'The White Lotus'' Will Sharpe to direct Japanese Breakfast's 'Crying In H Mart'

‘The White Lotus’ Star Will Sharpe Is Set to Direct ‘Crying in H Mart’

Filmmaker and 'White Lotus' star Will Sharpe will direct 'Crying in H Mart,' based on Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner’s beloved memoir

The White Lotus Star Will Sharpe to Direct Crying in H Mart Film Adaptation: It Felt Very Familiar to Me'

On Monday, MGM's Orion Pictures shares exclusively with PEOPLE that 'The White Lotus' actor Will Sharpe will direct the film adaptation of Japanese Breakfast musician Michelle Zauner's 2021 memoir 'Crying in H Mart'

'The White Lotus'' Will Sharpe to direct Japanese Breakfast's 'Crying In H Mart'

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner has announced that the film adaptation of her memoir, Crying In H Mart, will be directed by Will Sharpe.

The White Lotus Star Will Sharpe to Direct Crying in H Mart

Will Sharpe will direct ‘Crying in H Mart,’ the upcoming adaptation of Michelle Zauner’s memoir of the same name. The project was first announced in 2021. Zauner, who leads the band Japanese Breakfast, will write the script.

'White Lotus' Star Will Sharpe To Direct 'Crying In H Mart' Film Adaptation

Sharpe, who is British and Japanese, said musician Japanese Breakfast’s moving memoir about biracial identity and grief “felt very familiar to me."

White Lotus star to direct Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart movie

The White Lotus star Will Sharpe will serve as the director of Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart movie. Learn all about it here.