Last Night in Soho Trivia | 54 facts about the new film

“Last Night in Soho” is a new psychological horror film by Edgar Wright. In the film stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new film.

1. Last Night in Soho is a 2021 British psychological horror film
2. It is directed by Edgar Wright
3. With a screenplay by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns
4. From a story by Wright
5. The film stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg and Terence Stamp
6. The film marks the final film appearances of Rigg and Margaret Nolan
7. They both died in 2020
8. Last Night in Soho had its premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2021
9. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on 29 October 2021 by Universal Pictures and Focus Features
10. It received generally positive reviews from critics
11. Critics praised the production design, cinematography and performances
12. Though the screenplay received some criticism
13. In January 2019, Edgar Wright said he would next work on a London-set psychological horror film co-written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns
14. The film is said to be inspired by British horror films such as Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion
15. Wth Wright mentioning the use of time travel
16. Last Night in Soho was originally titled Red Light Area and then The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
17. The title originates from a 1968 hit single by the English pop band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and a conversation Wright had with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino
18. Originally, Wright wanted the 1960’s scenes to have no dialogue or only be accompanied by music, “that they should be like dreams”
19. Wilson-Cairns suggested the character of Sandie have dialogue, saying: “We have to fall in love with Sandie. And I think it’s difficult to fall in love with Sandie if she doesn’t say anything”
20. Wright became aware of Anya Taylor-Joy when he served as a member of the U.S. Dramatic Jury at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where The Witch premiered
21. He met Taylor-Joy in Los Angeles shortly afterward, at which point he pitched her the story for Last Night in Soho
22. He initially had Taylor-Joy in mind for the role of Eloise but later came around to the idea of her playing Sandie, and she agreed after reading a draft of the script
23. Taylor-Joy’s casting was announced in February 2019
24. Thomasin McKenzie and Matt Smith were cast shortly thereafter
25. McKenzie got Wright’s attention with her “naturalistic performance” in the film Leave No Trace
26. Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao and Synnøve Karlsen rounded out the rest of the cast in June
27. Rigg died shortly after production ended, making Last Night in Soho her last film role
28. Wright said that he was filming with Rigg “right up until the end,” describing working with her as “a beautiful experience”
29. It is also the last film appearance of Margaret Nolan, who died in October 2020
30. Filming began on 23 May 2019
31. Production wrapped 30 August 2019
32. Wright posted several photos on his Instagram account showing that additional filming had commenced on 24 June 2020
33. And concluded on 5 August 2020
34. Some of the songs inspired sequences in the film
35. When Wright heard a cover version of “Wade In The Water” by the Graham Bond Organisation, he “would just start imagining that first dream”
36. Cilla Black’s “You’re My World” with its dramatic strings conjured up “the sort of the tone and the mood”
37. Most of the songs selected were from the 1960s
38. Wright also chose 1980’s “Happy House” by Siouxsie and the Banshees, because “the production on that song is incredible” and it fits a “scene in the movie where they are at a student union Halloween dance”
39. Wright also said: “I like songs that become famous in a different realm. Like we use “Got My Mind Set on You” the original by James Ray, which most people know as the George Harrison cover. And a lot of people know “Happy House” because the Weeknd sampled it”
40. Taylor-Joy performed “Downtown” by Petula Clark in the film
41. The soundtrack was released on double vinyl
42. In the United States and Canada, Last Night in Soho was released alongside Antlers and the expansion of The French Dispatch
43. It is projected to gross around $5 million from 3,016 cinemas in its opening weekend
44. The film made $1.9 million on its first day
45. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 73% rating
46. Based on 197 reviews
47. With an average rating of 6.8/10
48. The site states “Although it struggles to maintain its thrilling early momentum, Last Night in Soho shows flashes of Edgar Wright at his most stylish and ambitious.”
49. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100
50. Based on 47 critics
51. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
52. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale
53. While those at PostTrak gave it a 73% positive score
54. With 56% saying they would definitely recommend it