Summary
- The Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast reunites the original movie cast, ensuring the characters are represented as they were written and drawn in the graphic novels.
- The anime series allows for more exploration of the original graphic novels by blending in elements of the comic's 8-bit-video game-inspired design.
- The voice cast includes talented actors such as Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, and Mark Webber, who bring their characters to life in both the live-action and animated versions of Scott Pilgrim.
The Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast reunites the entire cast of the 2010 movie, all of them playing the same characters as they did in that original adaptation. Based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's wildly popular series of graphic novels, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World follows the title character as he battles the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend, Ramona Flowers. The movie's cast is packed with then-up-and-coming stars, and its hipster aesthetic perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the late-2000s and early-2010s. More than a decade later, blending in elements of the comic's 8-bit-video game-inspired design, the Scott Pilgrim universe is ripe for a Netflix anime series.
Every part in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is perfectly cast to represent the characters as they were written and drawn by O'Malley. Many years later, the actors from the film adaptation are still associated with their Scott Pilgrim roles, and the anime series would've been lacking if they didn't return. Fortunately, the anime reunites the entire Scott Pilgrim movie cast. Favorably, the series isn't confined by the technical limitations of live-action production and a feature narrative structure, allowing for more exploration of the original graphic novels. Here is a guide to the voice cast of the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and the character they play in both the live-action and now animated versions of Scott Pilgrim.
Michael Cera As Scott Pilgrim
Michael Cera plays Scott Pilgrim in the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast. Bringing the title character from the comic page to the anime screen, Cera voices Scott Pilgrim, the awkward slacker willing to do anything for the love of Ramona Flowers. Much like in the movie, Scott in the comics was a jerk to his previous exes, including cheating on his girlfriend Knives with Ramona, and he has to reevaluate his life when he has to battle Ramona's evil exes to win her love. This causes him to deal with his own "evil" self to finally become a better person in the end.
Cera is a Canadian actor who got his start as a child actor. He enjoyed his breakout as George Michael Bluth on the TV series Arrested Development before starring in various 2000s teen movies, including Superbad and Juno. Cera worked largely in independent films during the 2010s but occasionally took parts in Hollywood movies, including a voice role as Robin in The Lego Batman Movie. The veteran actor and musician later lent his voice to the title character of the 2022 animated children's film Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. Other big movies for Cera include Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Youth in Revolt, and as one of the Ken's in Barbie in 2023.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead As Ramona Flowers
Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off character is Ramona Flowers. Winstead returns as Ramona Flowers, the mysterious rollerblading girl of Scott's dreams who has seven evil exes. She is willing to date Scott, but first, he has to defeat all seven in battle. The main difference between Ramona in the comics and the original Scott Pilgrim movie was that she was mostly cold and distant in live action. However, in the Scott Pilgrim comics it was explained fully how Ramona was locked inside her own head with her emotional baggage thanks to her ex Gideon zapping her with "the glow." She also had a superpower of traveling through subspace, which Gideon wanted to use for evil.
Ramona is played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Winstead hails from North Carolina and, before appearing in the Scott Pilgrim film adaptation, starred in the 2005 Disney superhero movie Sky High as Gwen Grayson. She then became something of a 2000s scream queen thanks to 2006's Black Christmas, Final Destination 3, and 2007's Death Proof. Winstead has continued to work in movies and television, including sleeper hits like 2016's 10 Cloverfield Lane and season 3 of the Fargo TV series. She also portrayed DC Comics' The Huntress in the 2020 movie Birds of Prey. In 2021, she starred in the Netflix movie Kate, and in 2023 starred as Hera Vullaby in Ahoska.
Kieran Culkin As Wallace Wells
Kieran Culkin s the cast of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Wallace Wells. Ostensibly the voice of reason in Scott Pilgrim's little world, Wallace is the title character's gay roommate. In the movie, he is mostly there to deliver sarcastic quips and give Scott both a hard time and some good advice. However, in the comics, he had a lot more going into his character, including him suddenly talking to Scott at school with little warning and moving in fast to basically latching onto his friend, and was more of a mentor in the comics for Scott before his battles. . Wallace also has a psychic boyfriend in the comics named Mobile.
Like the rest of the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast, Kieran Culkin is reprising his role of Wallace Wells after playing him in live-action. The younger brother of famed child star Macaulay Culkin, Kieran Culkin's first role came alongside his starring sibling in 1990 in Home Alone as Fuller McCallister. Culkin continued his career as a child star until 2002's Igby Goes Down showed his true acting potential. Following a hiatus from the industry, Culkin found his greatest success in television: he's a three-time Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner for his turn as Roman Roy in HBO's Succession.
Ellen Wong as Knives Chau
Ellen Wong's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off character is Knives Chau. Knives is Scott's 17-year-old ex-girlfriend whom he cheats on with Ramona. She stays friends with the rest of the band but harbors a deep resentment for Scott and his new love, becoming a minor antagonist herself before finding new love in the end. In the comics, she was very obsessed with Scott and this caused her to hate Ramona, and fight her more than once, and also ended up dating Young Neil at one point. There was also a subplot in the comics that never made it into the movie with her father setting out to try to kill Scott for dating his underaged daughter.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was Ellen Wong's big-screen debut, and there was even an Scott Pilgrim where Knives and Scott ended up together. After playing the live-action version of Knives Chau, Ellen Wong eventually had a lengthy run on the series The Carrie Diaries in 2011 as Jill "Mouse" Chen. In 2021, Wong appeared as Rachel in the indie comedy Best Sellers. She also had a recurring role in the Netflix series GLOW, the Epix series Condor, and the movie The Christmas Setup.
Alison Pill As Kim Pine
Alison Pill plays Kim Pine in the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cast. Kim, the drummer for Scott's band, Sex Bob-omb, remains annoyed by almost everyone and everything around her -- but mostly Scott. Kim is a lot more important in the comics than in the movie, and this might play out in the Netflix anime series. She was one of Scott's ex-girlfriends who was secretly still in love with him. However, she resigned herself to the fact that Scott loved Ramona, and she finally had to sit him down and make him accept the bad things he did to past girlfriends so he could move on and prepare to be a better boyfriend for Ramona after he defeated her evil exes.
Reprising her role for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Pill is a Canadian actor who got her start in acting when she was only 10. She ended up making small appearances in independent films and TV series before she played Ella Gerard in 2004's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Pill has bounced between indie films like 2007's Dan in Real Life and high-profile Hollywood projects like 2008's Milk and 2018's Vice, and she played a major role in the TV series Star Trek: Picard as Dr. Agnes Jurati. In 2023, she starred in Michael Shannon's directorial debut, Eric Larue, and the Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow.
Aubrey Plaza As Julie Powers
Aubrey Plaza's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off character is Julie Powers. Played brilliantly in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Plaza, Julie Powers is Stacey's ill-tempered co-worker who has nothing but derision for Scott and his relationship with Ramona. In the comics, she is Stephen's girlfriend, and she absolutely hates Scott, which is tough because she was also Envy's ex-roommate and Ramona's former friend. She also worked with two of Ramona's evil exes against Scott. Julie also had several themed parties that could provide some fun moments if used in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Well-known in New York comedy circles before her big break, the cast of White Lotus season 2, and her turn as Harper earned her a Screen Actor's Guild Award in 2022. She has since taken on roles in the movies Emily the Criminal in 2022 and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre in 2023.
Mark Webber as Stephen Stills
Mark Webber s the cast of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Stephen Stills. Scott's best friend and Sex Bob-omb bandmate Stephen Stills is mostly along for the ride as Scott's pursuit of Ramona takes over his life. Stephen is someone who was really shortchanged in the movie, where he was little more than a side character. In the comics, he has a much larger character arc. He starts off dating Julie Powers in the comics but eventually realizes that he is gay and comes out to his friends when he begins dating Joseph, who was not in the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World movie.
Reprising his role as Stephen for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Mark Webber is an actor from Minnesota who started acting in 1989 in mostly independent movies. Mark Webber had a slew of smaller roles before Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and he continued to work mainly in independent cinema afterward, most notably in the 2015 horror movie Green Room. One of Webber's more recent roles came in the 2020 action film Clover.
Anna Kendrick As Stacey Pilgrim
Anna Kendrick's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off character is Stacey Pilgrim. Scott's younger sister, Stacey Pilgrim, is a part-time barista and a valuable source of information regarding her friend Ramona Flowers. She is also someone who gets all the information she needs about Scott from Wallace but has a funny side story in the comics where she gets frustrated when Wallace steals all her boyfriends. However, unlike many characters in the comics, Stacey mostly disappeared as the story went on and became less important to Scott and his journey.
A Maine native, Kendrick got her start as a child actor, auditioning for roles in New York City. Kendrick's breakout role came as Jessica Stanley in the Twilight movies. Kendrick went on to earn an Oscar nomination for her ing role in 2009's Up in the Air. In 2012, Pitch Perfect as Beca Mitchell, whom she played throughout the music-driven trilogy. The actor can also be heard as the voice of the main character Poppy in the film installments of the wildly popular Trolls franchise. She has also appeared in Alice, Darling, Noelle, The ant, and the Max series, Love Life.
Brie Larson As Envy Adams
Brie Larson s the cast of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Envy Adams. Envy Adams is one of Scott's ex-girlfriends who also happens to be a rock star in the band Clash at Demonhead. She is also someone Scott is obsessed with because she dumped him right before the story started. However, when he finally finds Ramona Flowers, Envy decides to show back up in his life. She also dated one of Ramona's evil exes Todd and entered into a relationship with Gideon, the main villain of the story. However, Envy finally revealed to Scott that he was to blame for their breakup and helped him prepare for his final battle in his journey.
Larson is a California native who started acting as a child in shows like Raising Dad and Hope & Faith. Larson's first break came on the ill-fated sitcom Raising Dad in 2001, but her lengthy stint on the hit series United States of Tara in 2009 gained her notoriety. She jumped to Hollywood blockbusters when she landed the role of Molly Tracey in 2012's 21 Jump Street, and she eventually pivoted her success into an ongoing role as Captain Marvel in the MCU. She also won an Oscar for her lead performance in the 2015 drama Room. In 2023, she added another franchise to her career with a major role in Fast X.
Johnny Simmons as Young Neil
Johnny Simmons's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off character is Young Neil. A ing character in the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off's cast, Young Neil is a close friend of Scott's who hangs around with the of the band Sex Bob-omb. He doesn't have much more of a character arc in the comics than he did in the movie, where his only real big moment was dating Knives after Scott cheated on her. However, he did get a small chance for a happy ending when he eventually stopped using the word "young" before his name, showing that he was ready to finally step out of Sex Bob-omb's shadow.
Simmons is an actor from Alabama who got his first movie role in the 2007 comedy Evan Almighty as one of Steve Carrell's character's sons. Simmons also previously appeared as Chip in 2009's Jennifer's Body and continued his indie success in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower. In 2017, Simmons scored a leading role as Shane in the series Girlboss, his last role until he returned for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
