Overview
- Andy Richter disclosed the story on Obsessed: The Podcast and said he learned the detail while researching his book Elf Unwrapped.
- Richter said the Edge completed a full screenplay and that producer Shauna Robertson was contacted about a meeting that ultimately never happened.
- He added that writer Scot Armstrong separately drafted a different sequel idea reportedly involving evil South Pole elves kidnapping Santa.
- Neither the Edge nor Robertson has publicly confirmed Richter’s account and none of the reported sequel scripts were produced or published.
- Elf remains a widely loved 2003 holiday film that earned about $229 million worldwide, and Will Ferrell’s earlier decision not to return helped keep a theatrical sequel from moving forward.