New ‘Baby Driver’ trailer speeds out ahead of release
Sony Pictures Entertainment has debuted a new trailer for Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, set for theatrical release later this month.
The film is the first feature from Wright since The World’s End, finale to the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The comedic duo, known for their roles in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, recently launched their own production label for film and television.
Baby Driver follows a young getaway driver as he relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to stay the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams, he sees a chance to ditch the criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for the boss of a crime syndicate, he is forced to face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love, and freedom.
Release Context
Baby Driver premiered at South by Southwest in March 2017. The film shifted from an original August slot and opened in the United States and United Kingdom on June 28, 2017, after the first trailer had already created significant online buzz.
Cast and Crew
The flick stars Ansel Elgort (Carrie, The Fault in Our Stars) in the lead, alongside Kevin Spacey (House of Cards, American Beauty), Lily James (Wrath of the Titans, Cinderella), Jon Bernthal (The Wolf of Wall Street, The Walking Dead), Eiza González (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Jem and the Holograms), Jon Hamm (Mad Men, A Young Doctor's Notebook), and Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained, Ray). Nira Park, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner produced the action-thriller, with Edgar Wright, Adam Merims, Rachel Prior, Liza Chasin, and Michelle Wright serving as executive producers.
Box Office Performance and Commercial Success
The picture carried a modest $34 million production budget yet collected roughly $227 million worldwide, including $107.8 million domestically. Its opening weekend reached about $30 million in the United States, after which word-of-mouth helped extend its theatrical run well beyond initial expectations. The film’s lean schedule and distinctive style translated into strong repeat business in major markets.
Critical Reception and Awards Recognition
Aggregated reviews settled at 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 8.1 out of 10, while Metacritic recorded an 86. Three Academy Award nominations followed, and the picture secured a BAFTA for Best Editing along with additional technical honors from guilds focused on sound and music supervision.
Soundtrack and Musical Legacy
The official soundtrack album arrived on June 23, 2017, and featured tracks that had been performed live on set to guide the actors’ timing. The collection charted on Billboard and earned a Silver certification in the United Kingdom, underscoring how the film’s integration of pre-existing songs became a central part of its identity and continued appeal.
Sequel Development Status
A completed script for a follow-up exists as of 2025. Edgar Wright has indicated that any return to the story remains on hold until after he finishes directing the 2025 adaptation of The Running Man, leaving the project in active but tentative development.
The trailer itself, now archived online, still circulates among fans who revisit the sequence for its precise sync of image and music. Baby Driver continues to surface in conversations about how directors can embed pop songs into action cinema without losing narrative momentum. Its commercial returns, critical tallies, and ongoing soundtrack interest demonstrate that the original June 2017 release left a measurable footprint in both awards circuits and music-driven filmmaking trends.
