Adult Swim' presents 'Scott Pilgrim' animated short

Speaking of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the stylish action-romance has a local connection beyond the star's Fox 5 Atlanta drive-by yesterday. Between 12 and 12:30 Thursday, Aug. 12, Adult Swim presents a four-minute cartoon, "Scott Pilgrim vs. Animation," that presents some of the characters' backstories. As producer Jason DeMarco told /Film:

We were approached by Universal to do something cool around the release of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Being huge fans of the comic, and very excited about the film, we asked if we could produce an animated short in the style of the comic. The filmmakers and Bryan Lee O’Malley were into the idea, so we actually made it! Edgar Wright was kind enough to secure some of the talent from the film for us, so we have Michael Cera as Scott, Allison Pill as Kim, Mae Whitman as Lisa and Jason Schwartzman as Simon Lee doing voices in the short.

Here's a 30-second clip of the four-minute cartoon:

Incidentally, in the category of "Good job, Internet!" someone has edited a version of the Scott Pilgrim trailer using panels from O'Malley's graphic novel series. The clip ingeniously shows the extent to which director Edgar Wright drew influence from the dialogue and visual images of the original. Check it out after the jump: