The cult-favorite comic book series Chew may finally be making its way to screens in a serious way. According to Bleeding Cool News, one of the comic's co-creators posted a casting tease referencing both Randall Park and John Krasinski, strongly suggesting that real conversations about the adaptation are underway.
Why Chew Fans Should Be Paying Attention
For the uninitiated, Chew is one of the most inventive comic book series of the past two decades — a food-obsessed crime thriller about FDA agent Tony Chu, a "cibopath" who gets psychic impressions from everything he eats. It's weird, it's funny, it's surprisingly emotional, and it has been crying out for an adaptation for years. A casting tease from someone with insider knowledge of the project is the kind of signal that separates genuine development buzz from wishful thinking.
The mention of both Park and Krasinski in the same breath is intriguing — are they being compared for the same role? Considered for different parts? Tony Chu is the obvious focal point, but Chew has a rich ensemble that includes the enormous, larger-than-life Mason Savoy and a whole FDA division worth of colorful characters. Any adaptation worth its salt is going to need serious casting across the board.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been building out dream casts for Chew for a while now, and there are a few different visions of what this adaptation could look like.
Over at the Chew fan cast story, Mike Moh has emerged as the top fan pick for Tony Chu — an inspired choice, given Moh's ability to anchor both action and heart in a role. The story also has fans weighing in on the production side, with Ben Affleck picked as director and Alan Silvestri tapped as composer, which would give the adaptation a genuinely cinematic scale.
Meanwhile, the Chew story — which covers 17 roles and is the most expansive fan cast on the platform — has Jason Statham pegged for Mason Savoy, which is honestly kind of perfect. Savoy is a physically imposing, morally complicated gourmand, and Statham has the screen presence to make that role sing. That story is wide open for more votes across its full roster of characters, making it the place to be if you want to shape the fan consensus right now.