Baby Driver 2: Will the sequel to the hottest action movie of the 2010s see the light of day?

In our cinemas in July 2017, Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver (Scott Pilgrim, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) delighted audiences with an average of 3.9/5 stars on AlloCiné for 13,219 ratings and attracted 838,367 viewers in French cinemas. Baby Driver received praise especially for its direction, editing and soundtrack.

With a budget of 34 million euros, the action film starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx took the international box office to $227 million. Edgar Wright’s highest-grossing film in the world.

The feature film tells the story of Little (Ansel Elgort), a bank robber driver who is known as one of the best. his thing It moves to the beat of its own playlist. When he meets the girl of his dreams, Baby tries to put an end to his criminal activities to get back on track. But he’s forced to work for a big crime boss and a heist goes wrong… Now his freedom, his future with the girl he loves, and his life are at stake.

Since December 2017, the director has been talking about the sequelEntertainment Weekly.

“If all goes well, I’m going to write a sequel. I have a lot of ideas. I don’t know yet if this will be my next film. I’m just working on it. I’ve already developed a few. I have ideas and new ones. I want to get back in the saddle quickly. Last Bar Before Doomsday It’s been 4 years between Baby Driver and I don’t want to wait that long. I want to make a movie in two years.Edgar Wright said at that time.

Following this announcement, the British director released not one, but two films: the music documentary The Sparks Brothers (out in July 2021) and the fantasy thriller Last Night in Soho, starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy and Matt Smith (out in Oct. 2021). . But not Baby Driver 2…

“It is written“

While promoting his film Sparks, Wright once again talked about the sequel to his gangster film. self-confident variety That he took advantage of the restriction to advance Baby Driver 2, he adds: “It is written. To be honest, I have already written three drafts of the screenplay.“

But there’s no telling if Edgar Wright will direct the second opus, as he adds: “If I do a sequel, I have to find a way to make the project fun for me. The idea of ​​simply photocopying is not appealing because these films take at least two years to complete, and due to the pandemic, they have taken even longer. My rule of thumb is you have to really want to do it.”

Since then, no announcements have been made surrounding Baby Driver 2.

Edgar Wright has several projects lined up, including Running Man, a new adaptation of the Stephen King novel, and Chain, a thriller inspired by Adrian McKinty’s novel that could star Emma Stone.

The director will also be involved in the Netflix animated series Scott Pilgrim, with all the stars of the original 2010 film returning to the voice cast.