Michael Cera Will Probably Be Scott Pilgrim
The premiere nerdy boy actor of this generation, Michael Cera, is in final negotiations to play the premiere nerdy boy in comics?namely Scott Pilgrim, the protagonist of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s critically acclaimed indie comic. It’s not definite yet, but c’mon?this is too perfect to not happen. The movie is set to be directed by Edgar Wright, of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz fame. I should probably read Scott Pilgrim now, so I know what the hell I’m talking about in the future. (Art via Torontoist)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.