The next feature from Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho, has been delayed another week and will hit theaters Halloween weekend. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie, and Matt Smith, the horror film was shrouded in mystery for quite some time. The only plot details that were given hinted at some sort of time-traveling horror show involving Taylor-Joy and McKenzie's characters. When Last Night in Soho's first trailer was finally released, audiences finally got a better glimpse at what's in store for the highly anticipated film.
McKenzie will play Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer with a sixth sense and an obsession with 60s icon Sandy, played by Taylor-Joy. When Eloise is mysteriously transported back to 1966 London, she finds herself in the body of Sandy and enters into a relationship with Smith's character, Jack. Of course, not everything is as it seems and when you mess with time, the ghosts of the past tend to mess back. It's still unclear how exactly Eloise is traveling back in time and what sort of ghosts are haunting her and now audiences are going to have to wait just a little bit longer before they find out.
Collider reports that Last Night in Soho has been delayed by a week. Wright's film was set to debut on October 22. Now, Last Night in Soho will premiere on Friday, October 29, just in time for Halloween.
With Dune being delayed to Last Night in Soho's former release date, it's clear that Universal and Focus Features wanted to avoid debuting their film on the same day as the sci-fi blockbuster. Coincidentally, the horror film will now land in theaters two days before Halloween, a seemingly perfect switch up. There is one other issue, though: Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited Antlers is set to premiere on October 29. Whether or not the studios want their horror films to go up against each other remains to be seen, but both films are stylistically different enough that it leaves a little bit of wiggle room.
Last Night in Soho may ultimately win out the weekend, though. Not only is Taylor-Joy one of the most exciting actresses working today, but Wright's long-awaited follow-up to 2017's Baby Driver has been years in the making. Like del Toro, Wright has a solid cult following and it's likely that there is some crossover in both director's fandoms. Still, Last Night in Soho will likely fare well at the box office, especially after a year with no major releases. Audiences are clamoring to return to theaters and October will usher in a new slate of exciting horror films that audiences will check out in droves.
Source: Collider