History Creator / EdgarWright

!! Acting Roles:

!! Produced:

* ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' - Surreal BritCom about a writer and a comic book artist living in a flat. Brimming with references to other TV shows and movies.

!! Executive Producer:
* ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff''

He is known for making stylish, genre-busting films, usually working with Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, and for making films that function equally well as both [[GenreDeconstruction deconstructions]] and [[ChekhovsArmoury carefully crafted]] stories. He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, a very notable example of a film geek-cum-director a la Creator/QuentinTarantino and Creator/KevinSmith, both of whom he is close friends with. He also cites the films of Creator/JackieChan as one of his influences to become a filmmaker.

* ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' - Guy tries to rescue his friends from zombies. He fails. [[spoiler: Mostly.]]

-->'''Sam:''' Just because they're twins doesn't automatically make them creepy!
-->'''Gary:''' It does a little bit...

* SignatureStyle: Creatively stylized, GenreBusting films with at least a bit of satire and clever editing. Main characters are likable whether they're a NiceGuy or a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. He homages clips from films into his own. He also takes old fashioned cliches into something overblown and fresh. Main action is not super realistic but creates a awesome movie experience. Also at least one MickeyMousing scene where the action ties into the rhythem of the soundtrack, especially in ''Baby Driver''.

* SignatureStyle: Creative, stylized, GenreBusting films with at least a bit of satire and clever editing. Main characters are likable whether they're a NiceGuy or a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. He homages clips from films into his own. He also takes old fashioned cliches into something overblown and fresh. Main action is not super realistic but creates a awesome movie experience. Also at least one MickeyMousing scene where the action ties into the rhythem of the soundtrack, especially in ''Baby Driver''.

* ''A Fistful of Fingers'' - A low budget Creator/ClintEastwood parody.
* ''Asylum''

* ''Film/BabyDriver'' - his first American film, shot (and set) in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia. Takes MickeyMousing to an extreme. Every scene is completely synced to the music, even the background noise!
* ''The Sparks Brothers'' - his first documentary, covering the career of pop/rock band Music/{{Sparks}}.

* ''Film/AFistfulOfFingers'' - A low budget Creator/ClintEastwood parody.
* ''Series/{{Asylum}}''

* MickeyMousing: There's always at least one scene in his movies where everything is timed to the music. ''Baby Driver'' takes this UpToEleven and does it for most of the movie.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Its pretty clear his movies lean a little more towards the idealistic end.

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, England) is a British director.

Edgar Howard Wright (born April 18, 1974 in Poole, England) is a British director.

He is known for making stylish, genre-busting films, usually working with Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, and for making films that function equally well as both [[GenreDeconstruction deconstructions]] and [[ChekhovsArmoury carefully crafted]] stories. He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, a very notable example of a film geek-cum-director a la Creator/QuentinTarantino and Creator/KevinSmith, both of whom he is close friends with.

** ''Film/{{Sightseers}}'' is "From the makers of ''Film/HotFuzz'', ''Film/{{Paul}}'' & ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''". Of course, Wright only {{produce|rs}}d this film, not wrote and directed it. Note that ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' isn't on that list because, though complete, hadn't been released yet and that ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' isn't because the film was targeted at British audiences, the genre of the film is much more like the Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy, RuleOfThree, and the marketing department may have wanted to noncommittally suggest that Creator/SimonPegg and Nick Frost would be in it.

* AffectionateParody: The ''Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy'' is a trio of these for [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead zombie films]], [[Film/HotFuzz action movies]], and [[Film/TheWorldsEnd sci-fi flicks]]. Much to his fandom and co-workers' chagrin though, being famous for these movies made general audiences label him as a parodist. This mostly stopped after reevaluations clarified that those films were legitimate entries in their respective genres that just happened to be comedies, and Wright had made a name for himself away from overt send-ups.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'' - He has a writing credit along with Creator/StevenMoffat and Creator/JoeCornish.

* AdvertisingByAssociation: ''Film/{{Sightseers}}'' is "From the makers of ''Film/HotFuzz'', ''Film/{{Paul}}'' & ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''". Of course, Wright only {{produce|rs}}d this film, not wrote and directed it. Note that ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' isn't on that list because, though complete, hadn't been released yet and that ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' isn't because the film was targeted at British audiences, the genre of the film is much more like the Film/BloodAndIceCreamTrilogy, RuleOfThree, and the marketing department may have wanted to noncommittally suggest that Creator/SimonPegg and Nick Frost would be in it.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[OlderThanTheyLook This guy's forty-seven.]]]]

Edgar Howard Wright (born April 18, 1974 in Poole, England) is a British director known for making stylish, genre-busting films, usually working with Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost. He is also known for his surprising talent of making films that function equally well as both [[GenreDeconstruction deconstructions]] and [[ChekhovsArmoury carefully crafted]] stories. He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, a very notable example of a film geek-cum-director a la Creator/QuentinTarantino and Creator/KevinSmith, both of whom he is close friends with.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Is in his forties, but can pass as someone much younger.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[OlderThanTheyLook This guy's forty.]]]]

* ''Last Night in Soho'' - A psychological thriller about a young girl, passionate in fashion design, who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it appears, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences…

* ''Last Night in Soho'' - Under wraps for now, but said to be a psychological horror film taking place in The Sixties and the current day.