The actor portrays aspiring singer Sandie in Edgar Wright’s new film « Last Night in Soho », which follows a fashion student and her visions of the past.
Not every actor can sing; Rami Malek’s vocals were mixed with Freddie Mercury and impersonator Marc Martel in Bohemian Rhapsody for example, and let’s not even go into Russell Crowe’s singing in Les Miserables. Anya Taylor-Joy was tasked with performing in Last Night in Soho, where she takes on the role of aspiring singer Sandie. In the psychological thriller, directed by Edgar Wright, the Queen’s Gambit star features in a scene where her character does a rendition of « Downtown » by Petula Clark for Matt Smith’s Jack. The scene has no music to accompany Taylor-Joy as she sings A Capella on stage, auditioning for Jack and a club owner in the hopes of bagging a regular gig at the venue.
