Directed by Edgar Wright Music by Steven Price | Written by Edgar Wright Cinematography Bill Pope | |
Produced by Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Nira Park Starring Ansel Elgort
Lily James
Jamie Foxx
Jon Hamm
Kevin Spacey
Eiza González
Meryl Streep | ||
Baby Driver is an upcoming 2017 British-American comedy action crime film written and directed by Edgar Wright. The film stars Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey, and Eiza González.
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The film will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017. It is scheduled to be released on August 11, 2017, by TriStar Pictures.
Premise
A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
Cast
Development
It is believed that the film is inspired by a 2003 music video Edgar Wright directed for Mint Royale's Blue Song, which starred Noel Fielding as a music-loving getaway driver for a group of bank robbers.
Production
On July 22, 2014, it was announced that Edgar Wright, who left the project Ant-Man, would next direct Baby Driver for Working Title Films. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Nira Park would produce the film. On January 13, 2015, it was reported that Ansel Elgort was in early talks to join the film, which Sony Pictures Entertainment would release through TriStar Pictures. Emma Stone and Michael Douglas were also being eyed to be cast in the film. On May 7, 2015, Lily James was in talks to join the film for female lead to play a waitress and love interest of Elgort's character. Media Rights Capital and TriStar would be co-financing the film together, which Park would produce through her Big Talk Productions and Wright writing the script. On September 8, 2015, Jamie Foxx was reportedly in talks to join the film. On October 20, 2015, Jon Hamm signed on to star in the film to play one of the villains, part of the bank robbers gang and a former Wall Street trader. On November 3, 2015, Kevin Spacey was cast in the film to play the role of the boss of the crew and a veteran criminal. On December 16, 2015, Eiza González joined the film to play one of the bank robbers and Hamm's character's girlfriend. On February 23, 2016, Jon Bernthal was cast as Griff. On January 8, 2017, Wright announced on his Twitter account that Meryl Streep is in his new movie before deleting the tweet.
Principal photography on the film began on February 17 and concluded on May 13, 2016, in Atlanta.
Release
In August 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment set the film for a March 17, 2017, release. It was later pushed back to August 11, 2017. It will have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2017.