Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have a long working history together, from the TV series Spaced to the Cornetto Trilogy. The duo haven’t teamed up since 2013’s The World’s End, but according to Pegg, it’s only a matter of time before they’re together again. Pegg and Wright have come a long way since their first big movie together, […]
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Edgar Wright Praises ‘Ready Player One’ and Spielberg’s “Audio Visual Feast”
After working on it for three years, director Steven Spielberg finally debuted his film adaptation of Ready Player One at the SXSW Film Festival last week and earned a largely rapturous reception. Now you can add another name to its list of fans: Edgar Wright, the director of films like Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The […]
Edgar Wright Predicted ‘Baby Driver’ Oscar Noms in 2014, Won Awards Bet with Kumail Nanjiani
The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced earlier this week, and while Edgar Wright‘s music-driven heist film Baby Driver didn’t end up with any nods in the major categories, the film did end up with a few technical awards, including Best Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Design. That’s certainly a great […]
Edgar Wright Lists His Favorite Horror Movies Just In Time for Halloween
Bust out the candy corn – it’s almost Halloween. Nothing goes better with everyone’s favorite spooky holiday than a plethora of horror movies, and if you’re having trouble deciding just what to watch, filmmaker Edgar Wright has you covered. The Shaun of the Dead director recently unveiled his personal list of 100 favorite horror movies. It’s […]
The Morning Watch: Edgar Wright’s Color Coded Characters, ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Plane VFX & More
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, a video essay explores how the color of […]
Beyond Fest 2017 Line-up, Featuring In-Person Appearances From Schwarzenegger, Van Damme, Edgar Wright, and More
Beyond Fest is the biggest genre film festival in Los Angeles, and this year, the organizers have outdone themselves. The lineup of movies alone is jaw-dropping, but what really takes it to the next level is the list of talent they’ve secured to appear in person at the fest. Get a load of these names: Arnold Schwarzenegger, […]
Exploring the Movie References and Homages in Edgar Wright’s Work
Every director claims to be a movie geek. But there’s movie geeks, and then there’s Edgar Wright. The director, who casually drops lists of his 1000 favorite films when he’s not working, seems to view movie references as a bit of a sport. If you’re not spotting at least a dozen influences or outright homages […]
Edgar Wright Gushes About 10 Movies That Influenced ‘Baby Driver’: Part 2
Leading up to the release of Baby Driver, director Edgar Wright was a guest programmer at the British Film Institute for a series of films under the banner Car Car Land. The filmmaker rounded up 10 of the movies that influenced Baby Driver in some way for cinephiles in London to enjoy. Since not everyone […]
Edgar Wright’s new film Baby Driver is the perfect antidote to The Fast and the Furious
Enlarge / L to R: Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Ansel Elgort, and Jon Hamm have just robbed a bank. (credit: Working Title) Baby Driver is the new film from Edgar Wright opening in theaters this week. I’m here to tell you it’s jolly, jolly good. Consider it an old-school, analogue, manual transmission alternative to the CGI, […]
Edgar Wright Can’t Bring Himself to Watch Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’
Even though Ant-Man turned out to be pretty good when it arrived in theaters back in 2015, there was a time when the project was a point of concern at Marvel Studios. After developing and writing the project for eight years, writer/director Edgar Wright departed the film over creative differences. Recently, the filmmaker said diplomatically to […]
