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Sign in to your Collider account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recapWith The Running Man now in theaters, Edgar Wright has officially entered a new phase of his career. His take on Stephen King’s dystopian gladiator story is larger and sharper than anything he has made before. It proves that Wright can operate at a blockbuster scale without losing his signature rhythm or wit. But whenever Wright levels up, fans inevitably return to the same question: will he reunite with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and could that reunion involve the Cornetto Trilogy that turned their names into a cinematic shorthand?
Pegg fed that curiosity earlier this year by hinting to Collider’s Steve Weintraub that the two would begin working together “very soon” once Wright wrapped his latest film. Pegg has said this more than once, which made it sound like the duo had already conceived their next collaboration. Thanks to a recent interview with Collider’s Joe Schmidt, we now know the truth is more nuanced, and arguably more exciting.
Edgar Wright Confirms the Reunion, but Not the Project
When Collider asked Wright about Pegg’s comments, the director did not downplay the idea of a reunion. Instead, he clarified what Pegg was actually revealing. “At the end of the day, we have to sit in a room together to figure out what it is,” Wright said.
“We’ve been talking for years about what the next thing would be… There isn’t a particular idea, or there have been some ideas over the years, but it is still finding the thing that gets us both excited. Something that we think would be a great thing to do together. So, I don't want to say that's not true, but what exactly it is, is still being worked out.”
That is the core update. Pegg was not overpromising, but he was speaking to intentions, not to concrete plans. Wright and Pegg want to collaborate again, and they have been orbiting a reunion for years. But there is no script, no outline, and no secret fourth Cornetto film sitting in a drawer. What they are waiting for is the exact thing that made their original trilogy work: a spark that feels undeniable. This matters because it reframes the conversation around their partnership. Fans often assume Wright’s career is divided into “Cornetto Wright” and “Everything After Wright.” But the filmmaker does not see it that way. His collaborations with Pegg were never a formula, they were a moment in time. And if that moment returns, it has to feel authentic.
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Naturally, when Pegg and Wright openly discuss teaming up again, the Cornetto question follows. Would the new project reconnect to Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, or The World’s End? Or even lean on the trilogy’s symbolic Cornetto wrapper? Wright’s answer reveals how deeply he understands the stakes. “I feel it’s tough because it is not about giving what the audience wants. It’s what they need,” he said. “I always feel self-conscious of when you give people exactly what they’ve been crying out for, that then they are never happy. So you keep people on their toes and surprise people.”
This statement is not him dodging the trilogy, it’s him protecting it. The Cornetto Trilogy never began as a shared universe. It evolved naturally because Wright and Pegg were evolving, which is why returning to them for the sake of returning would be the fastest way to diminish their legacy. Nostalgia-driven resurrection rarely produces great art. Wright knows this better than anyone, because his career after the trilogy has been built on reinvention. Baby Driver was an operatic pulp. Last Night in Soho was a neon ghost story. The Sparks Brothers was a love letter to creative obsession. The Running Man shows he can scale up without losing personality. Going back to the Cornetto world without the right idea would not be a tribute, it would be regression for a filmmaker who has evolved since the three films were released.
What Wright and Pegg’s Comments Really Mean
All of this brings us back to the post–Running Man question: should Wright return to the Cornetto Trilogy at all? The real answer is found between the lines of Wright’s comments. He is open to it, but he is not chasing it, and he is not afraid of it. That balance is important. Wright and Pegg could absolutely make something that feels spiritually connected to their trilogy without being confined by it. A modern collaboration might use the same genre experimentation, sharp character writing, and emotional honesty that made those films resonant. It might even have a Cornetto wrapper tucked into a scene, but only if it earns that moment.
Their partnership has never worked when it was expected, it has only worked when it was inspired. Wright is not completely closing the door on a Cornetto return. He is leaving it unlocked, waiting for the story that pushes it open on its own. With The Running Man now behind him, Wright is standing at a creative pivot point. Pegg wants to join him on the next step, and Wright wants the same. They just refuse to chase the past when the future has not been written yet. Where they go next will depend on the story that refuses to be ignored. All that remains is for the right idea to reveal itself.
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