Too many cooks in the kitchen? Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. There are currently two films heading into production called “Chef” and it’s become a bit of a problem and lawyers are getting involved but while that’s happening, casting is underway on both.
The first one we heard about was written by Steve Knight and will be directed by John Wells and stars Bradley Cooper as a disgraced Parisian chef who sobers up and returns to the scene to try to redeem his reputation with a new restaurant. Omar Sy is also linked to the project, and Deadline reports Michelle Williams and Marion Cotillard have come up as potential female leads.
The other “Chef”, a more comedic take on the same genre to be directed by Jon Favreau, was also written by Favreau and stars Favreau as another disgraced chef who stages a comeback, only he does it by opening up a food truck. Robert Downe, Jr. recently agreed to co-star and the project just got even more “Iron Man”-y with the addition of Scarlett Johansson, according to THR.
It’s likely both films will see audiences, but only one will be called “Chef” when they do. Which will it be?









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