Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker and actor. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a signature editing style that includes transitions, whip pans and wipes.[1] He began making independent short films before making his first feature film A Fistful of Fingers in 1995. Wright created and directed the comedy series Asylum in 1996, written with David Walliams. After directing several other television shows, Wright directed the sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), which aired for two series and starred frequent collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
In 2004, Wright directed the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, starring Pegg and Frost, the first film in Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy. The film was co-written with Pegg—as were the next two entries in the trilogy, the buddy cop film Hot Fuzz (2007) and the science fiction comedy The World's End (2013). In 2010, Wright co-wrote and directed the action comedy film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, an adaptation of the graphic novel series. Along with Joe Cornish and Steven Moffat, he adapted The Adventures of Tintin (2011) for Steven Spielberg. Wright and Cornish co-wrote the screenplay for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man in 2015, which Wright intended to direct but abandoned, citing creative differences.[2] He has also directed the action film Baby Driver (2017), and recently the documentary The Sparks Brothers (2021), as well as the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (2021).
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^Romano, Nick (24 June 2017). "Edgar Wright explains how Ant-Man departure led to Baby Driver". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker and actor. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature...
Baby Driver is a 2017 action film written and directed by EdgarWright. It stars Ansel Elgort as a getaway driver seeking freedom from a life of crime...
co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by EdgarWright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007)...
is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed by EdgarWright and co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It stars Thomasin McKenzie as...
written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by EdgarWright, about the comedic, and sometimes surreal and action-packed, misadventures...
anthology series of British comedic genre films directed by EdgarWright, written by Wright and Simon Pegg, and produced by Nira Park. The series stars...
of the Dead is a 2004 British romantic zombie comedy film directed by EdgarWright, who co-wrote it with Simon Pegg. The film stars Pegg as Shaun, a downtrodden...
Hot Fuzz is a 2007 buddy cop action comedy film directed by EdgarWright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg, who stars in the lead role, alongside Nick...
2010). "Interview: EdgarWright, film director". The Scotsman. Retrieved October 2, 2011. John, Emma (August 15, 2010). "EdgarWright: the ultimate fanboy...
who caused the death of his horse Easy. It was written and directed by EdgarWright in his feature-length directorial debut. Graham Low as No-Name Oli van...
Haruka Shiraishi as Anime Girl In 2018, Jared LeBoff had reached out to EdgarWright asking if he would be interested in working on a new Scott Pilgrim project...
in Clint Eastwood's film J. Edgar. Wright appeared in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as a Secret Service Agent. In 2011, Wright starred in the 2011 film Love...
Fiction Pictures, with EdgarWright, Joe Cornish and Rachael Prior. Park is best known for her collaborations with EdgarWright, having produced all of...
Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann, the owner of Pittsburgh's Kaufmann's Department Store. After its completion, Time called Fallingwater Wright's "most beautiful...
members of the pop and rock duo Sparks. The film, directed by EdgarWright, and produced by Wright, Nira Park, George Hencken and Laura Richardson, premiered...
Divergent Series (2014–2016). In 2017, Elgort played the title character in EdgarWright's action thriller Baby Driver, for which he received a Golden Globe Award...
comedian Edgar Wachenheim III, American investor Edgar Wallace, English writer Edgar Winter, American musician EdgarWright, British film director Edgar Yaeger...
co-wrote The Adventures of Tintin with Steven Moffat and EdgarWright, and Ant-Man, with Wright, Adam McKay, and Paul Rudd. Cornish was educated at the...
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