Nick Stahl Stars in a Twisted Chef Thriller ‘What You Wish For’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
April 18, 2024
Source: YouTube
“A bad dish from you and your life will end.” Magnolia Pictures has revealed the official trailer for What You Wish For, an indie thriller from filmmaker Nicholas Tomnay, a follow-up to his first film The Perfect Host. This new one premiered at many genre fests: Fantasia, Fantastic Fest, FrightFest, A Night of Horror, Grimmfest, Celluloid Screams, and Screamfest previously before its upcoming release in theaters this May during the start of the summer. A down-on-his-luck chef with gambling problems flees to a Latin American villa, where he assumes the identity of another skilled chef. “A Hitchcockian, edge-of-your-seat descent into escalating moral compromise with generous servings of dark humour, shock, and surprise.” The title is an obvious riff on the “be careful what you wish for” idiom, as the full synopsis hints that he “soon discovers just what Jack’s been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.” Uh oh. Starring Nick Stahl as Ryan, with Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Penelope Mitchell, Juan Carlos Messier, Ariel Sierra, & Brian Groh. Yeah this looks crazy and unsettling. I dig that final line: “Make the dessert, Jack.”
Here’s the official trailer (+ posters) for Nicholas Tomnay’s What You Wish For, direct from YouTube:
Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack’s able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn’t want to feel envious, yet he can’t help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend’s identity and soon discovers just what Jack’s been doing to maintain the lifestyle that he so desperately craved… What You Wish For is written & directed by indie filmmaker Nicholas Tomnay, making his second feature film after directing The Perfect Host previously, and a few other short films. Produced by Kevin Chinoy, Francesca Silvestri, and Nicholas Tomnay. This initially premiered at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival last year. Magnolia Pictures will debut What You Wish For in select US theaters + on VOD starting May 31st, 2024 this summer. Worth a watch?