Michael Cera says he and 'Scott Pilgrim' costar Aubrey Plaza nearly 'spontaneously' bought married in Vegas so they might get divorced 'immediately'

• Michael Cera spoke to Rolling Stone about him and Aubrey Plaza nearly getting married in Las Vegas.
• He stated that they had been going to get divorced “immediately.”
• The purpose was that they might then refer to one another as “ex-husband” and “ex-wife.”

“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” costars Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza practically exchanged vows in Las Vegas, with the intention of splitting up instantly after. 

“We had been driving via Vegas and we nearly simply spontaneously took a detour and bought married,” Cera stated in a brand new interview with Rolling Stone printed Friday. 

The “Barbie” star defined that he and Plaza, who had been courting on the time, had been going to get a wedding certificates. 

“I believe the concept was to then break up immediately, so we might name one another ‘my ex-husband’ and ‘my ex-wife’ at like… 20,” Cera stated. 

In Edgar Wright’s 2010 cult basic “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” Cera performed the titular teen tasked with defeating a league of seven evil exes in an effort to date Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Plaza had a minor position as Julie Powers, who labored at a espresso store with Scott’s youthful sister Stacey (Anna Kendrick). 

Throughout a 2016 interview for RuPaul and Michelle Visage’s podcast, “What is the Tee,” Plaza revealed that she and Cera had an off-screen relationship for a yr and a half.

“I dated him for a very long time,” Plaza stated. 

“We drove throughout the nation after we shot that film and nearly bought married in Vegas,” she stated, including that her costar is “very particular.”

“We love one another,” Plaza continued. “We’re nonetheless actually good mates. He is only a bizarre little freak and we converse the identical language. He is one of many funniest individuals I do know.”

It has been years since they dated, however Cera advised Rolling Stone that he is nonetheless a fan of his ex. 

“I imply, she’s at all times been so dedicated to every part that she does,” he stated when requested concerning the current buzz round Plaza following her critically-acclaimed efficiency on season two of “The White Lotus.”

“It isn’t shocking to me that she’s doing very well,” Cera stated. “The factor that is shocking to me is how a lot she’s producing and placing collectively tasks. It is superb. ‘Ingrid Goes West?’ That was so nice.”

Subsequent, Cera and Plaza will reprise their “Scott Pilgrim” roles for an upcoming anime adaptation for Netflix.