The first bit of casting for the prequel to Jon Carpenter’s classic, The Thing, has hit the web via THR’s Heat Vision.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) and Joel Edgerton (The Secret Life of Us, Kinky Boots) will star in “The Thing.” The film is inspired by the events at the beginning of the 1982 version where remaining members of the Norweigan team are trying desperately to kill a runaway dog that has been infected with the organism.

Winstead will play a Ph.D. candidate who joins a Norwegian research team in Antarctica after it discovers an alien ship in the ice. When a trapped organism is freed and begins a series of attacks, she is forced to team with a blue-collar mercenary helicopter pilot (Edgerton) to stop the rampage.

The film is set for a March 15, 2010 start date in Toronto, Canada. Matthijs Van Heijningen is directing the film, which was written by Ronald D. Moore and Eric Heisserer.

Universal Pictures has announced an official release date for Edgar Wright’s live-action adaptation of Brian Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

The film stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is directed by Edgar Wright.

Swing by the official website for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World to catch up on the previous video blog entries that you may have missed over the past several months!

Universal Pictures has released the first two official production photos from Edgar Wright’s big screen adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Check them out below.

The film stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is directed by Edgar Wright.

Swing by the official website for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World to catch up on the previous video blog entries that you may have missed over the past several months!

Synopsis: Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist forgarage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass–and now is back in town–to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her lovelife and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.

As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past–from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.

Scott Pilgrim, a popular indie comic written by Bryan Lee O’Malley will be getting a video game adaptation to tie-in with the release of ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.’ Both the film and the game are slated to be released in 2010.

The film stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is directed by Edgar Wright.

Check out the official press release for the game below:

Ubisoft today announced the development of a video game based on Universal Pictures’ upcoming action-comedy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Co-written and directed by genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), the film stars some of Hollywood’s leading young talent, including Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad), Kieran Culkin (Igby Goes Down), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Live Free or Die Hard), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four series), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Mae Whitman (Arrested Development), and Jason Schwartzman (upcoming Funny People). The game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal through a licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing and is expected to launch worldwide with the film’s 2010 release.

The live-action Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film is based on a series of award-winning graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley. The series has earned numerous awards including: Entertainment Weekly’s Independent Comic of the Year, Wizard’s Indie Book of the Year and the Harvey Award for Humor in Comics. Published by Oni Press, the sixth and final volume in the series is set to debut in 2010 – also timed to the film release. In the film, Scott Pilgrim (Cera) has just met the girl of his dreams (Winstead), but the only catch to winning her is that her seven evil exes are coming to kill him.

“We were hooked on Scott Pilgrim from our first read of the comics and script,” said Bill Kispert, Vice President, Interactive, Universal Partnerships & Licensing. “The storyline mirrors the escalating structure of a video game, and it is filled with clever homage to video game culture. We are thrilled to be collaborating with Ubisoft to bring fans a thoroughly entertaining interactive experience.”

“We’re excited to work with Universal to create a video game experience based on the Scott Pilgrim universe,” said Christian Salomon, vice president of Worldwide Licensing at Ubisoft. “Scott Pilgrim is a special property, one that is both nostalgic and completely original. The game will provide a fun and unique experience to players and combine all the important elements seen in the film—action, romance, irreverent pop culture references and rock-n-roll.”

“Video games have been a huge influence on the characters and world of Scott Pilgrim,” said Bryan Lee O’Malley, creator of the original graphic novels. “As a gamer myself, it is a true pleasure to work closely with the talented team at Ubisoft to bring Scott to life on video game screens worldwide.”

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are currently working on their sci-fi/road movie, Paul, in New Mexico and have taken time out of their busy schedules to answer some fan questions by way of their video blog titled “Three Chairs on a Mountain”… the highly anticipated followup to their groundbreaking “Three Chairs In A Prairie” series. Check the video below.

‘Paul’ is being directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Bateman, Blythe Danner, Jane Lynch and Seth Rogen — all of which appear in the vlog.

You can check out the official site for the film, which features earlier video blogs from the cast, at www.whatispaul.com. Don’t forget to weigh in with your thoughts on what this dynamic duo had to say about the film.

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are currently working on their sci-fi/road movie, Paul, in New Mexico and have taken time out of their busy schedules to answer some fan questions by way of their video blog titled “Three Chairs on a Prairie”. Check out both videos below.

‘Paul’ is being directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Bateman, Blythe Danner, Jane Lynch and Seth Rogen — all of which appear in the vlog.

You can check out the official site for the film, which features earlier video blogs from the cast, at www.whatispaul.com. Don’t forget to weigh in with your thoughts on what this dynamic duo had to say about the film.

Nick Frost, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright are “crossing over” into each other’s latest projects. Pegg and Frost are currently working on their sci-fi/road movie, Paul, in New Mexico and Wright’s is working on his new film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. The threesome took a little time out for a game of frisbee… Check out both videos below.

You can check them out below or swing on by the official website for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World to catch any of the previous video blog entries that you may have missed.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is slated for a late 2009 release.

‘Paul’ is being directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland) and stars Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Jason Bateman, Blythe Danner, Jane Lynch and Seth Rogen — all of which appear in the vlog.

You can check out the official site for the film, which features earlier video blogs from the cast, at www.whatispaul.com.

Scott Pilgrim

Director Edgar Wright has recently released 2 new video blogs, the ninth and tenth  in the series, for his upcoming film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

You can check them out below or swing on by the official website for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World to catch any of the previous video blog entries that you may have missed.

The film stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is slated for a late 2009 release.

Scott Pilgrim

Director Edgar Wright has released a new video blog, the sixth in the series, for his upcoming film Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.

You can check it out below or swing on by the official website for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World to catch any of the previous video blog entries that you may have missed.

The film stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is slated for a late 2009 release.

Scott Pilgrim

Edgar Wright has released a new video blog showing the first day of principal photography on Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. You can check it out below or swing on by the official website for Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World.

The film stars Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Mae Whitman, Mark Webber, Alison Pill and Satya Bhabha. The film is slated for a late 2009 release.

What is ‘Scott Pilgrim’ All About?
Scott Pilgrim is a critically acclaimed, award-winning series of graphic novels by Canadian cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley, intended to eventually consist of six digest-sized black-and-white graphic novels.

The first volume was released in 2004 and, as of 2009, five have been released, all published by Portland, Oregon independent comic book publisher Oni Press.

The series is about 24-year-old Canadian Scott Pilgrim, a slacker, hero, wannabe-rockstar, who is living in Toronto and playing bass in the band “Sex Bob-Omb.” He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona V. Flowers, but must defeat her seven “evil ex-boyfriends” in order to date her.

Scott Pilgrim is named after a song by the late great 90’s all-girl Canadian indie rock band, Plumtree.