Alexander Payne No Longer Directing Horror-Comedy ‘The Menu’; Mark Mylod Taking Over
by John SquiresOscar-winner Alexander Payne (Sideways, Nebraska) had recently been attached to direct horror-comedy The Menu, with Emma Stone on board to star. Those plans have changed.
Variety reports this week that both Payne and Stone are off the project, and “Succession” director Mark Mylod is now in talks to direct. A cast has not yet been put into place.
The film, penned by Will Tracy and Seth Reiss, “focuses on a young couple who visits an exclusive destination restaurant on a remote island where the acclaimed chef has prepared a lavish tasting menu, along with some shocking surprise.”
It’s being described as “a darkly comedic psychological thriller.”
Adam McKay (The Big Short) is producing The Menu for Searchlight.