Alongside Wright and Euston, fellow casting directors Allison Jones and Robin D. Cook joined in the Vanity Fair discussion, reminiscing about all the other actors who auditioned for huge roles in Scott Pilgrim.
For example, one young star — who was mostly known at the time for on-again, off-again appearances on Gossip Girl — auditioned for both Stephen Stills (the lead singer of Scott's band Sex Bob-omb, which eventually went to Mark Webber) and movie star Lucas Lee. Unfortunately, Chris Evans was already set to play Lucas Lee, and his future MCU cohort Sebastian Stan didn't end up in Scott Pilgrim.
Wright also recalled that, upon watching Netflix's original series GLOW, he found himself struck by lead actress Betty Gilpin, wondering where he'd seen her before. Apparently, Gilpin was up for the role of Sex Bob-omb drummer Kim Pine, a role that eventually went to Alison Pill. Gilpin was in good company; Rooney Mara and Zoe Kazan also read for the role, and ultimately, Pill reigned supreme.
Future Batman star (and then-Twilight star) Robert Pattinson also went out for the apparently coveted role of Lucas Lee, and though Wright and the casting directors liked his audition, they said his take was "very different" from Evans' approach.
However, when all was said and done, Wright told Vanity Fair that he's happy with the cast he had and admires everyone who auditioned. "I think we have the absolute best cast," Wright said. "But even when I look at the list of people who did audition, they're all people I would still kill to work for."
Whether you want to admire the original cast or wonder what could have been, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is available on Netflix now.
