Edgar Wright’s ‘Unintentional’ Cameo in ‘Baby Driver’ Required VFX to Remain in the Film

Edgar Wright is hardly the first director to make a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him cameo in one of his movies, although he might be one of the first to unintentionally crash his own shot and require VFX to keep him in the movie.

Wright confirmed on Twitter he has a very tiny cameo in the opening credits of “Baby Driver,” but his appearance wasn’t exactly meant to happen.Wright’s reflection can be seen in the music shop’s window when the camera stops and Ansel Elgort’s Baby imitates playing a trumpet.

Wright never intended to be in the shot, though his reflection was picked up in the window as he walked down the street.In real life, Wright was walking in front of Elgort and looking at a monitor of the footage being recorded.

Wright decided to keep himself in the shot, although he needed help from VFX company

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