U2’s The Edge Once Wrote a Screenplay for Elf 2

It’s always hard when a movie ends, but you know how you’d like to see it continue someday. U2 guitarist The Edge, though, decided not to be passive about it. Instead, he apparently wrote a screenplay for a sequel to the 2003 movie Elf — a script he contacted Elf producer Shauna Robertson about potentially making.

This story comes courtesy of Elf co-star Andy Richter, who explained to the Obsessed podcast that once upon a time, Robertson (who Richter has continued to work with since Elf) received a message from someone informing her that The Edge wanted to talk to her about his ideas for a new Buddy (Will Ferrell) adventure.

“Apparently it was fully written,” Richter said. “Somewhere in the world, there is an Edge-penned Elf 2 out there, which I would [to see] make the light of day.” According to Richter, Robertson did agree to meet with The Edge (real name: David Howell Evans) about the idea, but the meeting never happened — “it just petered out,” in Richter’s words.

Richter did say that he doesn’t necessarily think the holiday comedy needs a sequel. “I’m on the side of ‘let it stand.’ Just let Elf be Elf — just let it be. You don’t have to use every part of the animal.” You can let Elf be Elf by revisiting the movie on 4K Ultra HD via Amazon, and watch Richter’s full interview below.