Filming Begins on Edgar Wright’s New Movie as First Logo Is Revealed

At long last,Edgar Wrightis behind the camera on a brand new movie. Granted, it’s only been two years sinceBaby Driver, but given that Wright is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today, it’s hard not to be a little impatient. Wright took to Twitter and Instagram to share snaps of the first day of filming on his new filmLast Night in Soho, which is described as a psychological thriller, and the film’s first logo/promo poster has also been unveiled.

Wright co-wrote the original script alongsideKrysty Wilson-Cairns, who wrote on the final season ofPenny Dreadfuland also pennedSam Mendes’ upcoming WWI film1917. Plot details forLast Night in Sohoare firmly under wraps, but Wrightpreviously citedDon’t Look NowandRepulsionas influences and expressed his desire to make a movie about central London:

“I realized I had never made a film about central London—specifically Soho, somewhere I’ve spent a huge amount of time in the last 25 years. WithHot FuzzandShaun of the Deadyou make movies about places you’ve lived in. This movie is about the London I’ve existed in.”

SplitandThe WitchstarAnya Taylor-Joyleads the cast, withMatt Smithand newcomerThomasin McKenzieserving as the only other confirmed cast members at the moment. McKenzie’s involvement is particularly exciting, as she’s positively stunning inDebra Granik’s 2018 dramaLeave No Trace.

Another point of interest onLast Night in Sohois that it marks Wright’s first time working with cinematographerChung-hoon Chung, who famously shotPark Chan-wook’s gorgeous films likeOldboy,Stoker, and the masterfulThe Handmaiden. He also shotAndy Muschietti’sITand recently handled DP duties on the upcoming sequelZombieland: Double Tap. Chung’s use of blacks and reds in particular are striking, and ifLast Night in Sohois indeed something of a horror movie, he sounds like a swell fit—especially with a filmmaker as meticulous and specific in his shot composition as Wright. But it’s also aslightbummer, as I’m a huge fan ofBill Pope, who shot Wright’s last three films,Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,The World’s End, andBaby Driver.

We’ll no doubt hear Night in Sohosoon, but for now check out the film’s official (but perhaps tentative) logo below via Big Talk Productions’Rachel Prior, followed by Wright’s own teases.