Edgar Howard Wright

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Edgar Howard Wright Wiki Biography

Edgar Howard Wright, born on the 18th of April, 1974, is an English director, screenwriter, and occasional actor who became well-known through his movies “Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz”, and “The World’s End”, known to his fans as the Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy. He is also the director of the 2017 flick “Baby Driver”.

So how much is Wright’s net worth? As of mid-2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $10 million, acquired from his years working in film and television which began in the late 1980s.

Born in Poole, Dorset, Wright became involved in films at a very early age. During his growing up years in Wells, Somerset, he started making short films using a Super-8 camera. Later on, he was able to get his hands on a Video-8 camera and continued making films, and even won in the television show “Going Live”. With his love for film, he attended Bournemouth and Poole College of Art, and graduated with a degree in Audio-Visual Design.

Wright’s career started in the early ‘90s, when his film “A Fistful of Fingers” which comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams noticed, and the two hired him to be the director of their show “Mash and Peas”. The project later on led to more opportunities in the BBC network, in which he also directed programs including “Alexei Sayle’s Merry-Go-Round”, “Is It Bill Bailey”, and “Sir Bernard’s Stately Homes”. His early years working in television helped establish his career, and also his net worth.

In 1998, Wright came across Simon Pegg whom he had worked with in a previous project. Pegg and fellow actor Jessica Stevenson were writing a sitcom called “Spaced” and asked him to direct it once finished. The three worked together, and in 1999 “Spaced” aired on Channel 4. Despite running for only two seasons, the show earned positive reviews and was even nominated for a BAFTA Award.

After Wright’s partnership with Pegg became a success, the two worked once again on the movie “Shaun of the Dead”; the zombie comedy film became a huge hit in Britain and even in the United States. With the success of their first movie, the two decided to create a trilogy, but instead of a continuing story, they decided to input similar traits and scenes across the movies.

Wright and Pegg’s plans came to fruition, and in 2007 the second instalment was released entitled “Hot Fuzz”, with Pegg playing a police officer, who after being transferred to a new city, started witnessing horrific events. Then in 2013, the final instalment to their trilogy came out entitled “The World’s End”, in which a group of friends decided to come together and recreate a pub crawl they did some two decades ago.

The three films by Wright and Pegg became known as “The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy”. Despite not having a continuing story, the three films share similarities like a garden fence scene and a scene with a Cornetto, a popular ice cream brand in UK. The success of the trilogy catapulted Wright to fame and increased his wealth tremendously.

Aside from the trilogy, Wright also became known for his film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” which he wrote and directed, based on the graphic novel “Scot Pilgrim”. Despite underperforming in the box office, the movie gained exceptional reviews from critics. He also helped in writing the movie “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” by director Steven Spielberg.

Today, Wright is still active in directing with his most recent film “Baby Driver” starring Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey, and Ansel Elgort.

In his personal life, there aren’t even rumours of any current romantic associations, but Edgar is known to have dated American actress Anna Kendrick from 2009 to 2013.

IMDB Wikipedia “Ant-Man” (2015) $10 million 1974 1999-2001) A Fistful of Fingers (1995) Actor Alexei Sayle Anna Kendrick Annie Awards April 18 Asylum (1996) Baby Driver (2017) BAFTA Award – Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (2005) BAFTA Award for Best British Film Bram Stoker Awards – Screenplay British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay (2004) Directors Eball Edgar Howard Wright Edgar Wright Edgar Wright Here Wright Now Edgar Wright Net Worth Editor Empire Awards – Best Director/Inspiration Award (2011) England Film director Film producer Flavours Cornetto French and Saunders (1998) Hot Fuzz (2007) Mash and Peas (1996) Matt Lucas Oscar Wright Poole Satellite Awards Saturn Awards Screenwriter Shaun of the Dead (2004) Simon Pegg Sir Bernard’s Stately Homes (1999) Spaced (TV Series Television Director Television Producer The Adventures of Tintin (2011) The Arts University College at Bournemouth The World’s End (2013) TV Editor United Kingdom

Edgar Howard Wright Quick Info

Full Name Edgar Wright
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth April 18, 1974
Place Of Birth Poole, United Kingdom
Height 1.7 m
Profession Film Director, Television Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film Producer
Education The Arts University College at Bournemouth
Nationality British
Siblings Oscar Wright
Partner Anna Kendrick (2009-2013)
Nicknames Edgar Howard Wright , Eball , Edgar Wright Here Wright Now
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/edgarwright
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/edgarwright/
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0942367
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/edgar-wright-mn0002426486
Awards British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay (2004), Bram Stoker Awards – Screenplay, Empire Awards – Best Director/Inspiration Award (2011)
Nominations BAFTA Award – Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (2005), Saturn Awards, Annie Awards, Satellite Awards
Movies Baby Driver (2017), Ant-Man (2015), The World’s End (2013), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), The World’s End (2013), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), A Fistful of Fingers (1995)
TV Shows Spaced (TV Series, 1999-2001), Sir Bernard’s Stately Homes (1999), French and Saunders (1998), Asylum (1996), Mash and Peas (1996)

Edgar Howard Wright Trademarks

  1. Often casts Bill Nighy, Rafe Spall and Paddy Considine
  2. His characters often share his love of action movies and video games
  3. Pivotal scenes that take place in a bar or pub
  4. A recurring gag where a fence jump goes wrong
  5. Deadpan humor in fast-paced moments
  6. [Parody] Every film (and episode of Spaced (1999) (TV series)) is a parody of a certain genre or film (Shaun of the Dead (2004) parodies zombie horror, Hot Fuzz (2007) parodies police action-adventures, etc.).
  7. Repeated lines or snippets of dialogue for comedic effect
  8. Fast action style editing, usually of mundane tasks, including whip pans and crash zooms.
  9. Frequently works with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost

Edgar Howard Wright Quotes

  • You either liked Spinal Tap or you were not worth talking to
  • As dated as Octopussy (1983) is, I’d love to see a version of Quantum of Solace (2008) with Barbara Woodhouse ‘Sit!’ jokes and Tarzan yodelling sound effects.
  • Here’s a funny thing. My mum’s a big conspiracy theorist and when I was younger, in that way when you automatically take the opposite view to your parents because you’re a sullen and idiotic teenager, when my mother would come out with wild conspiracies about our hometown, I would just, like, formally reject it. She had so many stories of, like, conspiracy – and some of them very real in terms of corruption and gangsters, and some of them a lot more fanciful, like the idea that there might be unicorns and aliens in Glastonbury Tor. But when I was writing Hot Fuzz (2007), I said to my mother, “I want you to write down all the stories that you heard about our town and give it to me.” [The result] A fifty page document called “Spooky Doings”. I think she was so happy that I’d embraced the conspiracy theorist in her.
  • I’ve always been fascinated by horror films and genre films. And horror films harbored a fascination for me and always have been something I’ve wanted to watch and wanted to make. Equally, I’m very fascinated by comedy. I suppose the reason that [An American Werewolf in London (1981)] changed my life is that very early on in my film-watching experiences, I saw a film that was so sophisticated in its tone and what it managed to achieve.
  • In terms of, like, the homaging and spoofing and stuff, I mean, obviously… it’s weird ’cause, like, I mean, there are homages and there are kind of, like, skits on things, but I think the sensory joke with Spaced (1999) and the reason that I think it kinda has a charm to it… It’s kinda the point of it is not so much that, “Hey, let’s do, like, a five minute rip on The Matrix (1999).” — It’s the fact that the characters are so, kind of, like… their lives are so governed by pop culture and media and stuff that they can only think in those terms. So if somebody’s having a… breakup with their girlfriend, they imagine it to have the same crushing kind of… feeling as the ending of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
  • Everything that I’ve done so far has had a bigger budget than the last, but I’ve never ever felt the benefit of the bigger budget because the ideas always exceed the budget.
  • I think it’s good to have pressure on yourself. The worst crime is to get kind of really complacent. Me and Simon worked really hard on the script and we kind of beat ourselves up and we’re very kind of hypercritical, and so it’s good to have pressure. I mean it was weird in terms of when we made Shaun of the Dead (2004). There wasn’t really that much expectation about us making a film. There was from people who liked our TV show, but you know we could kind of do it under the radar and this time it was a bit different. Even just filming it on location was kind of interesting because you’d have people watching the entire time.
  • There were zombie films prior to George [George A. Romero], but he pretty much invented the cannibalistic aspect. What we now think of as zombies really are Romero zombies.
  • [on Spaced (1999)] It’s a show by geeks, for geeks.

Edgar Howard Wright Important Facts

  • Was considered to direct Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).
  • Was considered to direct Star Trek Beyond (2016).
  • Dropped out of the director’s position for Ant-Man (2015), after developing the film for over 10 years, due to creative differences between himself and Marvel Studios. He is still credited as screenwriter and story writer.
  • Russell T. Davies offered Wright the job to direct the Doctor Who (2005) episode Doctor Who: Rose (2005) but he had to turn it down as he was already busy directing Shaun of the Dead (2004).
  • Has said that he directed one single shot of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) during the scene featuring the Klingons on Kronos while being uncredited for that shot.
  • Despite the fact that they contain numerous fantasy elements, his films are heavily autobiographical. For example, a number of the characters, events, and dramatic situations in The World’s End (2013) are directly based on people he knew and his own personal experiences.
  • He is known for asking for many takes during filming, and has been referred to by frequent collaborator Simon Pegg as a “perfectionist” (in a complimentary way).
  • According to the June 2007 issue of Empire magazine, the films that most influenced Wright were Raising Arizona (1987), Run Lola Run (1998), Dirty Harry (1971), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Hard Boiled (1992), The Evil Dead (1981) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
  • His favorite film is the criminal comedy film Raising Arizona (1987).
  • On most of his films, there are certain special features; such as a trivia track that runs with the movie, a scene of the movie with the characters voices dubbed, and a hand drawn easter egg of some sort.
  • Asked Simon Pegg to turn down a role in Dog Soldiers (2002), as Wright wanted Pegg’s first role in a horror film to be in Shaun of the Dead (2004).
  • Is a huge fan of George A. Romero’s zombie films, and his film Shaun of the Dead (2004) is filled with references to them. He also made a cameo appearance (along with star and co-writer of Shaun of the Dead (2004) Simon Pegg) in George A. Romero’s fourth zombie picture, Land of the Dead (2005).
  • Is a huge fan of action films.
  • Brother Oscar Wright is an artist.

Edgar Howard Wright Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Asylum 1996 TV Series 6 episodes Director
Mash and Peas 1996 TV Series 9 episodes Director
A Fistful of Fingers 1995 Director
Dead Right 1993 Short Director
Shadows 2019/I announced Director
Baby Driver 2017 post-production Director
The World’s End 2013 Director
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 Director
Grindhouse 2007 fake trailer segment “Don’t” Director
Hot Fuzz 2007 Director
Fun Dead 2004 Video short Director
Straight 8 2004 TV Movie Director
Funky Pete 2004 Video short Director
The Man Who Would Be Shaun 2004 Video short Director
Shaun of the Dead 2004 Director
Spaced 1999-2001 TV Series 14 episodes Director
Sir Bernard’s Stately Homes 1999 TV Series 6 episodes Director
Murder Most Horrid 1999 TV Series 1 episode Director
French and Saunders 1998 TV Series film segment director – 1 episode Director
Alexei Sayle’s Merry-Go-Round 1998 TV Series 6 episodes Director
Is It Bill Bailey? 1998 TV Series 6 episodes Director
Shadows 2019/I announced Writer
Baby Driver 2017 post-production Writer
Teen Titans announced Writer
Ant-Man 2015 screenplay by / story by Writer
The World’s End 2013 written by Writer
The Adventures of Tintin 2011 screenplay Writer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 screenplay Writer
Spaced 2008 TV Movie creator Writer
Grindhouse 2007 written by – fake trailer segment “Don’t” Writer
Hot Fuzz 2007 written by Writer
Fun Dead 2004 Video short concept Writer
Straight 8 2004 TV Movie Writer
Edgar & Simon’s Flip Chart 2004 Video documentary short Writer
Funky Pete 2004 Video short Writer
Plot Holes: How Did Ed Get from the Cellar to the Shed? 2004 Video documentary short Writer
Plot Holes: What Happened to Dianne When She Left the Winchester? 2004 Video documentary short Writer
Plot Holes: What Happened to Shaun When He Ran Off? 2004 Video documentary short Writer
Simon’s Cam 2004 Video documentary short Writer
The Man Who Would Be Shaun 2004 Video short Writer
Shaun of the Dead 2004 written by Writer
Alexei Sayle’s Merry-Go-Round 1998 TV Series writer – 6 episodes Writer
Asylum 1996 TV Series written by – 6 episodes Writer
A Fistful of Fingers 1995 Writer
Dead Right 1993 Short Writer
Sing 2016 Additional Voices (voice) Actor
The World’s End 2013 Voice of construction worker (uncredited) Actor
Hot Fuzz 2007 Shelf Stacker
Voice of Dave (uncredited)
Actor
Son of Rambow 2007 Metal Work Teacher Actor
Land of the Dead 2005 Photo Booth Zombie Actor
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 2005 Deep Thought Technician (uncredited) Actor
Look Around You 2002-2005 TV Series Scientist / Eddie Yorque / Technician / … Actor
Shaun of the Dead 2004 Rabid Monkeys Newsreader / Prat-falling Zombie / Italian Restaurant Voice (uncredited) Actor
Spaced 1999-2001 TV Series Sounds of Despair tape / Man on Tube Next to Daisy / First Sleeping Ex-flatmate Actor
Calcium 2001 Short Scientist Actor
A Fistful of Fingers 1995 Cheesy Voiceover Artist / Two Bit Farmer Cameo Actor
Ant-Man 2015 executive producer Producer
The World’s End 2013 executive producer Producer
Sightseers 2012 executive producer Producer
Attack the Block 2011 executive producer Producer
The Making of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 2010 Video documentary producer Producer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 producer Producer
Edgar & Simon’s Flip Chart 2004 Video documentary short producer Producer
Plot Holes: How Did Ed Get from the Cellar to the Shed? 2004 Video documentary short producer Producer
Plot Holes: What Happened to Dianne When She Left the Winchester? 2004 Video documentary short producer Producer
Plot Holes: What Happened to Shaun When He Ran Off? 2004 Video documentary short producer Producer
The Mighty Boosh 2003 TV Series associate producer – 1 episode Producer
Dead Right 1993 Short producer Producer
Spaced 2001 TV Series 4 episodes Editor
Dead Right 1993 Short Editor
Very Important Pennis 1996-1997 TV Series titles – 3 episodes Art Department
Sing 2016 additional voices Miscellaneous
Paul 2011 script editor – uncredited Miscellaneous
Hot Shots 1994 TV Mini-Series production assistant Miscellaneous
Very Important Pennis 1997 TV Series second unit director – 1 episode Assistant Director
Hot Fuzz 2007 performer: “Happy Birthday” Soundtrack
Prevenge 2016 special thanks Thanks
The Boxtrolls 2014 thanks Thanks
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014 TV Movie documentary thanks Thanks
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk 2014 special thanks Thanks
Cheat Day 2012 Short special thanks Thanks
Paul 2011 special thanks Thanks
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game 2010 Video Game special thanks Thanks
Reiki 2009 special thanks: for the inspiration Thanks
A Bad Day 2009 Short grateful thanks Thanks
The Chris Gethard Show 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Britain’s Best Loved Sitcoms 2015 TV Series documentary Himself – Director, Spaced Self
Lennon or McCartney 2014 Documentary short Himself Self
From Borehamwood to Hollywood: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Elstree 2014 Documentary Himself Self
Out of Print 2014/I Documentary Himself Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited) Self
Chris Hardwick’s All-Star Celebrity Bowling 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Weekend Ticket 2013 TV Series short Himself Self
Made in Hollywood 2010-2013 TV Series Himself Self
Sidewalks Entertainment 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Superheroes: From Page to Screen 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Click Online 2012 TV Series documentary Himself – Movie Director Self
Film ’72 2007-2012 TV Series Himself Self
MSN Exclusives 2012 TV Series Himself (2013) Self
The Big Picture 2011 TV Series Himself – Writer Self
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope 2011 Documentary Himself Self
The 2011 Comedy Awards 2011 TV Special Himself Self
The Making of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ 2010 Video documentary Himself Self
Janela Indiscreta 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2010 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Hour 2010 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Breakfast 2010 TV Series Himself – Director Self
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World vs. Funny or Die 2010 Video short Himself Self
Project: Comic-Con 2010 TV Series Himself – Interviewee Self
Shootout 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Comic-Con ’08 Live 2008 TV Movie Himself Self
Eigo de shabera-night 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Empire Movie Awards 2008 2008 TV Special Himself Self
The Evil Dead: One by One We Will Take You – The Untold Saga of the Evil Dead 2007 Video Himself – Director – ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Self
Suck My Geek! 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
‘Hot Fuzz’: The Fuzzball Rally 2007 Video documentary Himself Self
07 Spaceys 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
Trailers from Hell 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Perfect Night In 2007 TV Series documentary Himself Self
In Bed with Carrie 2007 TV Series Himself Self
The World’s Greatest Comedy Characters 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
Hot Fuzz Special 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Comedy Map of Britain 2007 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Greatest Ever Comedy Movies 2006 TV Movie Himself Self
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror 2006 Video documentary Himself Self
The Ultimate Sitcom 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
When Shaun Met George 2005 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Perfect Scary Movie 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
05 Spaceys 2005 TV Special Himself Self
Bubba Ho-Tep: UK Premiere Screening and Q & A with Don Coscarelli 2005 Video documentary short Himself Self
Shaun of the Dead: EPK Featurette 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Mondo Thingo 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Edgar & Simon’s Flip Chart 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Lucy’s Cam 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Simon’s Cam 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Skip to the End 2004 Video documentary Himself Self
Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2013 TV Series documentary Photo Booth Zombie Archive Footage

Edgar Howard Wright Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2016 Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Ant-Man (2015) Won
2013 UFCA Award Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen The World’s End (2013) Won
2011 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Director Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Won
2011 Inspiration Award Empire Awards, UK Won
2011 SFX Award SFX Awards, UK Best Film Director Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Won
2005 Bram Stoker Award Bram Stoker Awards Screenplay Shaun of the Dead (2004) Won
2005 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Screenplay Shaun of the Dead (2004) Won
2004 British Independent Film Award British Independent Film Awards Best Screenplay Shaun of the Dead (2004) Won
2004 Rondo Statuette Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Best Movie Shaun of the Dead (2004) Won
2016 Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Ant-Man (2015) Nominated
2013 UFCA Award Utah Film Critics Association Awards Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen The World’s End (2013) Nominated
2011 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Director Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Nominated
2011 Inspiration Award Empire Awards, UK Nominated
2011 SFX Award SFX Awards, UK Best Film Director Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Nominated
2005 Bram Stoker Award Bram Stoker Awards Screenplay Shaun of the Dead (2004) Nominated
2005 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Screenplay Shaun of the Dead (2004) Nominated
2004 British Independent Film Award British Independent Film Awards Best Screenplay Shaun of the Dead (2004) Nominated
2004 Rondo Statuette Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Best Movie Shaun of the Dead (2004) Nominated