As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) reaches its final stages, moviegoers eagerly anticipate the many films postponed by the global crisis. One of the most buzzworthy delayed movies is Edgar Wright‘s first film since 2017’s “Baby Driver,” “Last Night In Soho.” Initially slated for a September 2020 release date, the movie has since had two reschedulings: first to April 2021 and its current date to this October.
For Wright fans who cannot wait that long for their next taste of the British director’s madcap genre filmmaking, fear not. Wright stayed busy during the pandemic last year, and he has a new film, his first documentary feature, coming out this June to tide things over until “Soho” hits theaters in the fall. “The Sparks Brothers” looks at the career of Ron and Russel Mael, the brothers behind the eccentric rock duo Sparks, and the legacy they’ve left behind. Here’s the official synopsis:
How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time? Edgar Wright’s debut documentary THE SPARKS BROTHERS, which features commentary from celebrity fans Flea, Beck, Jack Antonoff, Jason Schwartzman, Neil Gaiman, and more, takes audiences on a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers/bandmates Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
Alongside the likes of the celebrity interviewees listed above, “The Sparks Brothers” also has commentary from many other famous fans from music and media. The list includes Patton Oswalt, Mike Myers, Giorgio Moroder, Fred Armisen, Jonathan Ross, Bjork, Steve Jones, Tony Visconti, and many more.
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The documentary has been a labor of love for Wright over the past several years. The director first announced the project back in June 2018 after working on it for a month beforehand and wrapped production on it as COVID-19 began to take over the world last April. The film had its world premiere at Sundance this January to unanimous acclaim.
Is this just the first documentary for Edgar Wright? Who knows what the future holds, but if vaccination rates continue to climb, there will be two Edgar Wright films dropping this year, and that’s good news for film fans everywhere. “The Sparks Brothers” hits theaters on June 18, courtesy of Focus Features. Check out the trailer below.