This Week In Girl Geek: Scott Pilgrim and the Michael Cera Question
Posted at 5:00 AM Mar 26, 2010
By Kiala Kazebee
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If Zooey Deschanel is this decade's manic pixie dream girl, then Michael Cera is her male counterpart. Mention Zooey to any girl I know, and even though we might all covet her hair, the eyes begin rolling and the disgust for her stupid singing voice comes spewing forth. Mention her in hetero male company, and the butterflies and puppies and kittens alight in a riotous display of love and fluffy, fluttery excitement.
Michael Cera inspires a vaguely similar response (albeit vice versa gender-wise), but nothing has polarized the Cera feelings like the decision to cast him as Scott Pilgrim. Alison Hallett over at the Portland Mercury (a Pilgrim enthusiast, if you will) does not cotton to this "self-aware, sensitive" version of Pilgrim, and it seems to be the internet consensus that with this role, the twee Cera might have overplayed his hand.
I like Michael Cera (and so does Alison- just not as SP), even if he does play the same dude over and over again. I like Scott Pilgrim. I like the two together. However, I am totally open to someone else playing that role even though I know that is not an option at this point. My question to you Dudes and Dolls is: if we agree Michael Cera is all wrong in this role (which I do not) who would make a better Scott Pilgrim? And if any one of you say Chris Pine, I will smack you in the face with my vinyl limited edition self-titled debut Sex Bomb-omb album.
Watch the Pilgrim trailer and decide for yourselves:
Comments
I saw the trailer yesterday, and I laughed pretty damn hard. I don't really care about Michael Cera as an actor, so I don't have that built-in irritation. And regarding the differences between the book and the movie, let it go and enjoy the film for what it is, not what it was based on.
Posted 03/26/2010 at 05:26:17 AMOh man. I'm kinda with Alison on this one.
I could see Michael Angarano in this role before Cera. Were I casting this, I would go with someone like Nicholas Hoult.
Posted 03/26/2010 at 08:01:21 AMCHRISTIAN BALE!
Though I'm just saying that because imagining Scott Pilgrim speaking with Bale's Bat-Emphysema makes me laugh.
Posted 03/26/2010 at 08:13:22 AMI have no idea who would be able to play SP effectively- like, a lazy asshole that's still somewhat likeable (until he grows more)?
Posted 03/26/2010 at 09:12:00 AMNicholas Hoult is possibly way too effortlessly attractive to be Scott. They'd have to do some serious scruffing up...
Posted 03/26/2010 at 09:34:20 AM"I have no idea who would be able to play SP effectively- like, a lazy asshole that's still somewhat likeable (until he grows more)?"
You mean Seth Rogan?
Posted 03/26/2010 at 09:42:05 AMWhat about Thomas Dekker if they nerded him up a bit?
Posted 03/26/2010 at 10:12:31 AMI had my doubts about Michael Cera being able to play Scott Pilgrim but after seeing the trailer I think he will do a good job.
If anything I think they should have made more than one movie. I think Vol. 3 Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness deserves its own entire movie. They probably could fit Vol. 1 and 2 together into a movie. I am not sure how you would organize them after that.
Posted 03/26/2010 at 10:54:47 AMMichael Cera and Zooey Deschanel share the same movie DNA. I'm looking forward to Scott Pilgrim, and yes the trailer looks cool.
Posted 03/26/2010 at 12:03:56 PMUGH Michael Cera.
http://www.heartlessdoll.com/2009/08/stop_falling_in_love_with_michael_cera.php
Posted 03/26/2010 at 02:23:39 PMHey look, it's Egg--I mean Ann. I wonder if she's appearing in the Arrested Development movie...?
Posted 03/26/2010 at 07:44:21 PMI read the article yesterday and had no opinion of Michael Cera. and then last night I watch 4 movies on netflix. 2 of them were Year One and Nick and Norah's Infinite playlist. I am now sick of Michael Cera. I don't wany to see him in any other movies.
Posted 03/27/2010 at 05:06:46 PMDude, should've watched every Arrested Development first.
Posted 03/28/2010 at 08:53:33 PM