Yet more casting news for Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, as Brandon Routh and Brie Larson join a cast that already includes Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Chris Evans.
The story sees the titular Scott Pilgrim (Cera), slacker and band member, have to fight his dream girl Ramona Flowers' (Winstead) seven evil exes. The action then abruptly switches from a sort of Canadian Reality Bites narrative into full-on manga mode, as fantastic fight scenes erupt when one of the exes* approaches.
Evans is set to play evil ex #2, a pro-skater turned movie star, while Routh is #3, a rocker whose veganism gives him especially tricky superpowers. Brie Larson plays Scott's ex, Envy Adams, lead singer in a band.
Also joining the cast is Mae Whitman (Arrested Development; er, Tinker Bell) as Roxy Richter, the fourth ex**, a female half-ninja; Ellen Wong as Knives Chau, the slightly obsessive teen Scott is dating when he meets Ramona; and Anna Kendrick as Scott's sister. Kieran Culkin has also been cast as Scott's gay former roommate, Wallace Wells.
The fifth book is out next month, and we highly recommend it. In the meantime, the casting of the film is shaping up well.
*Note: some stories you'll read say "seven evil ex-boyfriends". These stories are wrong. It's evil "exes".
**See? Told you.