Today, we have an exclusive scene for you from Last Night in Soho, an upcoming psychological thriller from director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs The World), who also co-wrote the script with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (1917). The exclusive clip — which you can view via the player above or the embed below — features lead actors Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Matt Smith.
The neon nightmare that is Last Night in Soho follows Eloise (McKenzie), an aspiring fashion designer, who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie (Taylor-Joy). But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
The movie’s official synopsis hints at the reality-bending mystery that envelops the film: “If you could go back in time, would you? Should you? The past is another country, they say. One whose borders are locked. But what if that wasn’t entirely true? What if you could experience another time for yourself, in full sensory overload?”
“Eloise is obsessed with the past – longing for a bygone age, desperate to have experienced 60s London in all its glory. However, Eloise’s uncanny psychic gift means that she may get the chance more literally than she realizes. … But are her night-time visions only dreams? Eloise finds herself inhabiting the life of Sandie, a 1960s starlet in the making, as she sashays into the Café De Paris. Sandie is a wannabe singer, dancer, actress, star – and she’s dead set on making an impression. All of Sandie’s dreams seem to come true as she meets the charming Jack (Matt Smith), a manager who might be able to introduce her to the right people to help launch her career – and Eloise is pulled along with her on an intoxicating adventure of first love, bright lights, and big dreams.”
In IGN’s exclusive clip, Eloise witnesses Sandie’s first encounter with Jack. Eventually, Eloise’s dreams about Sandie take a darker turn, one that challenges her to try to change the past and solve a decades-old mystery.
The ensemble cast of Last Night in Soho also includes Rita Tushingham (A Taste Of Honey), Diana Rigg (Game Of Thrones, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) and Terence Stamp (The Limey, Superman II).
The film is produced by Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Edgar Wright. Executive producers are James Biddle, Rachael Prior, Daniel Battsek, and Ollie Madden along with associate producers Leo Thompson and Laura Richardson.
Focus Features will release Last Night in Soho in theaters in the US and UK on October 29, 2021, and in Australia on November 18.