Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, England) is a British director and screenwriter whose signature fast-cut style, whip pans and music-driven editing have made him one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary genre cinema. He rose to prominence with the Cornetto trilogy - Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End - co-written with Simon Pegg, and the video-game action-comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). His later work includes the heist thriller Baby Driver (2017), the psychological horror Last Night in Soho (2021), and The Running Man (2025), his adaptation of Stephen King's dystopian novel starring Glen Powell.
Wright brought The Running Man (2025) to cinemas, an adaptation of Stephen King's novel starring Glen Powell; the film received 61% on Rotten Tomatoes and earned 69 million dollars worldwide.
Wright confirmed in an interview his interest in directing a Barbarella remake for Sony Pictures with Sydney Sweeney in the lead role, but did not clarify whether it will be his next project.
Simon Pegg announced at Fan Expo Boston that he and Wright plan to write a new screenplay together after completing The Running Man - likely outside the comedy genre.
The first footage from The Running Man was presented at CinemaCon; Wright, Powell, and Brolin personally introduced the film.
Filming of The Running Man began on November 4, 2024 in Great Britain; production took place in London, Glasgow, and Bulgaria and ended on March 28, 2025.
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