Oscar winner Alexander Payne, the man behind About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants, and Nebraska, is getting his hands bloody, he is finally making his genre directorial debut with the horror-comedy The Menu.
Empire is reporting that Payne will be directing from the script penned by Will Tracy and Seth Reiss that “ 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.”
As for who will be producing, get this, it’s Will Ferrell and Adam McKay who worked together on Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Other Guys, and Step Brothers. Betsy Koch will also be producing.