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The "Queen's Gambit" and "X-Men" stars play
Margot and Tyler, a young couple who gets whisked a way to a
remote private island hosting the exclusive gastronomic
establishment "Hawthorne" and its many vegetable patches, farm
animals, beehives and live-in staff dormitories.
The two are part of a select group of 12 who have paid a small
fortune to dine at the restaurant run by the celebrated American
chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes).
Unbeknownst to his wealthy guests, Slowik and his team of
robot-like professionals have planned a one-off menu with some
unexpected ingredients especially for them. But the arrival of
Margot seems to sour Slowik's concoction.
The movie pokes fun at its moneyed guests, their ostentatious
fine dining experience and the celebrity chef phenomenon, all of
which have driven Slowik to despair and disillusionment.
"This story for me is about privilege for privileges' sake or
pretentiousness for pretentiousness' sake," Taylor-Joy told
Reuters at the film's London premiere on Wednesday.
"If you're not enjoying yourself and if you're not enjoying
life, then what are you really doing? I think a lot of these
characters are insatiable and it's definitely a dark satire on
that topic."
The film's director, Mark Mylod, of "Succession" and "Game of
Thrones" fame, brought in top chefs to ensure authenticity.
"We worked with Dominique Crenn, she has three Michelin stars
and is literally a world-class chef...we worked with David Gelp,
who was the creator of 'Chef's Table' and came in to do some
great food porn shots for us," he said.
In addition, Crenn and Gelp inspired some of the cast to get
cooking, too.
"I wasn't really a foodie before this. I got more into it having
watched those things and learnt more about it. And when I'm not
shooting, I do like to cook and I've just recently got into
baking a little bit," said Hoult.
"The Menu", which also stars John Leguizamo as a Hollywood star
of yesteryear, Janet McTeer as a snobby food critic and Hong
Chau as the restaurant's unwavering maitre d', is out in cinemas
globally from Nov. 17.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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