Following the series debut of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off last Friday, it has been revealed that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World alum Brie Larson didn’t sing for her character Envy Adams in Netflix’s anime adaptation.
According to TheDirect, the streamer enlisted Canadian rockstar Emily Haines to sing The Clash of Demonhead frontwoman’s songs including the iconic “Black Sheep” song, which was originally performed by The Marvels star in the film adaptation. Interestingly, Envy Adams was actually inspired by Haines — lead singer of the band Metric.
What to expect in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off?
“Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated,” reads the logline.
The anime features the return of the live-action cast of the 2010 movie, including Michael Cera as Scott, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona, Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells, Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim, Brie Larson as Envy Adams, Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers, Ellen Wong as Knives Chau, Alison Pill as Kim Pine, Johnny Simmons as Young Neil, and Mark Webber as Stephen Stills. Ramona’s evil exes are portrayed by Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel, Chris Evans as Lucas Lee, Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram, Jason Schwartzman as Gideon Graves, and Mae Whitman as Roxie.
Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is executive produced and written by O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski, who are also serving as showrunners. The award-winning animation house Science SARU serves as the animation studio for the anime. Executive producers are Eunyoung Choi, Edgar Wright, Marc Platt, Jared LeBoff, Adam Siegel, Michael Bacall, and Nira Park.
