Jon Favreau is best known as a director for Elf, Iron Man and Cowboys & Aliens, but he started out in the indie arena with Made, in which he starred with Vince Vaughn. Now he’s hoping to go back to independent film with Chef.
Variety reports that he’s is now in talks with financiers to write, direct and star in Chef. No plot details have been released, but Favreau came up with the idea himself, which is about an ’emotional chef’, played by the director, who is doing his very best to run his Los Angeles-based restaurant.
Favreau hasn’t completely given up on big budget films, as he’s still developing the likes of Magic Kingdom for Disney, but he’s hoping to slot in Chef as well, although there’s no news on when it might shoot.