COMIC-CON MEGATON: UBISOFT DEVELOPING SCOTT PILGRIM, THE GAME
The best news I’ve heard out of Comic-Con so far: Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley has let slip at his session Thursday afternoon that Ubisoft Montreal is currently developing a PlayStation Network/Xbox Live Arcade downloadable game based on his comic series.
IGN and /Film report that the game will be a side-scrolling brawler that will retain the look of the comic, and is due to be released alongside the series’ film adaptation, currently in development by Shaun of the Dead/Spaced director Edgar Wright, with Michael Cera starring as Pilgrim and with original music by Beck, Broken Social Scene, and Metric.
The comic, for those that haven’t discovered it yet, draws heavily from videogame lore, as the otherwise pedestrian titular Pilgrim finds himself suddenly required to use super-natural fighting skill and power-ups to battle — one by one, El Topo/No More Heroes-style — a series of his crush’s ex-lovers in order to win and maintain her heart.
Ubisoft is said to be releasing more concrete details next week, but from the sound of the Comic-Con reporting, O’Malley appears to be at least in part working with the studio in retaining some creative control.
Until then, find out more about — and do not hesitate to purchase — the comic here, and watch progress unfold on the film via Wright’s frequently updated video and photo blogs here.
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