January 13, 2011
Edgar Wright Ant-Man Update
Wondering how Edgar Wright's "Ant-Man" fits into Marvel's movie plans? As Wright tells the Los Angeles Times, he's back at work on the script.
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February 9, 2010
Stan Lee Says Marvel's Moving on Ant-Man
What with all this talk about "Iron Man 2," "Thor," "Captain America," and "The Avengers," Edgar Wright's "Ant-Man" has gotten lost in the shuffle -- but according to Stan Lee, Marvel hasn't forgotten about the miniature hero.
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April 13, 2009
Scott Pilgrim Site Launches
Universal has launched the official "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" site, featuring Edgar Wright's first video blog from the set.
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March 30, 2009
Pegg, Wright Plan The World's End
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright are busy guys, but they don't have too much going on to start thinking about the next chapter in their "Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy," titled "The World's End."
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February 4, 2009
Routh Gets Animated for Scott Pilgrim
He may not be suiting up for a "Superman" sequel yet, but Brandon Routh will be in Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" -- a highly anticipated project that, as Routh tells Collider, will include hand-drawn animation.
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June 25, 2008
Spaced Invasion USA ? A Conversation With Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright appeared at the Los Angeles Film Festival for a special event celebrating the DVD release of the British TV series Spaced. While the Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz director didn't discuss details about his upcoming projects like Ant Man, he fielded questions from the capacity crowd and talked about the show at length.
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January 11, 2008
Edgar Wright - RT's Dinner and the Movies Interview
We have an extended chat with the writer and director of Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz who talks about his projects past, present and future. Read highlights from the discussion and download the full podcast to listen to at your leisure.
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August 17, 2007
10 Reasons Why We McLove Superbad
To paraphrase a popular ditty currently climbing the R&B charts, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill are comedic movements by themselves, but a force when they're together. The pair of comic talents -- one a lovable potty mouth, the other a master of the deadpan -- are about to give audiences one of the funniest movies of the year. We've got our own reasons for loving Superbad, and here they are.
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August 2, 2007
Unfinished Cut of Darabont's The Mist Draws Kudos
Excited about Frank Darabont's upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist? Edgar Wright is. The Hot Fuzz director says he's seen an unfinished version of the flick, and it's something to look forward to.
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August 1, 2007
Hot Fuzz DVD Special Feature Talk!
Edgar Wright and Nick Frost were on hand at Comic-Con to reveal details on the DVD release of Hot Fuzz, available now. The filmmakers themselves are responsible for many of the disc's special features, so expect tons of funnier-than-average extras.
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May 4, 2007
Roth Wants Full Length "Thanksgiving" for "Grindhouse 2"
Despite problematic box office results, fans are still clamoring to see the fake trailers from "Grindhouse" as feature films. Edgar Wright has plans to expand "Don't," and Eli Roth thinks his "Thanksgiving" would make the perfect double feature.
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April 7, 2007
Edgar Wright's "Don't" Trailer Could Be "Grindhouse 2"
With the fake trailers garnering much of the acclaim for "Grindhouse," the film's trailer directors are already contemplating expanding their shorts into the next round of features. Edgar Wright's "Don't" is a candidate, even though the trailer gives no indication of any sort of plot aside from people getting killed.
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February 13, 2007
RT-UK Exclusive: We talk to the Hot Fuzz!
Early reviews are hitting the net, the film is out in the UK tomorrow, and the general buzz (and we can confirm it - we laughed so hard we had to see it twice) is that it's very, very funny. "Hot Fuzz" is coming!
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February 13, 2007
JoBlo Raves Over "Hot Fuzz"
Summer's always great for a handful of big, fun movies, but Spring of 2007 looks to be shaping up into something pretty special. Danny Boyle's "Sunshine" and Zack Snyder's "300" are atop my wish list, but tucked in at #3 is Edgar Wright's "Hot Fuzz." One of JoBlo's lieutenants recently saw the flick, and he can't stop raving.
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February 11, 2007
Nicolas Cage Hams Up "Grindhouse" Trailer for Friends
Having Nicolas Cage in your film can be pretty expensive. They don't rest big special effects movies on his shoulders for nothing. But if you're pals, you can sometimes get a good deal. Robert Rodriguez is known for that, so his associates on "Grindhouse" lured Cage to star in one of their fake trailers between features.
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January 16, 2007
Rob Zombie to Helm a "Grindhouse" Trailer!
By now you're well aware that "Grindhouse" will be two movies in one: Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" and Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" -- but didn't we once hear something about "extra" material for in between the flicks? Yep, we did. And Rob Zombie is directing some of that stuff.
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December 4, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Simon Pegg in "Hot Fuzz"
For those who've already watched their "Shaun of the Dead" DVD more than a dozen times while wondering when the team of Pegg, Frost & Wright were going to get another movie out there -- "Hot Fuzz" is coming. To hold us over until it shows up we have a brand-new theatrical trailer.
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October 17, 2006
First Pair of "Hot Fuzz" Teasers Hit the Net!
I recently spent a few days in London and I bought precisely two DVDs: "Spaced" Season 1 and "Spaced" Season 2. (It's the brilliant British sitcom that the "Shaun of the Dead" guys did right before Shaun.) So the day I get home, what do I find? A pair of rather amusing teaser trailers for the boys' next project: The cop comedy "Hot Fuzz"!
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July 11, 2006
The Comic-Con is Coming!
I attend several film festivals each year, but there's always one movie-centric event that I'd really love to attend: The San Diego Comic-Con. Movie geek heaven is what I like to call it. Read on to find out why...
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April 28, 2006
Thor, Hulk, Captain America ... and a Few More New Marvels
While the hiring of Jon Favreau as "Iron Man" director is pretty exciting movie-geek news, it seems that Marvel's Avi Arad has a whole bunch of new projects just waiting to get underway. In addition to the Iron Guy's first adventure, we can now report some progress on titles like "The Ant Man," "Captain America," "Hulk 2," "Nick Fury," and (yes!) "Thor."
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April 13, 2006
Rogue Shows Some Fuzz Love
Read on for a very formal press release from Rogue Pictures, the ultimate gist of which is this: Rogue, which is the "genre arm" of Universal Pictures, will distribute Hot Fuzz in North America. Why is this interesting? Because Hot Fuzz is the geek-droolingly anticipated follow-up flick from the boys who treated us to Shaun of the Dead.
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March 1, 2006
"Shaun" Gang Warms Up for "Hot Fuzz"
ComingSoon.net pointed us towards a press release at the Working Title Films website, and the good word is this: "Shaun of the Dead" veterans Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost will soon be reuniting soon (with one heck of a supporting cast) to produce a cop comedy entitled "Hot Fuzz."
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February 11, 2006
Cage Hams Up "Grindhouse" Trailer for Friends
Having Nicolas Cage in your film can be pretty expensive. They don't rest big special effects movies on his shoulders for nothing. But if you're pals, you can sometimes get a good deal. Robert Rodriguez is known for that, so his associates on "Grindhouse" lured Cage to star in one of their fake trailers between features.
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December 15, 2005
"Shaun" Boys are Getting "Hot"
Empire Online scored a solid little scoop that should please all you "Shaun of the Dead" fans out there: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg have finished the screenplay for their cop comedy "Hot Fuzz," and Working Title Films has given the boys the greenlight to begin production in only a few months.
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September 20, 2005
Black & White to Produce "Shaun" Director's Next Flick
Edgar Wright, director of the universally popular "Shaun of the Dead," will soon get behind the cameras for "Them," says Variety. The dark comedy will be written by Mike White and produced by Mr. White and Mr. Black. (Jack Black, that is.)
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March 14, 2005
"Shaun of the Dead" Team Talk "Hot Fuzz"
FilmFocus caught up with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright recently, the stars and director of last year's surprise zombie comedy hit, "Shaun of the Dead," to talk about their future projects.
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