Edgar Wright has revealed thatScott Pilgrim Vs. the Worldis returning to theaters. The director made the announcement after tweeting along to the beloved cult movie live on social media. Wright also revealed a ton of information about the movie during the live event, including the fact that the video game Michael Cera and Ellen Wong play was animated by Tim Miller, who would later go on to directDeadpool. Wright also claims that pop star Beck wrote 32 Sex Bob-Omb songs in 32 hours, which is pretty impressive.
Edgar Wrightconcluded the night with some great news forScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldfans. He Tweeted, “Finally, I wanted to make an announcement about the movie… something we were going to do for the 10th anniversary in August…” The post got an immediate response, as it did its follow up. “If you thought watching Scott Pilgrim from home was great,” wrote Wright, “wait until it’s back @DolbyCinema, only in theatres!” The director then revealed that they do not have a specific timeframe at the moment, noting that they originally had aimed for August.
Majormovie theater chains across North Americahave been closed since the middle of March. At this time, the plan is to reassess and possibly open in time to release Christopher Nolan’sTeneton July 17th. Though everything seems to change on a daily and sometimes hourly basis, it looks like that should be able to happen, which meansScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldcould potentially hit theaters again in August, depending on how everything pans out before then and now.
As for people wanting to come back to movie theaters, we have seen mixed results from separate polls. In a recent poll, it appears that70% of moviegoerswould rather stay home and watch whatever title they have available. This has been proven with the success ofTrolls World Tourand more recently withScoob. However, in a poll from earlier this month, it was reported that 75% of moviegoers would be interested in returning this summer as long as the theaters are up to date on safety protocols. While looking at these numbers, it’s safe to assume that the true number is somewhere in the middle, which seems to be consistent with other studies conducted since March.
Will Edgar Wright getScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldback into theaters this summer? For now, that seems unlikely, but there are a few movies, likeVenom 2, that havevacated their fall release date, meaning there will be an opening for something like the cult favorite to return. Again, this all seems to change on a daily basis or whenever the wind blows, so we’ll really just have to continue to be patient and just wait and see. You can check outEdgar Wright’s Twitterannouncement pertaining toScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldbelow.
