Japanese breakfastMichelle Zauner announces an open casting call for the lead role of yes, Michelle Zauner herself the big screen adaptation in his 2021 memoir, Crying at H Mart. With the caption “Who will play Ms Breakfast?,” he posted a call Instagram for a Korean American between the ages of 18 and 25 for the role. See more details at Instagram.
Will Sharpe, who starred in the second season of The White Lotus and directed by Nick Cave The Electric Life of Louis Wainis the set to direct Crying at H Mart. Its casting director is Stranger ThingsCarmen Cuba; no other cast or production details have been revealed. The book, which expanded on a 2018 essay written by Zauner The New Yorker, debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times‘ List of Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers at its publication. Last year, Zauner did PERIODThe annual list of the 100 most influential people.