Trivia

According to the June 2007 issue of Empire magazine, the films that most influenced Wright were Raising Arizona (1987), Run Lola Run (1998), Dirty Harry (1971), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Hard Boiled (1992), The Evil Dead (1981) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).

Dropped out of the director's position for Ant-Man (2015), after developing the film for over 10 years, due to creative differences between himself and Marvel Studios. He is still credited as screenwriter and story writer.

Asked Simon Pegg to turn down a role in Dog Soldiers (2002), as Wright wanted Pegg's first role in a horror film to be in Shaun of the Dead (2004).

Close friend of writer-director Quentin Tarantino.

Despite the fact that they contain numerous fantasy elements, his films are heavily autobiographical. For example, a number of the characters, events, and dramatic situations in The World's End (2013) are directly based on people he knew and his own personal experiences.

He is known for asking for many takes during filming, and has been referred to by frequent collaborator Simon Pegg as a "perfectionist" (in a complimentary way).

His favorite film is the criminal comedy film Raising Arizona (1987).

Has said that he directed one single shot of Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) during the scene featuring the Klingons on Kronos while being uncredited for that shot.

Is a huge fan of George A. Romero's zombie films, and his film Shaun of the Dead (2004) is filled with references to them. He also made a cameo appearance (along with star and co-writer of Shaun of the Dead (2004) Simon Pegg) in George A. Romero's fourth zombie picture, Land of the Dead (2005).

Russell T. Davies offered Wright the job to direct the Doctor Who (2005) episode Rose (2005) but he had to turn it down as he was already busy directing Shaun of the Dead (2004).

On most of his films, there are certain special features; such as a trivia track that runs with the movie, a scene of the movie with the characters voices dubbed, and a hand drawn easter egg of some sort.

In an episode of the second series of the BBC's The League of Gentlemen (1999) he was parodied by Reece Shearsmith as a hospital doctor trying to tell a patient they were going to die but only able to do so by making constant oblique references to tragic tearjerker films such as Beaches (1988), Terms of Endearment (1983), etc.

Was considered to direct Star Trek Beyond (2016).

Is a massive fan of the Australian psychedelic-rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.

Brother Oscar Wright is an artist.

Was considered to direct Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).

Is a huge fan of action films.

In 2002 directed the promo video for The Bluetones' "After Hours" as a homage to Alan Parker's Bugsy Malone (1976) in one (almost) continuous take on Steadicam.

Not related to fellow British director Joe Wright, or former Arsenal and England footballer, Ian Wright.