• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Anya Taylor-Joy claims cooking is pointless because we have takeaways

Home> Celebrity

Updated 14:09 16 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 14:10 16 Nov 2022 GMT

Anya Taylor-Joy claims cooking is pointless because we have takeaways

The star of the food-themed dark comedy-horror film The Menu confessed she’s a complete novice when it comes to whipping up meals

Gregory Robinson

Gregory Robinson

Anya Taylor-Joy is apparently not too keen on cooking.

The star of the food-themed dark comedy-horror film The Menu confessed she’s a complete novice when it comes to whipping up meals in the kitchen at the movie’s premiere in New York.

It turns out she’s capable of boiling water but don’t expect a three-course meal from the Queen’s Gambit star let alone any appearances on Come Dine With Me.

Advert

“It’s just more that it doesn’t really interest me,” the 26-year-old actor told Page Six. “I’m not going to lie to you. I feel like we have delivery, we have take out.”

That’s the most relatable thing we’ve ever heard a Hollywood star say.

Anya Taylor-Joy does not enjoy cooking.
Newscom / Alamy Stock Photo

On the other hand, Taylor-Joy’s co-star Nicholas Hoult said he’s slightly better in the kitchen but he’s not exactly a foodie.

Advert

“I’m reasonable, I can follow a recipe,” the Warm Bodies star confessed.

The pair’s new film stars Taylor-Joy and Hoult as a dysfunctional couple who travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant run by a well-known and extremely divisive celebrity chef. Little do they know the chef and his restaurant are filled with grizzly surprises as their date turns into a night of terror.

The other guests at Hawthorn include three tech bros, an older wealthy couple and repeat clients, a renowned restaurant critic and her slavish magazine editor plus a famous middle-aged movie star and his assistant.

The evening unfolds with lots of tension as the courses are served and devoured by the guests and a few secrets are spilt, too.

Advert

Slowik’s presentation of the menu also spooks his guests as it becomes abundantly clear something is awry.

Taylor-Joy stars in The Menu.
Searchlight Pictures

Taylor-Joy and Hoult star alongside Ralph Fiennes as Julian Slowik, the gruesome chef and Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Reed Birney, Paul Adelstein, Aimee Carrero, Arturo Castro, Rob Yang and Mark St. Cyr

The film was directed by Mark Mylod, the British television and film director who is best known for his work on the critically acclaimed series Succession and Shameless.

Advert

The Menu premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and was met with acclaim.

It has a 90 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the website's consensus reading: "While its social commentary relies on basic ingredients, The Menu serves up black comedy with plenty of flavour."

The Menu is out in cinemas on Friday, 18 November.

Featured Image Credit: Sipa US / Alamy Stock Photo/Searchlight Pictures

Topics: Celebrity, Food and Drink

Gregory Robinson
Gregory Robinson

Gregory is a journalist for UNILAD. After graduating with a master's degree in journalism, he has worked for both print and online publications and is particularly interested in TV, (pop) music and lifestyle. He loves Madonna, teen dramas from the '90s and prefers tea over coffee.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

20 hours ago
22 hours ago
a day ago
  • 20 hours ago

    Harry Potter actor makes appearance at JK Rowling's stage show amid her ongoing feud with co-stars

    Many Harry Potter stars have distanced themselves from JK Rowling amid her comments on the trans community

    Celebrity
  • 22 hours ago

    Brad Pitt and ex Angelina Jolie's legal battle takes a major turn as he makes fresh new demand

    The A-list actors might be divorced, but their legal battle is far from over

    Celebrity
  • 22 hours ago

    Akon’s $6,000,000,000 futuristic 'crypto city' is abandoned after 7 years

    The music star would've had its residents using his own cryptocurrency

    Celebrity
  • a day ago

    Disturbing final message from Jeffrey Epstein just hours before his death revealed

    Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019

    Celebrity
  • Anya Taylor-Joy's heartbreaking response as reporter asks if she's 'self-conscious' about her eyes
  • Trump announces shocking new tariffs for Brazil that could have a major impact on your morning routine
  • Expert claims being a fussy eater is a 'stable trait' that could be down to your genes
  • Winona Ryder claims to have almost missed out on iconic role because she wasn't 'pretty enough'