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Entertainment Weekly had a feature today on Edgar Wright's next movie Baby Driver. Surely going to be one of 2017's most unique movies.

“I always wanted to do an action movie that was powered by music,” says Wright, who also wrote Baby Driver. “It’s something that’s very much a part of my previous films and I thought of this idea of how to take that a stage further by having a character who listens to music the entire time. So, you have this young getaway driver who has to soundtrack his entire existence, particularly the bank robberies and fast getaways that come afterwards.”

This quote is particularly revealing and a bit surprising as far as tone of the film goes.

The director of the zombie-filled Shaun of the Dead, the buddy cop-homaging Hot Fuzz, and the alien invasion film The World’s End is no stranger to genre movies. But while those projects had a thick comedic streak, Wright reveals that Baby Driver is designed to shred nerves more than tickle funny-bones. “It’s an action crime film,” says Wright. “It’s funny in places but it’s not a comedy. It gets genuinely tense and threatening. That was actually a fun thing for me — to do dramatic or thriller scenes which just up the ante.”

Comes out August 11th. We should be getting a trailer very soon.

 

[N° 2048]

Huge fan of anything Wright does, can't wait for a trailer. Thanks OP!

 

[ezekial45]

I really dislike the title (makes me think of an spin-off of Baby Geniuses), but I'm loving everything else I'm seeing and hearing about this movie. Really excited for the trailer.

 

[oatmeal]

Fuck yes!

 

[Hagi]

Hah Jamie's character wears a finger round his neck. Really looking forward to this.

 

[kurahador]

Can't wait for this. Love me some Wright's humor and dark comedy.

 

[A-V-B]

It's Edgar Wright. I'm there day one.

 

[oneida]

in day one.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Can't wait to see Jamie Foxx's ever changing hairline

 

[SomedayTheFire]

So, uh, Drive?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

So, uh, Drive?

the movie you thought Drive was gonna be, maybe

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

So, uh, Drive?

Edgar Wright isn't ever making that movie.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

If John Hamm is playing the doucheiest of douchebags, he completely nailed the look.

 

[Megalosaro]

I've been moving this production stuff around for this movie for a bit. I thought the title was stupid. But the pics are pretty good

 

[overcast]

So, uh, Drive?

There are slight differences in the movies Edgar Wright and Nicolas Winding Refn make.. To put it simply.

 

[Diprosalic]

i can't stand Jamie Foxx, but it's Edgar Wright so it should be good.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

So very in.

 

[A-V-B]

So, uh, Drive?

In Drive, there were incredible silences between each line of dialogue.

In Baby Driver, there will be incredible action set pieces between each line of dialogue.

 

[Prompto]

Interesting that this won't be as comedic as his other films. Really looking forward to this and I'm happy they changed the release date. Maybe it has a chance of being successful now!

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Huge fan of anything Wright does, can't wait for a trailer. Thanks OP!

Same. Absolutely love his work.

 

[overcast]

Interesting that this won't be as comedic as his other films. Really looking forward to this and I'm happy they changed the release date. Maybe it has a chance of being successful now!

Early August looks pretty bare aside from the emoji flick. Hopefully this can find an audience. It's probably not super cheap to produce, might be his most expensive. Plus the title is pretty bad.

 

[Seesaw15]

Jamie Foxx's hairline is so distracting in each movie he's in.

 

[Mariolee]

There has yet to be a piece of work I've seen of Wright's that has disappointed me, including The World's End. Extremely excited for this.

 

[Discotheque]

Super hyped for this. God damn the chase scenes are gonna be energetic. And wright working with people like Foxx, Spacey and Hamm on his script is gonna be hype

 

[mariachi507]

Moving away from a full on comedy sounds great, I'm looking forward to seeing Edgar evolve his style.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Hot Fuzz is the most overrated film in the entire history of moving pictures, and World's End sucked. I don't get the love for this guy's work.

Perhaps not being a comedy will make this film different.

 

[maquiladora]

Everything about this sounds incredible. We are going to see some amazing stuff edited perfectly with music.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Hot Fuzz is the most overrated film in the entire history of moving pictures, and World's End sucked. I don't get the love for this guy's work.

Perhaps not being a comedy will make this film different.

Super hyped for this. God damn the chase scenes are gonna be energetic. And wright working with people like Foxx, Spacey and Hamm on his script is gonna be hype

I didn't realize until this thread he had such an awesome cast for this movie. I'm even more excited.

 

[broncobuster]

Don't know how to feel about Ansel Elgort as the lead but rest of the cast sounds dope and I'll watch anything Edgar Wright makes.

 

[brianjones]

If John Hamm is playing the doucheiest of douchebags, he completely nailed the look.

he miiight be a little old for that style of haircut lol

 

[EdibleKnife]

john hamm might be a little old for that style of haircut lol

Yet I can totally imagine a gangster his age looking exactly like that thinking it's s killer style haha

Excited for this. I'm interested in seeing what Wright does when he turns up his intensity.

 

[7Th]

REAL HUMAN BEING
AND A REAL HERO

 

[Spira]

Lookin good. I'm not a fan of the main actor though.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Hot Fuzz is the most overrated film in the entire history of moving pictures, and World's End sucked. I don't get the love for this guy's work.

Perhaps not being a comedy will make this film different.

scorching hot take

 

[AgentOtaku]

fucking yes!

 

[Fancy Clown]

We are not worthy of u edgar

 

[Switch Back 9]

scorching hot take

 

[starchild excalibur]

Hyped for this. The World's End was his weakest IMO and I still quite enjoy that film. While he excels at comedy I'm down for him to do something that's more serious, too.

So, uh, Drive?

*reads synopsis for Drive*

So, uh, The Driver?

 

[Mac the KNife]

You had me at Edgar Wright.

 

[rikichi]

Hell yeah! Anything Edgar Wright does is something to look forward to.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Fuck the pain away
Fuck the pain away
Fuck the pain away
Fuck the pain away

oh wait, not 'Baby's Day Out' ? Oh, Driver?

REAL HUMAN BEING
AND A REAL HERO

Yay!

Interested to see how this works out. His comedy directing is awesome, curious to see if it works elsewhere too.

 

[ezekial45]

Fuck away the pain
Fuck away the pain
Fuck away the pain
Fuck away the pain

oh wait, not 'Baby's Day Out' ? Oh, Driver?



Yay!

Interested to see how this works out. His comedy directing is awesome, curious to see if it works elsewhere too.

it's 'Fuck The Pain Away'.

 

[BlastProcessing]

Hot Fuzz is the most overrated film in the entire history of moving pictures, and World's End sucked. I don't get the love for this guy's work.

Perhaps not being a comedy will make this film different.

 

[nekkid]

 

[kris.]

Don't need to know anything other than that it's directed by Wright. I'm there day zero.

“I always wanted to do an action movie that was powered by music,”

but yeah this sounds amazing right here.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Don't need to know anything other than that it's directed by Wright. I'm there day zero.



but yeah this sounds amazing right here.

Hell, he already uses music really damn well in his movies. I can't wait to see what he does when that is a major goal.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

it's 'Fuck The Pain Away'.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

will edit.

 

[kingocfs]

Jon Hamm looks weird with The Haircut.

 

[Dereck]

You had me at Edgar Wright.

 

[The Boat]

You had me at Edgar Wright.

Came here to post this.