Aubrey Plaza heads to Comic Con

Of course, it's totally understandable if you set all plans aside in order to get in line for Thursday's "Scott Pilgrim" panel. It's guaranteed to be a popular one, so get there early (like, waaaaay early)!

6:00-7:00 Universal: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World— Genre-bending filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz), graphic novel author Bryan Lee O'Malley, and the cast of Universal Pictures' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World provide a sneak peek of summer 2010's epic of epic epicness.

Joining Wright will be our hero, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera of Superbad); Scott's two current girlfriends, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead of The Thing) and Knives Chau (Ellen Wong of Unnatural History); his band, SEX BOB-OMB: Kim Pine (Alison Pill of Milk) and Stephen Stills (Mark Webber of Broken Flowers); SEX BOB-OMB super-fan Young Neil (Johnny Simmons of Jennifer's Body); Scott's awesome roommate, Wallace Wells (Kieran Culkin of Igby Goes Down); and four of Ramona's seven evil exes: Matthew Patel (Satya Bhabha of Fair Game), Todd Ingram (Brandon Routh of Superman Returns), Gideon Graves (Jason Schwartzman of Funny People) and Roxy Richter (Mae Whitman of Parenthood); plus Scott's younger sister, Stacey Pilgrim (Anna Kendrick of Up in the Air), and the obnoxious Julie Powers (Aubrey Plaza of Parks and Recreation). Q&A to follow. In Hall H.

From:
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/07/08/san-diego-comic-con-2010-schedule-thursday-panels-revealed/

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Casting Aubrey Plaza in Mystery Team

Question: Aubrey Plaza isn't a member of Derrick Comedy. How did you go about casting her? She hadn't really been in anything at the time you made this, but Mystery Team is coming out at a time when she is really taking off with her performances in Parks and Recreation, and Funny People.

Dan Eckman: Actually, I knew Aubrey Plaza back in film school. She was in film school at the time. I had a weird, creepy roommate. And he stalked her. I knew her. She was a comedian around the scene. When we auditioned for Mystery Team, she really wanted the part. I was dead set against casting a comedian. I thought it was the one serious role in the film, and that it should be done by a serious actress. But everyone they brought in was too serious in a bad way. Aubrey was always great. We made her audition three or four times, and she kept nailing it. While we were on the set, my brother taped her audition for Funny People. They did that in the Lumber Yard. She got the part, and we thought, "That was the best decision we ever made in our entire lives." She is amazing in everything. And she deserves everything that is coming to her. When we took this film to Sundance, most of the cast was unknowns. Now a lot of them are emerging. The cast is moving on up. It's hilarious. We can't take credit for it, either. We are just riding the wave. Its not like Mystery Team came out, and then they got famous from that. We are benefiting from the fact that these guys are all very talented, and now people can see them here.

Read the rest of the interview:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEIuRPLML8ZaMQ

Mystery Team out on DVD

Donald Glover, who couldn't make it for our sitdown, is one of the stars of "Community" on NBC now, while Aubrey Plaza is on "Parks and Recreation."



More:
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/a-quick-catch-up-with-derrick-comedy-as-mystery-team-hits-home-video

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Aubrey Plaza shows off her Julie name tag

Must be from her Julie Powers role in "Scott Pilgrim VS the World."

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Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers in Scott Pilgrim

More movie pics here:
http://www.collider.com/2010/05/31/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-hd-screencaps-trailer-40-over/

Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage 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 love life 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 fearsome identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.

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Mytery Team out on DVD

If you didn't know, Mystery Team is out on DVD now. Check out the features...



Special Features:

◦Audio commentary from Derrick Comedy members: Dan Eckman, Meggie McFadden, Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover and DC Pierson

◦"The Making of Mystery Team": a featurette about five best friends doing something no one believed they could do: make a movie about three best friends doing something no one believed they could do.

◦Deleted Material: A reel of jokes and moments that were cut from the final film.

◦Preproduction Test Scene: Rehearsal footage for a scene from the film, shot on the director's camcorder.

◦Sword Club: A testament to some very special heroes who supported Mystery Team across America.

◦Who Is Wally Cummings?: The story of an enigmatic, creepy, and disputably talented character actor who visited the set of Mystery Team.

New Scott Pilgrim trailer

So I don't see Aubrey in here, but this will give you a taste of Aubrey Plaza's next film.



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