U2’s The Edge Wrote an ‘Elf’ Sequel, But It ‘Petered Out and Never Happened,’ Says Andy Richter — SkimNews
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- Andy Richter said on “Obsessed: The Podcast” that Shauna Robertson was told The Edge had written an “Elf 2” script and wanted to meet the original film’s producer.
- “Elf 2” petered out and never happened; Richter said the fully written screenplay still exists somewhere and fans will likely never get to see or read it.
- Scot Armstrong penned a separate “Elf” sequel about evil South Pole elves kidnapping Santa; he had also helped write the original film but was not credited for guild and procedural reasons.
- Elf should be left alone, Andy Richter argued, because its special status after 23 years and the risk of tarnishing other beloved films make a sequel unnecessary.
- Elf Unwrapped: Behind the Scenes of a Modern Christmas Classic was released Tuesday; co-writer Andy Richter had also appeared briefly in the film as one of Walter Hobbs’s colleagues.
Why it matters: Fans are left with two unrealized sequel scripts rather than a new film: the Edge’s completed screenplay and Scot Armstrong’s South Pole-elf pitch. After 23 years, Richter’s preferred outcome is preserving the 2003 original, on the grounds that follow-ups can tarnish beloved films.
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