Final ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Book Title & Relase Date Revealed; Likely Has Little Connection To The Movie

Just in time for the release of the upcoming “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” on August 12th, is Bryan Lee O’Malley’s sixth and final installment of the ‘Scott Pilgrim series. Titled “Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour,” the book will arrive on July 20th, just a few short weeks before the film’s release (how convenient Mr. O’Malley! 😉 ). The cover for the book (left) has also been revealed at the Oni Press website.

As we reported last month, the script of the film follows the first three volumes of the series then ventures off into its own territory while still maintaining the spirit of the books. Of course, the final book will ostensibly have little bearing on the story of the film, and no special plans were ever made for the movie’s end to coincide with the print series’ conclusion.

However, let’s be realistic. O’Malley and “Scott Pilgrim” director Edgar Wright have worked together closely on the film. While O’Malley hadn’t finished the book when the screenplay was being written, he’s been in close communication with Wright for several years now. O’Malley likely had volume six mapped out — at least in a basic form — for quite some time. We’d bet that he’d shared the fundamental ideas with Wright and surely it’s seeped into the film somewhere, if only in a spiritual manner.

With the release of both the final entry in the series and the film within just a few weeks of each other this summer, we think you can probably expect a lot of ‘Scott Pilgrim’ buzz during July and August and probably inevitable reprints of the entire series with “Now a major motion picture!” labels — hopefully not with pictures of the titular star Michael Cera’s face plastered on the cover. Though that’s bound to happen to and yes, it’s not the end of the world either. We realize it’s called marketing.