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Nov 21, 2013 · The Russian production company Fetosov-Teterin Films has partnered with Aldamisa International on “Chef,” a new film starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson. A-list...
Jan 17, 2016 · Teterin Films (formerly Fetisov Teterin Films) is also known for a heavily criticized cinema chain project for smaller cities. Viy is Russia’s fourth-highest-grossing movie of all time,...
Oleg Teterin. Producer: Chef. Known for co producing Jon Favreau's "Chef" with Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr., Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo. In 2018 founded one of the biggest AI powered longevity biotech companies in US "Logevity InTime". Adviser to Rupert Murdoch's News Outddor acquisition deal.
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Miami-born Carl Casper is the head chef of Gauloises in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Although popular with his kitchen staff and hostess Molly, he clashes with the restaurant's owner, Riva, who wants him to stick to the same menu of classical cuisine rather than innovative dishes. Carl also has a strained relationship with his rich ex-wife, Inez, and th...
Development
Jon Favreau; the writer, director, and star of Chef; wrote the film's script in about two weeks. He had long wanted to make a film about food and chefs, and felt that the subject was suited to a small-scale independent film rather than a big-budget production. He cited Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Eat Drink Man Woman, and Big Nightas inspirations for creating a food-centric film. The script was semi-autobiographical, incorporating parts of Favreau's life into the main character, such as being a fath...
Casting
In addition to Favreau, the first actors cast in main roles were Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo and Bobby Cannavale. To prepare for his role as Martin the line cook, Leguizamo spent time working as an actual line cook at The Lion in the West Village. It was announced that Robert Downey Jr.—whom Favreau had previously directed in two Iron Man films—had joined the cast in May 2013. Scarlett Johansson and Dustin Hoffman were cast later that month. Favreau felt the casting was one of the film'...
Filming
Principal photography of the film began in July 2013 in Los Angeles. Subsequent filming took place in Miami, Austin and New Orleans—cities that Favreau chose to work into the story because they all "possess a rich food and music culture". Filming locations in Miami included the Versailles restaurant, the Fontainebleau Hotel, and the Cuban restaurant Hoy Como Ayer in Little Havana. In New Orleans, some scenes were filmed at Café du Monde in the city's French Quarter. In Austin, filming locatio...
Milan Records released a Chef soundtrack on May 6, 2014, three days before the film's release. The soundtrack is a combination of Latin jazz, New Orleans jazz and blues, which serve as background to the storyline as it moves through Miami, New Orleans and Austin, respectively. The film's music was chosen by music supervisor Mathieu Schreyer, while ...
Chef premiered on March 7, 2014, at South by Southwest, where it was the opening film of the festival and was attended by Favreau, Leguizamo, Anthony, and Platt. It was subsequently screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in April.On August 19, Open Road Films announced to re-release the film nationally on August 29 for a Labor Day weekend, which wou...
In 2019, Favreau and Choi released a documentary television spin-off on Netflix, The Chef Show, that sees Jon Favreau and Roy Choi, "experiment with their favorite recipes and techniques, baking, cooking, exploring and collaborating with some bold-face names in the entertainment and culinary world".A second season was released in 2020.
In 2017, the film was remade into an Indian comedy-drama, also titled Chef, by Raja Krishna Menon, featuring Saif Ali Khan and Padmapriya Janakiramanin the lead roles.
Chef at IMDbChef at Box Office MojoChef at Rotten Tomatoes- $46 million
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Fetisov-Teterin Films is an official advertising dealer for the Moscow metro. He has produced Some Like it Cold (a comedy timed to coincide with the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014) and Chef, a comedy starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Favreau and John Leguizamo, co-produced with Aldamisa.
Mar 8, 2014 · Written and directed by Jon Favreau, who also stars as a professionally frustrated chef who earns a second helping of happiness while operating a food truck, this amiably rambling dramedy will play...
Apr 28, 2014 · Production companies: Open Road Films, Aldamisa Entertainment, Kilburn Media, Fetisov Teterin Films, Fairview Entertainment. International sales: Aldamisa Entertainment...
