Other movies may have louder buzz out in the world outside of Comic Con, but here in the rarefied air of comic book geeks, dorks and other strange beasts, there's only one hero that gets their pulse racing. It's Scott Pilgrim. And he's here to kick some ex-boyfriend butt.
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6:10 And we're on! Director (And moderator) Edgar Wright is here!
6:13 Bryan Lee O'Malley, the creator of Scott Pilgrim is first up, prompting Wright to reveal this Comic Con exclusive: "Scott Pilgrim will be released in 2D! At regular prices! How do you feel about not wearing sunglasses to watch a movie?" The crowd digs it!
6:17 The rest of the cast is slowly being dribbled on stage, and are allowed only one word answers. It's actually not as charming as it sounds, sadly.
6:20 But Jason Schwartzman made it fun! Asked how much he enjoyed kicking the crap out of Scott Pilgrim, he answered "Comic Connishly!" The crowd digs it!
6:22 Wright announces that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are here! The crowd loves them! But they're not in the movie, so they shuffle sheepishly off stage.
6:24 After apologizing that co-star Chris Evans couldn't be here as he's filming Captain America, Wright introduces star Michael Cera dressed as Captain America himself. Cera claims he was THISCLOSE to playing Cap.
6:30 Michael Cera would love to do an Arrested Development movie, thinks one will eventually be made. Lather, rinse, repeat.
6:34 After outing all of the closet Canadians, including Cera, a steamed BJ Routh spits out that he hating working with all these damn Canadians.
6:36 Jackie Chan's stunt team was responsible for training all of the actors for their fight scenes and they dubbed Michael Cera the "Push Up King." Huh. With them spaghetti arms, who knew?
6:40 Talking about his male-male kiss, Kieren Culkin revealed that, to help him break the ice before he kissed another guy, Wright laid a gentle smacker right on his lips. "Do you think Stallone did that for the cast of The Expendables??" Wright demands.
VERYMUCHLATER o'clock Wright announced to the crowd at the end of the panel that a select number of the crowd would be joining him at a super-secret screen of Scott Pilgrim, and motioned for all those who plucked the lucky button to join him on his merry pilgrimage to the theater. Aaaaand then Wright promptly manage to shake most of his Hall H followers, who scattered to the four winds, unsure of where to go (Wright didn't say where the film was screening) or who to ask (Universal had no one there to help direct), and ended up amorphously oozing all over the Gaslamp District in San Diego. The matter was not helped by an ill-timed freight train that blocked all foot traffic in and out of the convention center.
Edgar Wright, I'm sure you imagined yourself as some wild-eyed pied piper leading your merry prankster to your movie, but honestly, next time just get like a handful of interns or something and plan this sh*t out. 'Cause this was kind of a clusterf*ck.
But the movie was swell!