Working Title Signs 2-Picture Deal with Wright

Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner unveiled details of a new two picture deal they have signed with British filmmaker Edgar Wright, with whom they worked on the hit films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Wright has agreed to write and direct two projects for the London based production company, the first project being Baby Driver, a wild spin on the action and crime genre which will be set in the US. This will be followed by a project with the working title of The World’s End which will complete a trilogy of comedy films co-written with Simon Pegg in which they unite again to pen valentines to some of their favorite genres. The pair previously co-wrote Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

Both films will be produced by Working Title in association with Big Talk Productions with Big Talk’s Nira Park producing with Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

“We are delighted to continue to be in business with Edgar. We see him as one of the most gifted writers and directors in the industry today, and we are very much looking forward to having the chance to have even more successes with him in the future,” said Fellner.

Edgar Wright commented: “Working Title have been fantastic to work with and hugely instrumental in bringing the work of myself, Simon and Nira to the screen. We’ve had a lot of fun with them so far and it delights me to continue the partnership in the future with new material and bold directions.”

Working Title Films has been co-chaired by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner since 1992. Between them, they have produced over 90 feature films, which have amassed more than $4 billion worldwide. The company’s commercial and critical hits include: The Interpreter; About a Boy; Notting Hill; Elizabeth; Fargo; Dead Man Walking; Bean; High Fidelity; Johnny English; Billy Elliot; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Bridget Jones’s Diary; Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Love Actually; Shaun of the Dead; Pride & Prejudice; Nanny McPhee; United 93; ,b>Mr Bean’s Holiday; Hot Fuzz; Atonement; and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.