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The Edge says he wrote an Elf 2 treatment, not a script
U2 guitarist The Edge says he wrote a treatment for an Elf sequel, correcting claims that he had written a full script.
A treatment is an outline of a film idea, rather than a complete screenplay.
The Edge said he woke up with the idea and wrote it down because he is a fan of the 2003 Christmas comedy.
He also discussed it with a producer friend, and Andy Richter said the idea was taken to Elf producer Shauna Robertson.
The sequel was never produced, and The Edge said he did not take the idea very seriously.
Will Ferrell, the star of the original film, is important to the idea, but no plans for a sequel were announced.
The Edge's bandmates said they had not known about the treatment before the story became public.
The Edge says he wrote a treatment for a possible Elf sequel, not a script.
The U2 guitarist said the idea came to him after waking with a movie outline in his head.
He said he wrote down the idea and shared it with a few people, but did not take it seriously.
Actor Andy Richter had earlier described the project as a fully written sequel that went nowhere.
The Edge discussed the story in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning.
- Who
- The Edge, U2’s guitarist, and Andy Richter, who appeared in Elf.
- What
- The Edge says he wrote a treatment for an Elf sequel, not a script. The project was not produced.
- When
- The Edge discussed it in an interview published on November 13 and 14, 2026. Richter had raised the story earlier that month.
- Where
- The interview was for CBS Sunday Morning. The location is not stated.
- Why
- The Edge said the idea came to him after waking with a movie outline in his head, and he wrote it for his own amusement.
Andy Richter
The Edge
Description of the project
Andy Richter
Richter said it was fully written and described it as an unproduced sequel.
The Edge
The Edge said he wrote a treatment, not a script.
How seriously it was pursued
Andy Richter
Richter said the idea was taken to Elf producer Shauna Robertson.
The Edge
The Edge said he thought the idea was so far-fetched that he did not take it terribly seriously, though he shared it with a few people.
Andy Richter said The Edge had written an unproduced Elf sequel and that the idea had been taken to producer Shauna Robertson.
The Edge discussed the Elf sequel idea in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning.
U2 released its album Carnaval De Luz.
- Writer
- The Edge, U2 guitarist
- Project
- A treatment for a possible Elf sequel
- Original film
- Elf, released in 2003
- Producer contacted
- Shauna Robertson
- Album released alongside coverage
- Carnaval De Luz, U2’s 16th studio album
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What people are saying
It’s an outrage for someone to suggest that I would write a script
I wrote a treatment
Honestly, I thought it was so far-fetched that I didn’t take it terribly seriously. But you never know.
It was all about the evil South Pole elves kidnapping Santa or something like that.