Michelle Zauner, the Japanese Breakfast frontwoman and New York Times-bestselling author, has tapped Will Sharpe to direct the film adaptation of her 2021 memoir Crying in H Mart. While Sharpe is perhaps best known in the US as the (initially) mild-mannered Ethan Spiller in HBO hit The White Lotus, he has been recognized with numerous BAFTA nominations for his work as a director in the UK.
Crying in H Mart tackles Zauner’s relationship with her mother and her Korean American identity. Much of the book takes place in Eugene, Oregon, where Zauner grew up and then returned while her mother battled cancer. The Oregon native will adapt the
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