Edgar Wright Reveals His Intentions For a HOT FUZZ Sequel

Edgar Wright fans often argue over which of his films stand out as his best. Many say Shaun of the Dead, and others say Hot Fuzz. But all seem to agree on one thing, that they are ALL great films. So what is the chance that we'll ever see a sequel? When asked during a recent interview with Movieweb.com about the chance of a Hot Fuzz sequel, Wright said, "Never say never."

"I've definitely had some ideas and me and Simon have even talked about it at points, but it's that thing of, do I want to spend three years of my life doing that? Or do I wanna, if I have the opportunity to tell a new story, would I do that? If somebody said to me, if Baby Driver 2, if that kind of came up, it would be like, "I have ideas." I would never say never, and you're not wrong to say that that's the one that you could do further installments."

Three years is a lot of time to commit to a movie, and both Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have very busy schedules so the timing might not be right now, but it's clear that Wright has not ruled out the idea.

"It's funny. I think the thing with sequels is that I've always been looking for what's next? And the thing with any movie is, it's going to take up at least two years of your life. Maybe three. So, when you've got youth on your side, and I'm already in my forties now, it's like, I guess I would rather be telling new stories than revisiting old ones...Hot Fuzz I think is the only one of the Cornetto trilogy that you could do a follow-up. The tricky thing with a lot of sequels, and especially comedy sequels, is once characters have finished an arc. You know, in Hot Fuzz Danny Butterman especially, Nicholas Angel becomes less of an automaton and becomes more human and Nick Frost's character becomes less of a simpleton and more of a badass. So then the thing is like, when that's your starting point for the next one, where do you go from there?"

So even though it doesn't look like there will be a sequel now, we do live in an age when sequels are brought to life decades after the original films (ie Top Gun 2, Blade Runner, etc) 2049.) So if it doesn't happen now, maybe we'll get a Hot Fuzz sequel 20 years from now about the character's lives after retirement. 

What do you think, do you want a Hot Fuzz sequel or should the movie be left alone?