziz Ansari, with Ben Stiller producing.

Producers are Warner Davis and Todd Friedman for Hemlock Circle Productions, Brian Levy for Entertainment 360, Monty Blencowe and Shaun Sanghani for Sss Entertainment.

Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, The Lady Killers revisit Diablo Cody’s 2009 slice of horror, Jennifer’s Body.

“Hell is a teenage girl.”

By now it’s safe to say that the world was not ready for Jennifer’s Body when it first released in 2009. Call it bad marketing, Juno fatigue, or audience aversion to a female-led horror comedy, this progressive film not only bombed at the box office, it sent director Karyn Kusama to what she calls “movie jail” for the better part of the next decade. But nearly fifteen years later, this beloved film about female empowerment seems to have finally found its audience. Not only is it a prime example of Boys In Danger horror, but Kusama and writer Diablo Cody take...

Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Jenn Adams weighs in on the dreamiest and scariest boyfriends the genre has to offer.

We’ve all dated our fair share of bad boys. They win us over with their dreamy aloofness, then just when we’ve let our guard down, they turn out to be monsters in disguise. Horror has a long history of these roguish young lovers, some so bad they commit cold-blooded murder. But they’re not all monsters.

Every once in a while, a cinematic boyfriend manages to be attractive, kind, and non-murderous, all while supporting his girlfriend as she runs away from the film’s true villain. Rospo Pallenberg presents us with two appealing boyfriends in the 1989 slasher Cutting Class. Brian (Donovan Leitch Jr....

Diablo Cody returned to the horror-comedy genre with Lisa Frankenstein and is now declaring that her previous film, Jennifer’s Body, takes place in the same universe.

“I am just declaring that this movie takes place in the same universe,” Cody told Deadline during the premiere of Lisa Frankenstein. “I have decided that. I will not say that you’d see any overt references to that but I’m saying it.”

Jennifer’s Body is a 2009 horror comedy that Cody wrote starring Megan Fox in the titular role. The film follows a high school student who becomes demonically possessed following a sacrifice and kills her classmates to eat their flesh in order to survive. Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris and Adam Brody also starred.

Diablo Cody declares #LisaFrankenstein takes place in the same universe as ‘Jennifer’s Body’ pic.twitter.com/pWFaS66ZlB

— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) February 6, 2024

Inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel,...

Jennifer's Body 2 faces a major challenge in bringing back Jennifer after her death in the first film. The potential focus for Jennifer's Body 2 could be on Needy and her manifestation of Jennifer's succubus powers. Jennifer's Body 2 would need to justify bringing Jennifer back after over a decade since the first film's release.

A sequel to Jennifer’s Body has been teased by writer Diablo Cody, but Jennifer’s Body 2 has a major challenge to overcome, if it happens. Back in 2009, the teen horror comedy film Jennifer’s Body was released, directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody. Jennifer’s Body is now considered a cult classic, but it took it years to achieve such status, and it had a rocky release and reception.

Jennifer’s Body introduces viewers to shy high school student Anita “Needy” Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried) and her popular and extroverted best friend Jennifer Check (Megan Fox). After one night...

'Jennifer's Body' writer Diablo Cody is desperate to make a sequel.The 45-year-old filmmaker - who has written the likes of 'Juno' and 'Tully' in the past, as well as Zelda Williams' upcoming horror comedy 'Lisa Frankenstein' - admitted she has struggled to find someone to finance a revival of the 2009 Megan Fox-led cult classic.She told Bloody Disgusting's 'Boo Crew Podcast': "I wanna do a sequel. I am not done with 'Jennifer’s Body'."I just need to find… I need to partner with people who believe in it as much as I do and that hasn’t really happened yet."I need someone to believe in it who has a billion dollars.”The movie follows Fox as Jennifer, a teen who gets possessed by a demon after a rock band sacrifice her to make it big.The cast also...

Jennifer's Body sequel possibility has been revealed by writer Diablo Cody as she wants to make another movie and needs the right partners who believe in it. Cody admits initial "saltiness" at the film's failure in 2009, but is now happy with the positive reception it has gained in recent years. Jennifer's Body's marketing to men and focus on Megan Fox's sex appeal contributed to its initial underwhelming performance, but its messaging and ahead-of-its-time story have been praised by audiences, particularly young women.

Jennifer's Body gets an exciting sequel update from writer Diablo Cody, 15 years after its release. The horror-comedy followed a possessed high school student, Jennifer Check (Megan Fox), who begins feeding on male classmates, while disconcerting her childhood best friend Needy Lesnicki. Along with Fox, the cast of Jennifer's Body included Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, Amy Sedaris, and J.K. Simmons. The film garnered mixed reactions...

Scott Pilgrim is taking on the world again in a new anime series coming to Netflix on Nov. 17… and you can treat your eyes and ears to a brand new trailer above.

Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s hit graphic novels, which were adapted into the 2010 live-action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is bringing back Scott, Ramona Flowers, and all seven of her evil exes. And, as previously announced, the original film cast will reprise their roles.

Who’s in the cast of the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime series?

Taking a deep breath: Michael Cera returns as the 23-year-old bass player of Sex Bob-Omb, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, Alison Pill as Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers, Johnny Simmons as young Neil, Mark Webber as Stephen Stills,...

Sex Bob-omb fans, the reunion is here. The anime adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World that will stream on Netflix, sporting the title Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, has landed. The platform has now released an all-new behind-the-scenes featurette where you get to see the cast of the movie in the recording booth providing the lines for the animated series. The video also spotlights the addition of comedic actor Will Forte as he professes his love for the Edgar Wright film and showcases his excitement to be part of the project as an old version of Scott Pilgrim.

The details of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off from Netflix reads,

Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But this time, things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott...

Spoiler Alert: This story discusses several major plot developments throughout the animated series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” currently streaming on Netflix.

On a bright day in late October, the creators of the new Netflix anime series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, sit inside a Los Angeles arcade bar, trying to look relaxed.

“This is going to be a relief,” Grabinski says. But he doesn’t look quite convinced.

On its face, their show is the second adaptation of O’Malley’s beloved “Scott Pilgrim” graphic novel series, about the titular 20-something Canadian, his new American girlfriend, Ramona, and his quest to defeat her seven evil exes to stay with her. The first adaptation, of course, is director Edgar Wright’s 2010 cult movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” But even though the entire cast of that film — including Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Jason Schwartzman and Aubrey Plaza — returned to voice their characters,...

Scott Pilgrim is back, but not in the way anyone expected. The new Netflix animated series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” is both a continuation of the “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” story and a complete recontextualization of what transpired, twisting and morphing the source material into something completely new. And who better to do it than the author responsible for creating “Scott Pilgrim” in the first place?

The anime “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” is created by Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, and while it begins similarly to “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” a shocking twist at the end of Episode 1 soon takes this story in a different direction.

Edgar Wright, who co-wrote and directed the 2010 film adaptation “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” is involved in this new series as an executive producer and he also helped bring a big piece of the puzzle together: the cast.

Indeed, the entire...

Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy is one of those movie trilogies that is linked in nearly every way except narratively. In other words, while visual elements, themes, actors and even jokes repeat between 2004's "Shaun of the Dead," 2007's "Hot Fuzz" and 2013's "The World's End," the films don't actually share any characters or even take place in the same universe. That's because it was formed as a joke in and of itself at first, with a throwaway reference to the Italian mini-ice cream cones in "Shaun" leading to Wright and actor/co-writer Simon Pegg attempting to emulate (and lightly parody) other thematic trilogies such as the "Three Colours" trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowski.

Ever since "The World's End," there's been no further reference to Cornettos or the characters and events in the Trilogy in Wright's work — until now. As Wright's film adaptation of creator Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" series of comics,...

This post contains spoilers for "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."

You might have varied expectations from "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" — the animated Netflix series that is based on the "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley — but it is not a recreation of 2010's "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World." The film, rightfully, is beloved for various reasons throughout its journey from box-office bomb to cult classic, be it its fun videogame-style aesthetics or the unabashed celebration of its quirky, inventive core. Instead of using the film as a base to expand upon its arcade-fighting structured narrative, "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off" completely flips the script and dives right into mystery-thriller territory while still retaining the quirks of the original.

The ensemble cast from the film adaptation has returned for this new adventure, lending more immersion to this fresh story from the get-go, as these are...

(Editor’s note: The following article contains mild overarching plot spoilers for “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.”)

After endless reboots, sequels, and revivals, fans of big movies and TV shows aren’t clamoring for more the way they once were. But with “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” Netflix and creators Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski show that a franchise reset doesn’t mean the death of creativity or more of the same; it can be a fresh opportunity for a beloved property like “Scott Pilgrim” to completely revamp itself and find a brand new audience — while still satisfying old fans.

With one general spoiler for the entire series ahead, “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” is not the story of O’Malley’s six graphic novels, which wrapped up in the same year as Edgar Wright’s big-screen adaptation “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” — and it’s not that movie either. The animated series is a secret third thing,...

Do you feel that? The disturbance in the distance, in the general direction of Toronto, Canada? That's a sign that the Scott Pilgrim universe is changing. Fans have known for a while now to expect something slightly different from "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off," as Edgar Wright previously noted (via Empire) that the show "doesn't just expand the universe, but also... well, just watch it." Still, I'm not sure anyone anticipated the show being quite so much of a departure from the original, especially with all those deceptively faithful trailers Netflix dropped.

If you're somehow reading this without having watched the new season in its entirety, this is your sign to stop here and go catch up. Everyone else: let's unpack what we just saw, shall we? This epic reimagining of the Scott Pilgrim story comes straight from original comic author Bryan Lee O'Malley himself, who co-created and co-wrote the new show with BenDavid Grabinski.

Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers.

From its marketing and anime-styled opening credits, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off could be confused for a straightforward adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, albeit one determined not to step on the toes of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Many scenes from the Netflix series, particularly in the first episode, are staged almost identically to their equivalents in Wright’s 2010 film, and the entire cast returns to voice their animated counterparts. Once again, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is poised to fight the seven evil exes of his dream girl, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

By the time the first episode concludes, however, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has firmly announced its intention to go in another direction, as well as clarified the meaning of its title in the process: that Scott Pilgrim is nowhere to be found.

"You went on one date! How good could it have been?" "Honestly, great." Netflix has revealed a final trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an animated take on the beloved Scott Pilgrim comic book series. Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley returned to develop this, with his distinct visual style coming to life on the screen as an animation series for streaming. Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the beloved graphic novels by O'Malley. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off runs 8 eps – with the voices of Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Alison Pill, Brie Larson, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong (pretty much the entire cast from Edgar Wright's movies...

Netflix's upcoming anime adaptation of Scott Pilgrim, titled Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, will land on the streaming platform on November 17. The series follows Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and musician who falls in love with Ramona Flowers but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her peacefully. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off brings back the entire cast from the 2010 live action adaptation, and its director, Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) returns.

Netflix has provided a final trailer for their upcoming anime adaptation of Scott Pilgrim, which will hit the platform on November 17. Coming courtesy of Netflix's Geeked Week X account, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off will transform Bryan Lee O'Malley’s graphic novels into anime form, and features the cast of the acclaimed 2010 live action movie, including Michael Cera as the titular Scott Pilgrim and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers. Check out the newand last trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off below.

Scott Pilgrim is back! The entire original cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is returning to reprise all of their roles in the new Netflix anime series titled Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. The series is being developed by the original comics creator, Bryan Lee O’Malley.

Since Scott Pilgrim vs. the World came out after the comics ended in 2010, the IP has maintained a healthy cult following with fans reading and rereading the graphic novels. But no big Scott Pilgrim property has come out since then, so you can imagine how O’Malley’s biggest fans are pretty thirsty by now. While it will be based on the comics, this new production will give all the fans a unique story and expand the world of Scott Pilgrim into something new. The trailer for Season 1 of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off offers a new look at the adaptation, which will be more than just the graphic novel animated.

Japanese rock band Necry Talkie’s “bloom” sets the tone for the opening credits of Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Brought to life by Science Saru’s animation, the new anime series brings back together the Scott Pilgrim vs the World cast to provide the voices of Ramona Flowers and her evil exes.

Michael Cera voices Scott Pilgrim, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is Ramona Flowers, Satya Bhabha is Matthew Patel, Kieran Culkin is Wallace Wells, Chris Evans is Lucas Lee, and Anna Kendrick is Stacey Pilgrim. Brie Larson returns as Envy Adams, Alison Pill is Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza is Julie Powers, Brandon Routh is Todd Ingram, and Jason Schwartzman is Gideon Graves.

Johnny Simmons voices Young Neil, Mark Webber is Stephen Stills, Mae Whitman is Roxie Richter, and Ellen Wong voices Knives Chau. Julian Cihi is voicing Katayanagi Twins – Kyle and Ken.

“Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams,...

Choose your own adventure this November on Netflix! With its latest collection of well-knowns and well-loveds like “The Big Lebowski” or HBO’s dark dramedy “Six Feet Under,” the streamer will add dozens of new originals, documentaries, animes, family films, and more.

Catch up on your reading list with a miniseries adaptation of a Pulitzer winner, David Fincher’s take on a French graphic novel series, or an anime entry into the “Scott Pilgrim” franchise. Or, if reality is strange enough, journey through history— from American civil rights leaders with the Colman Domingo-led “Rustin” to British monarchs in the final season of Netflix’s jewel “The Crown.”

Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s new in November on Netflix, and then continue below to see the full list of everything that’s getting added to the platform this month!

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Does the first full trailer for Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off give off the right vibe? A quick perusal of the comments on YouTube appears to confirm the animated series nailed it, with commenters calling it the ultimate love letter to Scott Pilgrim, freaking amazing, and the definitive adaptation.

So, yes, the trailer has effectively done its job.

The 2010 film’s cast reunites for the anime series, with Michael Cera voicing Scott Pilgrim, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers, Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, and Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim. Brie Larson returns as Envy Adams, Alison Pill is Kim Pine, Aubrey Plaza is Julie Powers, Brandon Routh is Todd Ingram, and Jason Schwartzman is Gideon Graves.

Johnny Simmons voices Young Neil, Mark Webber is Stephen Stills, Mae Whitman is Roxie Richter, and Ellen Wong voices Knives Chau. Executive Producers,...

"I had a dream about that girl again!!" Netflix has debuted their bubbly official trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an animated version of the beloved Scott Pilgrim comic book series. Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley is back working on this show, with his distinct visual style coming to life on the screen as an anime series. Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the beloved graphic novels by O'Malley. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off runs 8 eps, featuring the voices of Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, and Ellen Wong (pretty much the entire cast from Edgar Wright's movies back again). Science Saru is the animation studio,...

It’s a battle of the exes like you’ve never seen before in the first full look at Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the new anime series from Netflix.

The two-minute teaser for the show, created for television by executive producers and co-showrunners Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, debuted during New York Comic Con on Saturday. As part of the hour-long panel, O’Malley and Grabinski not only presented the trailer and teased the series, but confirmed that Julian Cihi will voice the Katayanagi Twins (Kyle and Ken).

The trailer takes fans back to Toronto “not too long ago” as Scott asks out Ramona Flowers, the “girl of my dreams.” But in order to date her, Scott must defeat her “seven evil exes.” Electric battles and even more electric guitar riffs set up a new chapter in the Scott Pilgrim saga, which sees the return of the live-action cast as their respective characters.

Netflix is unveiling the official trailer for its upcoming series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off!

On Saturday (October 14), the streaming service released the two-minute-long main trailer, which follows a teaser released in August.

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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee Malley and comes after 2010′s live-action Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

The voice cast of the Netflix series features almost all of the actors from the live-action film!

Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Jason Schwartzman, Satya Bhabha, Brie Larson, Aubrey Plaza, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Brandon Routh, Mae Whitman, and Anna Kendrick will all have roles in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

The series’ official synopsis reads: “In Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her.

Netflix dropped the full trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, the anime series based on the graphic novels created by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The series premieres on the streamer starting November 17. Watch the preview in the video posted above.

During a panel at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, Executive Producers/Writers/Co-Showrunners Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski confirmed that Julian Cihi will voice the Katayanagi Twins (Kyle and Ken).

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follows as Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But this time, things get even more complicated as Scott takes Ramona Flowers, her evil exes and his friends off on a mysterious new action-packed journey to find love.

Voices for the anima series include Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona Flowers), Satya Bhabha...

Scott Pilgrim has us seeing sparks all over again. Netflix on Saturday released the official trailer for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an animated series based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s popular graphic novels. The trailer was revealed as part of the show’s New York Comic Con panel.

Per the official logline, the anime-style series begins when “Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, and discovers he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But this time, things get even more complicated. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off revisits and reimagines the beloved cult classic,...