According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in talks to play opposite Michael Cera in the much-anticipated Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Winstead will play Ramona Victoria Flowers, Pilgrim's dream girl. She's the one with those seven evil boyfriends, all of whom Pilgrim must defeat if he is to win her heart. Her past is shrouded in mystery, as might be expected when you have seven evil boyfriends.
Now, being a girl, I'm no expert on dream girlfriends. The guys I know said it was impossible to cast Ramona, as no actress could possibly match the perfection they had all imagined her as. So, what do you think? Is Winstead the right choice? Does she embody the sexiness that is Ramona? Or is this one of those things you will tell me is all about personality and acting chops rather than looks? Which I will believe, don't worry -- I know you guys aren't that shallow.
There hasn't been much buzz on this flick after Cera's and Edgar Wright jumped onboard, and so hopefully it will pick up with the two leads out of the way. As Wright is clearly casting lesser known actors (at least with on the female end), it's difficult to offer up a choice for the secondary roles -- but hey, do it anyway. I am ashamed to admit that I'm still way too behind on Scott Pilgrim to offer up my own.
1. She sounds like a good choice; I've liked her in most of the stuff she's been in. Physically matching Ramona isn't a big deal, since O'Malley's style gives the casting people a lot of latitude. The trick is going to be how they make the character act; a lot of what makes Ramona the hyper-cool ideal could come off as bitchy in the wrong hands.
Posted at 2:32PM on May 16th 2008 by Jason Seaver