Edgar Howard Wright is a British actor, director, screenwriter and producer. In 2005 he won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for The Zombie Called Sean. Wright directed the film of the same name and performed several small roles in it. He is also known as the director of the television series Spaced and the films Armageddian and Baby on a Drive.
Fans and fans of zombie films have appreciated Wright's excellent parody "Zombie Called Sean", putting his name on a par with the famous Robert Rodriguez.
For his creative biography, Wright wrote scripts for two dozen film projects, including "Ant-Man" and "Baby on a Drive." He has also directed twenty films and TV series, and produced over a dozen films.
In addition, Wright played several small roles in films and TV series and took part in the dubbing of the cartoon "Sing." Wright's immediate plans are to continue filming Shadows, which is slated for release in 2019. Wright is also working on a new psychological thriller project, tentatively titled Last Night in Soho.
early years
The boy was born in the spring of 1974 in England, in the city of Poole. The family soon moved to Wells, where Edgar spent his entire childhood. The family was not rich, the parents worked as teachers, and in the summer they worked at numerous fairs, engaged in their design.
Edgar has an older brother, Oscar, who later became a comic book artist. Together with his brother, he participates in the production of films, makes animation and draws a storyboard.
Since there was no one to look after the boys in the summertime, they spent a lot of time in the cinema, where their parents sent them for almost all daytime sessions. It was at that time that Edgar became interested in cinema and began to dream of making his own films.
Once Edgar saw a documentary about the filming of the famous film "Evil Dead". He was so impressed by the filming process that he decided to shoot his first short film on his own, writing a script for it and inviting his friends to play in his film. According to Edgar himself, his youthful works were too funny and primitive, but this did not prevent the young man from soon receiving a prize at one of the television competitions.
The creative biography of Wright, which began in his school years, continued in college, where the young man enters immediately after receiving secondary education and soon receives a diploma in audiovisual design.
Film career
Short films were replaced by full-length films, which Wright began to shoot immediately after graduating from college. At first, these were low-budget comedy films that were shown on cable TV. But despite this, Edgar was noticed, and soon he was invited to the position of director of the comedy show Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Among his early works was the series "Mental Hospital", after which he got the opportunity to work in the new project "Fucked Up" also as a director.
Wright's real directorial success was the film "Zombie Called Sean", which he shot in 2004. As conceived by Edgar, the film was to form the basis of a trilogy called "Cornetto of Three Flavors" or "Blood and Ice Cream". The first part was warmly received by audiences and film critics, and soon a sequel appeared on the screens, called "Type cool cops." A few years later, the third part, "Armageddets", was filmed.
During the same period, in addition to working on full-length films, Wright wrote the script for the children's cartoon The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. The next screenplays were: "Ant-Man" and "Baby on a Drive".
Wright does not like to give interviews and does not strive for a stellar career. He really enjoys writing scripts, filming and taking small roles in his own films.
Personal life
In April 2019, Wright will turn 45, but he is still not married and does not like to talk about his personal life. According to rumors, he had an affair with Charlotte Hutherly, and then with Anna Kendrick, but in neither case did it come to a serious relationship.
