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Hitfix knows who will be playing Wallace in Edgar Wright's SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD!!!

Hitfix... hmmmm... who works there again? by Heckles	Jan 15th, 2009 03:09:54 AM
Don't go too far for the scoops, eh? Well, at least Yahoo! News didn't beat you this time. And the cast isn't great. Great is not a word used for this film. The cast is par.
Wow by DarthBakpao	Jan 15th, 2009 03:10:42 AM
Where's Mac?
Hitfix is like EOnline meets AICN... by Heckles	Jan 15th, 2009 03:11:29 AM
Meets every other entertainment blog, ever. Bless the internet. Same shit, same day.
Holy mother of frack!?!? My eyes hurt!!!!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jan 15th, 2009 03:18:59 AM
And not because AVATAR made some juicy love to them. That dude is ugly like dang.
Yes, but who'll be cast as Gromit? by BiggusDickus	Jan 15th, 2009 03:39:32 AM
The public need to know...
H0MiGAWD..!!! by mattforce7	Jan 15th, 2009 03:40:30 AM
IS This reALLY where L Ron Hubbard LIVES!?! ...Tom Cruise is Totally in the Closet
I'd Be Really, Really, Really Interested in This by Tokyo_Drifter	Jan 15th, 2009 03:46:09 AM
If Michael Cera wasn't the lead. It's not that I don't like him, but... Well, I don't really like him.
aren't the characters in the comic Asian? by kungfuhustler84	Jan 15th, 2009 04:02:45 AM

Japanese? by kungfuhustler84	Jan 15th, 2009 04:03:28 AM

Ian Somerhalder by SalsaMan	Jan 15th, 2009 04:08:13 AM
Shoulda been Ian Somerhalder. That guy is Wallace Wells.
who? what? by Lost Jarv	Jan 15th, 2009 04:12:14 AM
I've never heard of this Scott Pilgrim shit. Not interested.
Fuck's sake by Lost Jarv	Jan 15th, 2009 04:19:16 AM
Heckles, unlike you some of us don't have the time or the inclination to trawl every fucking internet site looking for news. Therefore, we don't give a fuck when AICN is late. Twat.
Scott Pilgrim? New comic movie? by Madcapper	Jan 15th, 2009 04:28:02 AM
get the fuck over the whole comic-to-movie thing already. I'm annoyed by this news. Can't we get adaptations or remakes of something else now? Like old Chuck Norris shows, turned into full length, 150 million dollar features?
Or.... by Madcapper	Jan 15th, 2009 04:31:19 AM
old Ingmar Bergman movies, only in animated, and in full fucking colours?
Wow! Now that's an unflattering photo. by kiddae	Jan 15th, 2009 05:20:58 AM
Good choice though, I think. He was good in Igby. Why the non-O'Malley art?
Im more concerned about Cera myself... by RockLobster800	Jan 15th, 2009 05:32:17 AM
as much as I loved that kid in Arrested Development, he's been playing the same "shy, bundle of nerves, unsure of himself, slightly geeky"nerd schtick in every film since whether it suited the role or not (Paulie in Juno, seemed to be written as a slightly cooler character, kinda like Juno herself)...seeing as Scott Pilgrim is a cocky, self assured borderline arrogant guy who thinks he can literally take on the world, I get fears that Cera will mis-interpret the role and play him as George Michael Bluth again. I've been turned off the guy slightly anyway-in Total Film last month he seemed really mopey in an interview, said there was no point to an Development film (though all the other cast members, included ron howard are up for it)and talked about retiring soon...I dunno kid, you might want to act as a different character before you do that, eh? Apologies, rant over
RockLobster800 by kiddae	Jan 15th, 2009 05:54:45 AM
Have you watched Clark and Michael? http://www.clarkandmichael.com /index.php Cera plays a kind of inept, arrogant tool in that. Slightly geeky, sure, but much more like Scott.
HitFix by mode_7	Jan 15th, 2009 06:31:56 AM
Is HitFix Mori's site, or has someone over there headhunted him? By the way, I came across Mori's profile over on Digg, he's added all the dodgy "Powerusers" and SEO's to his friend list in order to game the system and drive traffic towards Hitfix. Good on him I spose, I'd do the same.
Cera is entertaining. by fivezero	Jan 15th, 2009 06:52:54 AM
But he has no charisma. Culkin is always adequate. Underwhelming thus far.
so this is what cera is doing instead of by logicalnoise01	Jan 15th, 2009 06:53:14 AM
an arrested development movie. My guess is he'll play exactly like he does in every movie.
well...he looks the part. by colinjbooth	Jan 15th, 2009 06:55:44 AM

fuck asians by lex romero	Jan 15th, 2009 07:25:35 AM
Cast an asian character with an asian actor? Nah who gives a fuck about that eh? Fuck you edgar we get enough of this crap from hollywood. Oh and I agree about the Cera criticisms. I loved him in AD but the guy plays the same character (or worse, just performs every character as the same character even when they shouldn't be) and he's not what we need from scott pilgrim. Also how are they condenscing all 7 ex boyfriends into one film?
WTF is Scott Pilgrim? by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Jan 15th, 2009 07:25:52 AM
Culkin was very good in Igby Goes Down. Terrible photo though.
No mori reviews on hitfix? by lex romero	Jan 15th, 2009 07:27:20 AM
I've been checking the site hoping to read some of Mori's reviews but he doesn't seem to do them anymore! Or worse, the couple he has done have been short, character-less pieces that just describe the plot. Wtf Mori? Have you been neutered by HF?
You got it all wrong! by Kentucky Colonel	Jan 15th, 2009 07:33:22 AM
Broadie and Poot shot Wallace in the Low Rises when Stringer Bell thought he was snitchin'. Don't you guys know ANYTHING?
Look before you leap. by Konigsberg	Jan 15th, 2009 07:45:55 AM
Hey lex, maybe you can do two seconds worth of research before taking a message board guy's word. Scott Pilgrim is not Asian. The comic is Manga, so I guess that just means the other poster believes that if it's Manga, it has to be Asian - so who's the racist one now? There's a Japanese character named Knives Chow and I'm sure that they'll cast her accordingly. And furthermore Scott Pilgrim is a fantastic book, they're not just doing it because it's a comic - they're doing it because it's awesome.
konigsberg by lex romero	Jan 15th, 2009 08:14:53 AM
I know scott pilgrim is canadian and written by a canadian, that's not what I was talking about and you didn't seem to understand my post at all. His roommate Wallace, who we're talking about being cast in this talkaback, is asian. To cast someone who is not asian is just a big fuck you, and I'd expect better from Edgar. Are they honestly saying there was no asian actors in canada that were good enough for the role?
Cera annoys the fuck out of me by unionJACKass.webs.com	Jan 15th, 2009 08:19:25 AM
I can't stand him. In (the overrated) SUPERBAD he annoyed the fuck out me, too. Plus, he's looks like another annoying twat - Simon Amstell. Here's a pic of him. http://www.comedycv.co.uk/simo namstell/index.htm
Heckles by unionJACKass.webs.com	Jan 15th, 2009 08:25:54 AM
I think the 'Motion Captured' section of HitFix is good, but I'm a fan of his writing. But the rest of the site is nothing new or exciting. Those kinds of sites come ten a penny. But hey, it's a brand new site, give it time and a chance. I hope Mori has success with it. Mind you, he's had a few exclusives over the past couple of weeks - the WATCHMEN producer letter, KICK ASS images, and now SCOTT PILGRIM casting news. Not bad for a new site. Some movie sites would kill for those kind of exclusives, ESPECIALLY in the first few weeks of its existence.
Eh? Did Scott Pilgrim suddenly get funny or something? by Speed Fricassee	Jan 15th, 2009 08:27:13 AM
'Cause I always thought it was pretty FREAKIN' LAME!!!!
What happened to Kieran Culkin after Igby? by Freakemovie	Jan 15th, 2009 08:28:11 AM
Great critically-acclaimed little indie in which he stars, and then...nothing. He's got a lot coming up now, but from 2002-2008 IMDb is empty. Wonder if it was a calculated break or something.
lex romero... by havocSchultz	Jan 15th, 2009 08:29:18 AM
There are no Asian actors in Canada... But we do have a handful of eskimos that might work...
The Shilling...CONTINUES!! by loserguy3000	Jan 15th, 2009 08:38:50 AM
More shilling of HitFlix? Oh well, I suppose the thinking is if you sink low enough, you come out on top. Mori may be gone (thank goodness), but the stench of nepotism lives on! Yay for zero credibility! Yay!
I'm hopng Edgar Wright will be better once he's working from som by Bobman46	Jan 15th, 2009 09:18:09 AM
Will he use a bunch of self referential jokes in there or just do bits from and lines from other films that hide as ideas and jokes in there like he did in his other films? Spaced is great, although it's really just a bunch of referencing of films on the whole which works ok as it was tv. Shaun of the Dead is a work to be proud of. Funny, scary and you care BUT I still felt the little references to other films could have taken a break. Then we have Hot Fuzz - haha funny cos it sounds like it's about a hairy vagina. There was a good story in there somewhere but it got lost under all the references again plus it descended into a huge mess at the end where I was waiting it out to finish. It looked like one of those films that your slightly wealthier friend made with his Dad's , or usually his, video camera with all his smug mates jumpin about doing "pastiches" of film they like and half smiling through it all. I know some of you will say that was the point but I expected more. I think he's a good director but needs to drop the jokey geek way of showing he likes films too and just tell a good story.
You didn't like Hot Fuzz? by Jawa 007	Jan 15th, 2009 09:23:56 AM
Go away.
Jawa 007 by Bobman46	Jan 15th, 2009 09:26:52 AM
It had it's moments Jawa 007 but overall, meh. And no, cos I'm allowed to have my own opinion. Cheers!
I've going to get thrown to the dogs for this... by RockLobster800	Jan 15th, 2009 09:41:06 AM
but I hate Spaced. I've tried at least five times to get into it, and the show just isn't funny. Simon Peggs character is likeable enough (goodwill from Big Train always passes on to him) but the show is just dull, and no where near as clever or original as everyone thinks. Empire magazine did a massive article on it recently praising it up and down just cos it referenced films-I mean they didnt invent the concept!I mean even Swingers had the whole "guys living in a hole, referencing films they love through their actions" schtick done pretty well back in the mid 90s. Referencing films has been done in almost every episode of The Simpsons and that started, what,ten years before? And they didnt exactly invent it either....I mean I keep veing told the show is almost tailor made to my tastes :Im an irish film student living in liverpool in a falt like the characters in spaced. I like all flicks they refernce too...yet the show just sends me to sleep. I just don't get why its so popular....but to each his own I guess.
Knives Chau is Chinese-Canadian by kiddae	Jan 15th, 2009 09:43:11 AM
But Wallace is Asian? Where's that said?
Hitfix's layout is fucking hideous..... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Jan 15th, 2009 09:49:06 AM
...it looks like the Access Hollywood website.
Wallace isn't Asian! by anniesocial	Jan 15th, 2009 09:51:20 AM
Where on earth did anybody get that idea?
Bobman46 by Professor Falcon	Jan 15th, 2009 10:11:53 AM
Your opinions have been rendered completely moot for 2 reasons: 1) You are the only person on the planet who thought that the title of Hot Fuzz was supposed to be funny because it sounded like a "hairy vagina". You still use the non-word "meh". Do us, and yourself, a favor and get yourself a vocabulary. People actually consider the opinions of others when they've taken the time to construct their thoughts in coherent sentences composed of actual words.
I am sooooooo excited about this!!!!!! by Mgmax	Jan 15th, 2009 10:24:33 AM
Having never heard of Edgar Wright, the Scott Pilgrim books, or Kieran Culkin, I am absolutely about to shit chocolate Easter bunnies at this AMAZING news!!!!!!!!
NEW interviews with AD cast and crew re: Movie Rumors by jasmith111	Jan 15th, 2009 10:25:37 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jq-ByQixfhQ&feature=channel_p age
Nuthuggers? by Anna Valerious	Jan 15th, 2009 10:25:54 AM
-shudders- I hope he goes easy on the Pepsi.
Also, Toni Collette needs to gain weight by Mgmax	Jan 15th, 2009 10:26:58 AM
Am I the only one who thought she was kind of cute when she was a little porky, but now that she's down to Hollywood-prescribed Auschwitzness, she looks like the Witch King after he had a sword stuck in his face and he was sucking everything in?
Professor Falcon by Bobman46	Jan 15th, 2009 10:27:08 AM
Fuck off! How's that for a vocabulary? If you actually notice, I was replying to a post which simply told me to go away. Now, given then the fact that you have chosen to attack me for using the term "meh"- it perfectly sums up how I felt about the film. Quick and throwaway. And you appear to be saying that because my opinion is different from yours that it is somehow invalid. You're doing yourself no favours there. I didn't think it was the second coming a lot of people did and sorry if you feel you have to grasp at straws and small points to invalidate - there's a bit word motherfucker- my post. If you read what I posted, I was very careful to make sure it was all my opinion and not be inconsiderate of other people's opinions. Cheers for just being unpleasant. How's that for sentences made out of words you dolt
Hitfix is in beta and still manages to scoop aicn. by ArcadianDS	Jan 15th, 2009 10:30:15 AM
fantastic work here, guys. Love the powderblue and babypoop brown motiff as well.
anniesocial right, Wallace not asian. by kiddae	Jan 15th, 2009 10:59:04 AM
You maniacs.
Yikes! That photo looks like Jeremy Irons as a zombie! by Bob Cryptonight	Jan 15th, 2009 11:10:25 AM
shudder
wallace was so asian by lex romero	Jan 15th, 2009 11:32:56 AM
It was never explicitly said but he was always drawn, well, asian looking. Though you've made me doubt myself so I asked my gf and she thought the same, wallace is asian.
There weren't better pictures out there? by drewlicious	Jan 15th, 2009 11:39:49 AM
A headshot or promo shot for a film or something?
Wallace Wells, the heavily abstracted cartoon character, is not by kiddae	Jan 15th, 2009 11:53:35 AM
I promise.
Wallace Wells by BrooseTheScharuk	Jan 15th, 2009 12:13:52 PM
Wells? Asian? Have people actually cracked the book before accusing Edgar Wright of being a Hollywood-minded whitebread? Here's a quote from Bryan Lee O'Malley himself -- from today -- about THIS TALKBACK: "Kind of hilarious: at the aint it cool news version of this story, there's a huge battle in the comments about how Wallace Wells is supposed to be ASIAN (Japanese?) and they are VERY disappointed in Edgar Wright's insensitivity. Whaaaat?" There you go. Straight from the horse's mouth (not my girlfriend's). Here's the link to the site: http://www.radiomaru.com/
Holy shit. by eggart	Jan 15th, 2009 12:33:42 PM
It's a fucking cartoon character.
Never heard of this... by conspiracy	Jan 15th, 2009 12:35:39 PM
wiki'd it. Still can't figure out what fucking demo this is aimed at.
Why not make something people have heard of... by conspiracy	Jan 15th, 2009 12:46:06 PM
Like "Haruhi Suzumiya"? Not that I'd see that either, unless there was gratuitious Hentai style nudity, but at least some people in the general public have heard of it.
Why does it matter if the general public has heard of it? by The_Coyote	Jan 15th, 2009 12:51:15 PM
It's an absolutely fantastic comic book nonetheless. It doesn't matter if the source material is popular. They're going to sell this movie off Cera and Wright's names, not O'Malleys.
This is stupid by Hippo-Eki	Jan 15th, 2009 12:59:53 PM
Brian Lee O'Mally, creator of Scott Pilgrim, is laughing at this stupid Wallace is Asian nonsense. http://radiomaru.com/ And the whole "why are they making this if no one has heard of it" crap? Five bucks says these are the same people bemoaning every movie re-make...
The_Coyote.....Who? by conspiracy	Jan 15th, 2009 01:00:25 PM
If this is strickly a Canadian release...and kept on a VERY small budget...maybe they will break even. Outside that Market/and places like AICN...your average movie go'er won't have a clue as to who those people are. Hell...most movie go'ers don't go to a movie based on who is in it anyway...witness "Rightious Kill". They better have ONE HELL of a Marketing scheme to get the right demo interested is all I can say.
Jesus! by palpatinefuckedmydog	Jan 15th, 2009 01:15:30 PM
Get some sun ya pale fuck.
Conspiracy.... by The_Coyote	Jan 15th, 2009 01:27:25 PM
Cera as in Michael Cera, the star of Superbad, which was a huge hit, and Juno, which was also a huge hit. And Wright being Edgar Wright, director of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, two films which have a considerable fan following here in the states. Also, I'm 99 percent certain the film isn't a Canadian Release. It will be out in the states as well as abroad. And trust me, if this film is done right, the right demo will be very interested upon seeing a trailer for the first time. It's definitely for the teens and twenties crowd.
people are bitching cos theyre making something theyve never hea by RockLobster800	Jan 15th, 2009 02:11:23 PM
Jesus, I wonder how many people had heard of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? before they saw Blade Runner or Farewell To The Master before the wrapped their eyes round The Day The Earth Stood Still...no, no we should just make films out of big name comic book heroes and remakes of films weve seen before...
Rocklobster800 by The_Coyote	Jan 15th, 2009 02:17:02 PM
My thoughts exactly.
Fuck off! by laraz	Jan 15th, 2009 02:18:41 PM
Who cares about this movie or another CULKIN! I thought the Culkin family died in a plane crash a long time ago, to my horror they did not!
Bobman46 by Professor Falcon	Jan 15th, 2009 03:12:08 PM
I would have read your response, but as I noted earlier, your opinions are no longer of any value. "Hot Fuzz - haha funny cos it sounds like it's about a hairy vagina." I'm still reeling over this earlier assinine comment of yours. Oh, and "cos" isn't an actual word either. Did you ever go to school?
Falcon - lighten up and lose the attitude by Bobman46	Jan 15th, 2009 03:37:04 PM
Jesus mate, You've just astounded me. Things like you are doing are one of the reasons that posting anything on a thread here can end up in a downward spiral into stupidity. Sorry. Still, look at what you're doing - wasting your time and now I feel my time as you're obviously after some kind of response, picking small things out of a post to comment on. Just trying to point out in as pleasant a way as possible that you have some kind of problem and I don't know who did it to you but it wasn't me! Opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one. You would know.
Oh and by the way by Bobman46	Jan 15th, 2009 03:38:04 PM
I'm highly educated thanks and enjoying the benefits of said education. You?
HITFIX posts AP articles? by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Jan 15th, 2009 04:23:53 PM
Hehehe. Fucking lame.
awesome, internet recognition by lex romero	Jan 15th, 2009 05:00:02 PM
I take back my point then. However if you're reading this Bryan Lee, your drawings made Wallace look asian. Hence assumptions he was asian. Also, any opinion on the scott pilgrim script bryan? I mean, I know you're going to be supporting it no matter what but I'm just concerned how they'll condensce all the evil-exs into one film. Oh and will the films resolution be different from the comic books? Because it's gonna be weird seeing the ending of the series on film before it's finished on paper.
Guys, he doesn't even look Asian. by Rain_Dog	Jan 15th, 2009 05:19:02 PM
He looks high.
I hope the plan isn't to gook him up... by halsolo	Jan 15th, 2009 06:36:39 PM
... with slanty eyes and some mascara. Not into these castings, not at all. Then again, Edgar's the Wright guy for the job, so hey - its not like nipples on Ozymandias... YET.
AICN still owes Moriarty a proper sendoff by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 15th, 2009 09:57:23 PM
I'm surprised they're shilling his new home at Hitfix.
Which Culkin was in Mean Creek? by pokadoo	Jan 16th, 2009 06:50:14 AM
Rory or Kieran? Get them Mixed up, but they're both good actors!
Theres something wrong with this talkback by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jan 16th, 2009 07:24:36 AM
Wheres the blatant homophobia? Most un-AICN!

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