Director Edgar Wright has been fending off studios clambering for a sequel or reboot of Shaun of the Dead, the Simon Pegg-led zombie comedy film from back in 2004. The director has now put in his two cents as to why he doesn’t want to make another.
In a recent interview with Polygon, Wright expressed that there simply isn’t any more story to tell, that it all was packaged nicely in the first flick. Really, it’s because the film saw Shaun go from a “sad sack” to a hero and when characters go through massive changes, it’s hard to do a sequel.
“There are a lot of franchises where the sequels don’t really earn their keep because all the story has been told in the first movie. When a character has gone through a massive change, it’s very difficult to have a second installment. Shaun of the Dead has him going from being a kind of sad sack to being a hero by the end of the movie. So it’s very difficult to start the next movie when there’s no obvious arc. We are very happy with it being a one and done.”
Earlier in the year, Pegg also shared his thoughts in a Reddit AMA, stating that sometimes, stories have a beginning middle and an end.
“I think it’s best left alone. I don’t think there’s any point in rebooting it. Some stories just have a beginning, middle and end. And the trouble with sequels sometimes, is that you have to undo the resolution of the original film in order to start another story.”
