Anna Kendrick on Scott Pilgrim, Twilight and Comic-Con

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World opens this weekend and I can’t say enough good things about it. I saw this a couple of weeks ago and it’s one of the most inventive and funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. The whole cast is great and it’s fun to see Michael Cera kick some butt.

Anna Kendrick stars as Scott’s bossy sister, Stacey. She was perfect and is a total scene stealer.

from Time Out New York

How would you describe your character, Stacey Pilgrim?
She’s sort of like Jiminy Cricket. She’s basically the voice in the back of your head that you know is right, but that you know you’re not going to listen to. The little voice that goes, “I told you so” when things go to shit.

Did you have fun bossing Michael Cera around?
I had the urge to boss Scott Pilgrim around, but Michael, I’m just like, “Do you want cookies and milk or something? You’re so sweet.” Maybe I have a mom complex. I just want to tuck him in.

What was the cast dynamic like?
It’s a good thing that we all got along, ’cause those fight scenes take like three weeks to shoot. There’s a lot of standing around, so you have to find a way to pass the time. So you end up doing impressions.

Who’d you imitate?
Well, we were trying to do impressions of [director] Edgar [Wright], and it’s impossible. He’s got this crazy hybrid accent; he sounds like he’s from everywhere. Mary [Elizabeth Winstead] was okay at it, I was not very good.

We were bummed you didn’t get your own ass-kicking scene. If you could write one in, who would you fight?
I’d take on Superman. You know, go big or go home.

While we’re on this topic, do you play for Team Edward or Team Jacob?
I’m Team Jacob. I read Twilight, and then I read New Moon, and when Edward left, I was like, Okay. Bye. Then he [came back and] was all controlling. And I was like, Whatever. Fuck you, man, you left.

You were recently at Comic-Con for Scott Pilgrim. Was it different from your experience there for Twilight?
When I went with New Moon, they didn’t really let us experience Comic-Con at all. They kind of had to keep us sequestered in Twilight world, so that none of us would be torn to pieces.

Was this time around equally terrifying?
When you’re being escorted through a crowd, and there’s that really high energy, you definitely feel like you’re about to be assassinated. And watching the way people get around Michael is a little scary. But I’m short, so maybe I just stay under the radar.

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