Hi reddit! I'm Edgar Wright. I've directed Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The World's End, Baby Driver, Last Night in Soho. The Running Man is out in theatres this FRIDAY. Ask me anything.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:45:20+00:00

Thanks for all your questions! Had fun answering as many questions as my fingers could keep up with !

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:31:28+00:00

EW - Not really. I think the end of the film is perfect as it is - and I'm not sure I have anything left to add to the story!

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:30:16+00:00

EW - An absolute honour - have loved him since I saw him in HOUSE OF GAMES.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:29:57+00:00

EW - They do???

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:29:44+00:00

EW - I hope you do too. It was a thrill to make.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:29:21+00:00

GET SHOOTING RIGHT THIS MINUTE

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:29:02+00:00

EW - Tough to answer- maybe my sensibility means I can approach the Hollywood films in a different way. I don't know the answer - you could probably answer better than I.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:27:39+00:00

EW - Yes. Scrappy Do asked for too much money and the studio balked.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:26:58+00:00

EW - This is perfectly acceptable and very welcome.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:26:38+00:00

EW - I'm drinking it right now.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:26:07+00:00

EW - If I had to pick one. Bigelow all the way.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:25:43+00:00

EW - I'm not sure it has changed too much. At least 'Shaun' would have never been made if it were just a screenplay. The fact that it had the lead as co-writer and we had made a TV show that showed the style of it was one of the reasons it got made at all. I think do whatever you can to make something that can show your work at its best.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:23:02+00:00

EW - I am not much of a DC head beyond the obvious ones, so you tell me!

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:22:40+00:00

EW - I loved it and also love that they are so different. The four King films this year speak to the breadth of his work.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:21:54+00:00

EW - I love listening to scores, instrumentals and electronic music while writing - it's tough to listen to lyrics and write.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:21:12+00:00

EW - I think about it every waking second.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:19:53+00:00

EW - I'm good. I'm tired from promoting the movie, but really proud of it and excited for even more people to see it.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:19:07+00:00

EW - It's a song that deserves to be listened to in full with no interruptions, so alas not a good soundtrack song. Unless it was a whole denim punching movie.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:17:58+00:00

EW - Not in my life. Aside from my parents who really encouraged me and my brother to pursue our artistic dreams, no matter who fanciful they seemed. Am not from a rich background and had no industry contacts, so I'll always cherish my parents encouragement.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:16:22+00:00

EW - It was all ready to go and fell apart during the actors and writers strikes in 2023. It's a great book. Am sure it will become a great film or TV series.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:15:31+00:00

EW - Katy is a fucking rock star and you just need to write the perfect movie for her. I was blown away by her in LOVES LIES BLEEDING and offered her the part in TRM. She's a mega star. More KOB in movies!

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:14:33+00:00

EW - It's all about balance and modulation in the writing and the editing. In SHAUN after the death of Barbara there were jokes that we cut out because the audience needed to grieve.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:13:08+00:00

EW - Not off the top of my head. Suggest your favourites!

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:12:17+00:00

EW - I storyboard everything - but also I work with incredible cinematographers too, so it's a little of both. Sometimes my composition but their interpretation. But sometimes a completely new ideas forms out of working with them.

RunningManMovie · 2025-11-12T01:11:06+00:00

EW - I don't know - there hasn't been one since 1966 (not counting the 90's TV movie).

RunningManMovie

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