when the actors don't hate the director…

If you're interested, here's some more Edgar Wright video essays by people much smarter than me: Tony and Taylor at Every Frame a Painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag Danny at CinemaStix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bCPk-WCp24&t=531s Evan at Nerdwriter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pij5lihbC6k&t=317s Julian at The Discarded Image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxrjJZNQPjM

The fact that Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Anne Kendrick would still return for the Netflix anime adaptation shows just how much they all loved being in the movie. Edgar is just such a smart, chill guy

knives’ actress saying “i cannot wait to come back tomorrow” is SO cute considering it was her first movie role! it’s so nice to hear she had such a good time.

I love how he direct the movies like a school work with friends, just laughing and having fun in the process

This is how fun normal people imagine making movies would be, but we hear so often about how it's not like this at all. I commend him for making a really nice work environment and continuing to be a good person in a morally corrupt industry.

most people i've shown scott pilgrim to are confused by the cuts, but when i first saw it, i could not stop rewatching it because i was so enthralled by the way it was directed. by adding to the absurdity of the premise with the art itself, it somehow makes it feel more logical

This movie was so underappreciated because it's ahead of its time. If this was released now it would've gone crazy popular

8:19 Hearing him say this hits so hard knowing he means it. He once stepped out of a Marvell project because he did not get enough creative freedom.

Scott pilgrim was wayyyy ahead of its time. I remember the first time i watched the film, i was blown away with the style of the storytelling. This movie is an art! Period

Hearing him talk about casting people "for their eyes" is making me look at everyone differently. Brandon Routh's "Vegone?" expression, Michael Cera's brilliantly blank face, Aubrey Plaza's relentless glare, Mary Elizabeth Winstead's spellbinding gaze, the entire world within Anya Taylor-Joy's eyes, and on & on!

Nobody hates wright. He's unhateable. It also helps that he remembers every person he has ever worked with, credits them and always praises their work, without taking credit for their skill. He loves everyone so everyone loves him back. He's a great director, yes, but he's a great person first

And yet, people often excuse Kubrick's behavior by claiming that genius requires being a terrible person.

The fact that they could get the whole cast back, including Chris Evans just shows that they all loved doing it

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one of the movies that I re-watch at least once per year because of how amazing it is. The more I see about the behind the scenes of this movie, the more awesome it becomes. It's a shame this movie didn't do better at the box office, because it really deserved it.

I've been in the Edgar Wright loop for a while and I think hearing the "different shot every time like a comic panel" bit was the new eye-opening piece here.

Marvel really shit the bed when they couldn't work with his vision for Ant-Man.

in addition to all that is already being said about both Edgar Wright's films, I REALLY appreciate that most actors look "normal", even the pretty ones. sure some got the obvious make up, but everyone looks like a normal human instead of the actors you usually see in films and tv

A few years ago he was in one of those "looking at their filmography" videos and everytime it was relevant, he named the members of the technical crew. Even if he had to look up some names, it's something not many other directors do; to acknowledge the lighting crew members from over 15 years ago

Boy, you nailed it. I am guessing I am so much older than your demographic, but I have really enjoy Edgar Wright's films. They do have an infectious strain of fun running through them. I always go back to Baby Driver and that opening scene. I'm sure that he now commands an audience that will see everything he will ever make. Film, like books, are so encompassing of everything in our worlds. I only get discouraged when audiences only go for one genre, like the dreaded Superhero movies. They can be fun, but they should not be your whole life. I just saw Maestro a week ago, and THAT is a work of art. And as with any work of art, people should just let it be. You might want this (a typical biography) or you might want a different slant on the story, but it is what it is, and you don't tell a real artist how he or she should do the work. The work stands on it's own, and studio heads should just take a hike.

Two things: 1. I'm looking forward to the next project to reunite Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright 2. Chris Evans said in an interview that he wasn't on set for too long and had FOMO the rest of the shoot. He's been doing a lot of ensemble movies, so I think it says a lot about how fun Scott Pilgrim's set was