scott pilgrim heading for re-shoots

According to Production Weekly via twitter, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, is headed back to Toronto for 3 days of additional photography (re-shoots).

This news should come as no surprise to anyone that's been following the film through out it's development.

IESB reported just last week:

Sadly, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, according to two very reliable sources, also belongs in the category with Hex and Hornet. IESB has been told that the folks over at Universal have seen the film. And they don't like it. The word spreading around the studio is how bad it is. "How bad are we talking," you ask? Upper level management are going to be fired over this. Even more troubling, the film's been deemed "unreleasable." I'm sure the "unreleasable" part is just a figure of speech but it's clear the movie has some problems.

You'll hear Universal (most likely via publicists) deny the Hell out of this and using their online "tools" to try to debunk this. Nothing wrong with that and, if the shoe was on the other foot, I'd do the exact same thing. But, of course they're going to deny this. It's their job to do so.

To which Universal Pictures Co-President of Marketing Michael Moses issued this statement:

"Usually we let this kind of unsupported whisper nonsense go by without comment but the claims made in IESB's post about SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD are so hilariously absurd that they couldn't be ignored. If IESB had contacted anyone at the studio, they'd know just how much love for and confidence in this film we all have. I have a feeling they may want to revisit this post by the end of summer."

With the re-shoots now happening in Toronto, it appears that IESB's original report was more accurate then what Universal would have us believe. That's not to say Universal won't issue another statement now, defending their reasons for re-shoots.

Update on Wed, May 5, 2010 by Mitch Anderson

Devin Faraci of CHUD contacted Edgar Wright via email who commented on the "Scott Pilgrim vs The World" reshoots:

"To be honest - I'm excited about it. We have material from Vol 6 that is impossible to resist and so even after a nearly a year of editing - it's going to be fun to put some icing on the cake. We are not even redoing one full scene, just some bits and bobs and new jokes and beats that I wrote with Bacall & O'Malley. Both Shaun & Hot Fuzz had two and three days respectively of additional shooting. One of those bits was the granny being kicked in the face. I think we can all agree that was a good pickup."