Last Night in Soho (2021)

Last Night in Soho

Focus Features

Release date: 10/29/2021

My IMDb Rating: 8/10

#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 71%

Directed by

Edgar Wright

Screenplay by

Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns

Story by

Edgar Wright

Produced by

Nira Park, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Edgar Wright

Starring

Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise "Ellie" Turner

Anya Taylor-Joy as Sandie

Diana Rigg as Ms. Collins, the older Sandie

Matt Smith as Jack

Michael Ajao as John

Terence Stamp as Lindsay

Sam Claflin as a young Lindsay

Rita Tushingham as Margaret "Peggy" Turner

Synnøve Karlsen as Jocasta

Jessie Mei Li as Lara Chung

Kassius Nelson as Cami

Rebecca Harrod as Ashley

Elizabeth Berrington as Ms Tobin

Pauline McLynn as Carol

Michael Jibson as male detective

Lisa McGrillis as female detective

Aimeé Cassettari as Eloise's mother

Beth Singh as Cilla Black

Margaret Nolan as sage barmaid

James and Oliver Phelps as cloakroom attendants

Cinematography

Chung-hoon Chung

Edited by

Paul Machliss

Music by

Steven Price

Thomasin McKenzie discusses her character Eloise "Ellie" Turner

“It makes an incredible setting for this film because, like Eloise, I think the whole world looks at London as being very shiny; a big city full of opportunities. Like Eloise, when I first got off the plane and started driving around, I was kind of star struck trying to take everything in. It’s been amazing working in London because although there is a bad side, it is a magical city and there are really incredible people. This film crew is one of the nicest film crews I’ve ever worked with in my life.”

“She doesn’t last long in halls.  Her frustration is that she is super passionate and has worked really hard to get where she is, and she feels – and maybe it’s not true – that some of the other students are taking that opportunity for granted. She has a very insecure side and is a bit nervous. I think her mum struggled with mental illness, which has been passed down to Eloise, and we gradually see that start to come out and affect her day-to-day-life.”

Director Edgar Wright discusses Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise "Ellie" Turner

“Eloise has a gift for seeing things very vividly that others cannot; for reliving the events of the past in a sort of psychic link. In dreams, I frequently feel, as do many people, that I am someone else. You’re having this strange wish fulfilment dream or nightmare. In a weird way, it is extreme empathy. Empathy almost as a superpower. And Thomasin is a very empathetic actor, very naturalistic. She wants to be there and feel it.”

Anya Taylor-Joy discusses her character Sandie

“I enjoyed the fact that she scared me. I’ve played a lot of outsider-y type roles, and Sandie is so confident and so sure of herself as this kind of sexy kitten. When I first read it I was like, ‘How on earth am I going to pull this off?’” 

“I think she wants to do it all!  She’s an aspiring singer and actress and dancer. She just wants to see her name up in lights. I call her ‘Brass Balls Sandie’ because she really just throws herself into every situation. I wish I had a bit more of her in me, in that respect.”

Matt Smith discusses his character Jack

“I play Jack, who is always on the make, always on the move. He’s literally a Jack the lad. He’s got a sharp suit and a nice motor, because a man like that, that’s what he spends his money on. Then he meets Sandie. He’s a man of a thousand faces, and he’s looking to make a bit of money. Deep down there’s a powerful insecurity in him. But it all starts on a great dance where they fall in love, so what can go wrong?”