U2’s The Edge wrote a sequel to ‘Elf’ that was shelved

Andy Richter has revealed that U2 guitarist The Edge wrote a complete script for a sequel to the 2003 Christmas film *Elf*. The project never went ahead after a meeting with the original film’s producer fizzled out, leaving the script unseen.

Richter shared the story while promoting his book about the making of *Elf*. Another sequel script, by *The Hangover Part II* writer Scot Armstrong, reportedly involved evil South Pole elves kidnapping Santa. Richter said he believes the original film is so beloved that making a sequel would risk diminishing it.