The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy is in negotiations to join Ralph Fiennes in The Menu, a “darkly comedic psychological thriller” set up at Searchlight.
As per Deadline, the film is “set in the world of eccentric culinary culture, centering on a young couple who visit an exclusive restaurant on a remote island where an acclaimed chef (Fiennes) has prepared a lavish tasting menu.”
Mark Mylod (Succession) is directing The Menu from a script by Will Tracy and Seth Reiss, while Adam McKay (The Big Short) produces through his Hyperobject Industries banner.
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Taylor-Joy has been enjoying a meteoric rise in recent times, and has several high profile projects on the horizon including Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, Robert Eggers’ The Northman, and George Miller’s Mad Max: Furiosa.
