20 Things You Didn't Know About Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

You'd really have to keep your eyes peeled to spot it, but one of the stranger details about Scott Pilgrim is that there is barely any blinking in the movie at all.

Taking a cue from O'Malley's wide-eyed manga-style art, the movie sought to capture a kind of anime feel in live action. While not going for full-on Alita-esque digital big eyes, Wright did, in his own words, fill the cast with "people with very expressive faces and eyes you could get lost in", describing the movie as "ocular porn". Basically, as a Tarantino movie is to feet, so Scott Pilgrim is to eyes.

Wright wasn't content simply to cast big eyed actors, though. To really nail that anime look he also insisted that the cast not blink. In fact, the director would order a whole new take on otherwise satisfying scenes just because an actor had blinked, prompting the on set nickname "the Blink Nazi".

The champion of keeping their eyes open? Alison Pill who played Kim and keeps a steely stare throughout, only blinking once in the entire movie.

Scott Pilgrim's unblinking world may be something that very few audiences pick up on, but it nevertheless subconsciously adds to the feel of watching a live action cartoon or videogame and is just further evidence of Wright's obsessive attention to detail.