Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: London premiere in pictures

It's the London premiere of Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, although the film is actually set in Toronto, and so nothing is as it seems. It stars Jason Schwartzman and Michael Cera and is directed by Edgar Wright Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage.com

The plot thickens. Scott Pilgrim Vs the World is a movie set in Toronto, this is true. But it began life as a comic book by this man: Bryan Lee O'Malley Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Scott Pilgrim Vs the World is a romance of sorts. But it is not a romance between Jason Schwartzman and Edgar Wright. Despite appearances, their relationship remained strictly professional throughout the shoot Photograph: Max Nash/AFP/Getty Images

Instead, the role of romantic lead falls to humble Michael Cera. His Herculean task: to defeat the "seven evil exes" of his heart's desire ... Photograph: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment

... Ramona Flowers, who is played by this actor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. And wouldn't you know it: she brought all seven exes with her to the premiere Photograph: Max Nash/AFP/Getty Images

Evil ex number one is Alfie Allen. Back then, he was a cherubic public school boy and she was a land girl on his grandfather's estate. Their romance bloomed in the summertime and died when the apples fell
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Ex number two is Mathew Horne. Back in the day, he was earning his crust as an Elvis impersonator on the Calais booze-cruise circuit. They danced 'til dawn on a deck that smelt of disinfectant
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Ex number three is Hayley Atwell. You know, it was college and they were curious, and for a while it was beautiful, but in the end it didn't take and now they hate each other, end of story. She doesn't like to think about it Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty Images

Eeey, it's ex number four: Alexei Sayle. She was on the rebound from Hayley, looking for a father figure and, by God, she found one. But he drank. And the more he drank, the less sense he made. She doesn't like to think about this one either Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty Images

From here, she swung desperately back in search of Hayley. Except that, by this point, Hayley had gone on to make that film with Woody Allen. Groping blindly through the singles bars of London, our heroine clung for a spell to ex number five, Florence Welch Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty Images

What she needed, she decided, was a warm, funny type. Someone to make her laugh and stuff. Ex number six David Schneider initially seemed to fit the bill. But he had a roving eye and a faithless heart and Oedipal issues up the kazoo
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Ex number seven, of course, is Simon Pegg. But we must assume that the world is now apprised of all the tawdry tabloid details of their brief relationship and has no wish to hear anything more about it. Because it's disgusting, that's why
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Move on, move on. That's what Ramona did, anyway. She figured she'd had it with the drunks and losers and Elvis impersonators. She realised that there were nice guys out there too. Like Leigh Francis and Jade Jones, for example Photograph: Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment

OK, so that was your brief run-through of Scott Pilgrim, the tragic Ramona and her seven evil exes. But for now the crowds have gathered, the gang's all here and the premiere is about to begin. Nothing left to do but take our seats and find out how the battle pans out .... Photograph: John Phillips/UK Press