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There is an alternate ending (preserved on the DVD) where Scott ends up with Knives. Here is the story behind it:

(1) the movie was mostly written around the time of books 3-4.
(2) The movie has its own arc.
(3) I wasn’t sure how the books were going to end.
(4) They decided it made sense to have him end up with Knives.
(5) It kinda wasn’t working. They did test screenings and the audience was split 50/50 as to which girl they wanted him to end up with.
(6) My main problem with it was that it made Knives a weaker character.
(7) Edgar wanted to redo the ending after he saw my rough notes for volume 6. He and I and screenwriter Michael Bacall went back and forth via email and rewrote the ending.
(8) I wrote the line “I’m too cool for you anyway” for Knives at the end of the movie. I wanted her to move on from him, not just give up on him.
(9) people sometimes complain about Ramona being a colder character in the movie, and this is probably partly because the movie was shot with a Knives ending in mind.
(10) But the final ending is the final ending for a reason. It’s just what works for the characters and the story.