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Edgar Wright

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1974-04-18 (Age: 52)

Place of Birth

Poole, Dorset, England, UK

Edgar Wright

Biography

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. 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. He first made 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. He has also written and directed the action film Baby Driver (2017), the documentary The Sparks Brothers, and the psychological horror film Last Night in Soho (both 2021).

Filmography (32)

⭐ 7.8 Role: Additional Voices (voice)

Sing 2

2021
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self

The Sparks Brothers

2021
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021
⭐ 9.0 Role: Self - Scene Headings

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis

2020
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self

Friedkin Uncut

2018
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2

2018
⭐ 6.8 Role: Resistance Trooper (uncredited)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017
⭐ 6.7 Role: Commentator

Tour de Pharmacy

2017
⭐ 7.1 Role: Additional Voices (voice)

Sing

2016
⭐ 5.3 Role: Self

Lennon or McCartney

2014
⭐ 5.7 Role: Self

Out of Print

2014
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self (uncredited)

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014
⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End

2013
⭐ 6.8 Role: Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)

The World's End

2013
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

2011