Edgar Wright insisted that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’s actors weren’t allowed to do one thing while filming, according to Anna Kendrick.
There was one thing that the actors weren’t allowed to do on set of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, according to star actor Anna Kendrick. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World revolved around a musician trying to fend off the evil ex-boyfriends of his girlfriend. Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comics of the same name, the arcade-inspired film sees Scott facing off everyone from a super-powered vegan to a self-centered Hollywood actor.
Yet circumstances were even stranger on set of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, as Anna Kendrick explained in an interview with Vanity Fair.
While Scott Pilgrim vs. The World director Edgar Wright has reunited with Michael Cera, it seems understandable if Cera refused to blink throughout the entire interaction, as Kendrick explained that Wright wouldn’t allow the actors to blink while filming. Check out Kendrick’s quote below:
The crash zoom thing at the end of this, once Kieran has fully stolen my boyfriend by the end of this scene, we had to do that crash-zoom so many times, because Edgar’s so hyper-specific, he doesn’t even let you blink. He doesn’t let you blink. There would be specific times where he was like ‘A purposefully timed blink here would be okay.’ This was very generous of him. He wanted me to turn, react, then the crash-zoom happens, then I say the line, or something like that. Bill Pope, the cinematographer, ended up taking over even operating the camera and the crash zoom. And I could see every time we would kind of overcompensate for the other, where we had missed the moment perfectly, and it just took forever.
Will Scott Pilgrim Ever Get A Sequel?
Unfortunately, while Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has become a cult classic, it didn’t do particularly well in theaters. Having grossed a mere $49.3 million, compared to an $85 million production budget, the movie absolutely flopped, despite all expectations. Though the film did better in DVD sales, the poor performance was a dangerous box office sign that Wright learned from in his subsequent films.
Yet the potential for a sequel to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World still exists with Wright planning to pen Seconds, the follow-up to the project. Adapted from Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel of the same name, Seconds features much of the same cast of characters, though relegated to background roles. Instead, it focuses on Katie, a chef who can change her past with a magical notebook.
Unfortunately, Seconds won’t serve as a direct sequel to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, meaning that the question still remains about a potential sequel. If Seconds succeeds as a project, it could show that the franchise still has some life to it, especially with Blake Lively set to direct the film. Hopefully, should they be invited back for the film, the actors in the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World successor will be allowed to blink.
Source: Vanity Fair
