Edgar Wright
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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).
Known for
Credits
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Resistance Trooper (uncredited)
Sing 2 (2021)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Sing (2016)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Shelf Stacker / Voice of Dave (uncredited)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited)
The World's End (2013)
as Construction Worker (voice) (uncredited)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Deep Thought Technician (uncredited)
Land of the Dead (2005)
as Photo Booth Zombie
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
as Self
Son of Rambow (2007)
as Metal Work Teacher
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014)
as Self (uncredited)
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
as Commentator
Spaced: Skip to the End (2004)
as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock (2021)
as Self
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' (2010)
as Self
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)
as Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water Crisis (2020)
as Self - Scene Headings
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
as Self
A Fistful of Fingers (1995)
as Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo
Suck My Geek! (2007)
as Self
Out of Print (2014)
as Self
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End (2013)
as Himself
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead (2007)
as Self
Dead Right (1993)
as The Director (uncredited)
When Shaun Met George (2005)
as Self
Carbolic Soap (1992)
as Abner / Mum / Careers Man
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Self
The Fuzzball Rally (2007)
as Himself
Calcium (2001)
Actor
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 (2018)
as Self