Anya Taylor-Joy Literally Swapped Roles For Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho
Focus Features By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 15, 2021 12:30 pm EST
“Last Night in Soho” brings together a handful of different fans at the center of a particularly striking Venn diagram: longtime admirers of Edgar Wright’s reliably distinct tone and style, horror aficionados curious to see how Wright handles genuine scares, and Anya Taylor-Joy stans. After premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival to mostly positive reviews (including /Film’s, which you can read here), we have only a few more weeks to wait before experiencing the twists and turns of Wright’s latest ourselves.
Until then, we’re still getting more compelling images and teasing quotes that hint at what lies ahead. Check out all the details below, including an interesting nugget regarding Anya Taylor-Joy’s original role in the film.
Anya Taylor-Joy Literally Swapped Roles For Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho
Focus Features
By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 15, 2021 12:30 pm EST
“Last Night in Soho” brings together a handful of different fans at the center of a particularly striking Venn diagram: longtime admirers of Edgar Wright’s reliably distinct tone and style, horror aficionados curious to see how Wright handles genuine scares, and Anya Taylor-Joy stans. After premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival to mostly positive reviews (including /Film’s, which you can read here), we have only a few more weeks to wait before experiencing the twists and turns of Wright’s latest ourselves.
Until then, we’re still getting more compelling images and teasing quotes that hint at what lies ahead. Check out all the details below, including an interesting nugget regarding Anya Taylor-Joy’s original role in the film.
Until then, we’re still getting more compelling images and teasing quotes that hint at what lies ahead. Check out all the details below, including an interesting nugget regarding Anya Taylor-Joy’s original role in the film.
Last Night in Soho
It’s oddly fitting that the close dynamic between Eloise and Sandie in the body-swap narrative would also be represented in the actual casting process itself, but it’s hard to argue with Wright’s description of Joy when considering just how naturally she fits in as a singer who commands attention with ease. That’s not to say McKenzie didn’t put in the work when it came to portraying Eloise, however; McKenzie herself takes note of the amount of research she put into the role.
“Anya is such a chameleon. There’s what she’s like on film, and then also what she’s like when you see her in a fashion spread or on a red carpet.”
Total Film has more exclusive images from the film, but in the meantime you can read the five main takeaways that /Film’s Chris Evangelista had from watching a screening at the recent Toronto International Film Festival. The rest of us have to wait until “Last Night in Soho” releases on October 29, 2021.
“I was constantly listening to the film’s playlist, and when I was still in Wellington, I spent a lot of time with one of the head teachers at the fashion school. She taught me how to sew, and how to sketch different designs. I made a couple of clothing items, and did a lot of drawing in my Ellie notebook.”
