Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cameos: All of the Netflix anime guest appearances explained
Nov. 17, 2023Did you catch them all?
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
And, as things get weird and meta, there are plenty of fun cameos along the way to enjoy too. We’ve taken a deep dive into all of these below, including where exactly they’re from, which actors are playing them, and how they fit into the Scott Pilgrim anime. Of course, this guide getspretty spoilery, pretty quickly,somake sure you’ve seen all of the episodesbefore reading any further…
Every Scott Pilgrim Takes Off cameo
In episode 2, Envy Adams performs a new song at Scott Pilgrim’s funeral. While the character is voiced by Brie Larson, it seems like it’s Emily Haines from the Metric singing this one. In the credits, the Canadian songwriter is given a special guest nod, and given she was credited with singing ‘Black Sheep’ on the original album, we’d hazard it’s her back again here.
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard makes a guest appearance in episode three as a teenage version of Scott Pilgrim. In a flashback sequence, we see a bit of Kim Pine and Scott’s relationship when they were younger. Scott doesn’t say much, but the pair chat about drawing a sheep in the clip, and the voice is unmistakably the Netflix star.
This one has executive producer Edgar Wright’s hands all over it – Nick Frost and Simon Pegg make brief cameos as their Hot Fuzz characters Danny Butterman and Nicholas Angel. Here, we see the iconic Cornetto Trilogy characters as security guards on the movie set where the Scott Pilgrim film is being made.
In episode 4, ‘Whatever’, Chris Evans’ Lucas Lee takes center stage as his career in Hollywood implodes. At one point, he’s the subject of gossip on ‘ZMZ Live’ about his relationship with the actor who’s playing Knives Chau. If you listen carefully you may recognize just who is voicing them. Comedian and star of Fire Island Bowen Yang is one and comedian Matt Rogers is the other.
Al Yankovic makes a brief cameo in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off episode 5. While it’s not credited exactly who he’s playing, our best guess is that Weird Al is the one doing the documentary voiceover as the episode opens. If you listen carefully to his introduction at the beginning, it sure sounds like the iconic comic musician.
Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox
In episode seven, we find out that the person responsible for Scott’s disappearance was actually himself. Voiced by Will Forte, the older version of the character (from the future) did this after being heartbroken by his break-up with Ramona. The comic actor is best known for shows like The Last Man on Earth and films likeStrays.
In the season finale of Scott Pilgrim, we find out that Old Scott planted nanomachines in the younger version of the character’s drink. Hollywood legend and Barry star Stephen Root is credited with voicing these little machines.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is available to stream on Netflix now. For more, check out our breakdown of theScott Pilgrim Takes Off episode 8 post-credits sceneand what we know aboutScott Pilgrim Takes Off season 2. You can also check out our round up of the bestnew Netflix animeand thebest animeseries.
I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I’ve also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.
Anime’s biggest day of the year is fast approaching - expect updates on Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, the Chainsaw Man movie, and more
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a surprise update a year after its once-final update, even after CDPR moved basically every dev to other games: “Sometimes, you want to do it ONE MORE time!”
