Shamilla Miller serves a “dinner for death for” in New Look on the delicious thriller [Exclusive]

Introduction to a Thrilling New Movie

With a fantastic festival less than a month from its 20th anniversary, director Diana Mills-Smith has a delicious new thriller for the occasion that comes from South Africa. The feature debut, Dinner to Die For, will do its world premiere at the United States’ largest genre film festival and offer a curvy three-course menu that quickly becomes very chaotic.

The Plot of Dinner to Die For

Dinner to Die For follows two enthusiasts of true crime, Hannah (Shamilla Miller) and her friend Evan (Steven John Ward). During the day, Hannah is a culinary photographer who takes pictures of author cooking books and similar projects. One night, while the couple enjoys a few gruesome stories about dinner and wine, Evan suggests they shake things up by playing their own killer scenario. A girl next door includes his proposed idea and a killer meal, which is fun until it becomes a bit too real and very messy. Suddenly the cozy scenario turns into a tense thriller for deception and confrontation, while the night unfolds and the truth takes place.

The Cast and Crew

Mills-Smith had only three actors to work with for her first feature, but that was more than enough for the close, controlled story she wanted to tell. Miller brought a résumé to the table that contained the selection of the 2022 International Film Festival from 2022, The Umbrella Men. Ward, on the other hand, could be known from Netflix’s live-action A Piece adaptation, where he played the strongest swordsman in the world, Dracule Mihawk, in season 1. Nina Erasmus, who previously had a small turn in Netflix’s carefree musical Rome com comment Little Big Mouth, plays the girl next door in Evan’s story, Blaire, who starts in the trailer as a customer before triggering a little more with Hannah, which ultimately leads to serious difficulties and an apparently innocent meal that may hide something scary.

Contribution to the Fantastic Fest Lineup

‘Dinner to Die For’ Adds to a Deep Fantastic Festival Thriller Lineup

The goal of the fantastic festival every year is always to highlight the best in genre filmmaking and to collect on aspiring creative and established voices alike. This year, Dinner to Die For will join a deep selection of thrillers that keep spectators on the edge of their seats, all with very different ideas. Among them are dark comedic thrillers, such as Honey Bunch with Jason Isaacs, as well as Theater is Dead and Bog, a survival thriller experience that offers a family in the Hollywood Hills, including Justin Long and Kate Bosworth, to fight for her life against an exhausting pack.

Premiere and Festival Details

Dinner to Die For makes its world premiere at the Fantastic Fest, which runs from September 18 to 25 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas. Take a look at the exclusive picture above and stay up to date with Collider, while presenting 20 pictures over 20 days before the annual event. The official website of the festival also has a complete guide for all films debuting this year.