Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho is an upcoming 2021 psychological horror film directed by Edgar Wright, with a screenplay by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, based on a story by Wright.[1] It stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, and Terence Stamp.

Last Night in Soho
Teaser poster
Directed byEdgar Wright
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story byEdgar Wright
Starring
CinematographyChung-hoon Chung
Edited byPaul Machliss
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Last Night in Soho is scheduled to be released on April 23, 2021, by Focus Features in the United States and Universal Pictures in other countries.

Premise

A young girl, who is passionate about fashion design, mysteriously enters the 1960s, where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequences.[2]

Cast

Production

In January 2019, Edgar Wright said he would next work on a London set psychological horror film co written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns.[3][4] Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie joined the next month,[5][6] followed by Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao and Synnøve Karlsen in June.[7]

The film is said to be inspired by other British horror films, such as Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now and Roman Polanski's Repulsion, with Wright mentioning the film's use of time travel.[8] Filming began on May 23, 2019, and wrapped August 30, 2019.[9]

Release

Last Night in Soho is scheduled to be released on April 23, 2021.[10] It was previously scheduled to be released on September 25, 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

References
  1. "Last Night in Soho". Writer's Guild of America. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 May 2020). "Edgar Wright Pic 'Last Night In Soho' Heads To Spring 2021". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. Travis, Ben; Nunget, John (21 January 2019). "Edgar Wright's Next Film Is A Psychological Horror, Plus 'Baby Driver 2' Update – EXCLUSIVE". Empire. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. Clarke, Stewart (22 January 2019). "Edgar Wright Preps London-Set Psychological Horror Movie, Talks 'Baby Driver 2'". Variety. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. Kroll, Justin (4 February 2019). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Edgar Wright's Thriller 'Last Night in Soho' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. Hipes, Patrick (21 February 2019). "'Last Night In Soho': Thomasin McKenzie, Matt Smith Join Edgar Wright's Next Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. Clarke, Stewart (25 June 2019). "Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp Join Edgar Wright's 'Last Night in Soho' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  8. Sharf, Zack (28 October 2019). "'Edgar Wright's 'Last Night in Soho' Plot: Time Travel Horror". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. Tyler, Jacob (8 March 2019). "'Last Night in Soho' Will Begin Filming May 20 In London, England". Geeks WorldWide. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  10. Wright, Edgar [@edgarwright] (26 May 2020). "Haunted by someone else's past, but we'll see you in the future... It's true, #LastNightInSoho is not quite finished yet due to Covid 19. But, I'm excited for you all to experience it, at a big screen near you, on April 23, 2021. @LastNightInSoho @FocusFeatures @universaluk" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. Rubin, Rebecca (20 April 2020). "'The Batman,' 'Sopranos' Movie Get New Release Dates". Variety. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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