The Director Of The Menu Has Finally Addressed A Dark Fan Theory

Horror films come in all shapes and sizes, with the latest offering of 'The Menu' bringing something entirely new to the plate. After all, it takes a special kind of horror movie to have something that could happen to the best of us, often making the stories even more spooktacular than before.

Of course, like so many other films on the market, there have been plenty of theories about what it could all mean, especially when it comes to the ending of it all. Now, the director of 'The Menu' has finally addressed a dark fan theory that's taken the internet by storm.

The Menu follows a dark story of a dangerous restaurant

Nicholas Hoult was back at it again when 'The Menu' hit our screen as the legendary actor starred alongside Anya Taylor-Joy in one of the latest big screen horrors. The movie hit the big screen at the end of 2022 and instantly won over millions of fans as it tells the story of a dangerous restaurant. Margot (played by Anya) and Tyler (played by Nicholas) are a young couple who head to an up-scale restaurant run by famous chef Julian Slowik (played by Ralph Fiennes.) However, it doesn't take long for people to realize that Julian has a pretty sinister plan in mind, as he wants to end the lives of his guests, staff, and himself through his food.

The ending of The Menu left people with questions

The entirety of 'The Menu' has people on the edge of their seats, but it's the ending that's gotten so many people talking in the weeks since its release. Margot concocts a plan to ask Julian for a cheeseburger in a nod to his former life as a fast-food worker. However, she wants it "to go." The chef lets Margot leave with her dish, showing the character board a boat as the restaurant goes up in flames behind her. The twist? Margot bites into the burger as she flees to safety, with many wondering if she managed to survive past the final moments of the movie.

Mark Mylod has addressed rumors that Margot lost her life

Fans initially thought Margot had survived because she is seen heading off on a boat, but a dark fan theory circulating about 'The Menu' states that she might have actually lost her life after all. Think about it; she eats a burger made by Julian - the chef who planned to end everyone's lives through his food. What's to say he didn't poison the burger, too? Director Max Mylod has since addressed the rumors, claiming the reason Julian let Margot go wasn't that he knew the burger would end her life anyway. While Mylod is glad people have interpreted the movie in their own way, he says that Margot did survive. In fact, there were several alternative ideas for the ending, but they settled on one that is the ultimate victory for Margot as she sails to safety.

Nicholas Hoult originally had no idea how the movie would end

While it's Margot's ending that's gotten so many people talking about 'The Menu,' Nicholas Hoult has also had a lot to say about it all. The star admitted to Digital Spy that he initially had no idea how 'The Menu' would even end, claiming he wasn't "smart enough" to see where the story was going when he first read the script. It wasn't until Nicholas got to the end that things started to fall into place, admitting "this all makes sense" at last.

The director of 'The Menu' has finally addressed a dark fan theory, and it seems that it might be just that: a theory. While it adds several more layers to the story if Margot was to lose her life after eating the burger, we instead get the satisfaction that she's the one who got away in the end.