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In the satirical thriller "The Menu," which is set in the realm of gourmet dining, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult are served a dinner to die for.

Margot and Tyler, a young couple who are whisked away to a remote private island where the upscale dining establishment "Hawthorne" is located, are portrayed by the "Queen's Gambit" and "X-Men" actors. The island is home to numerous vegetable patches, farm animals, beehives, and live-in staff dormitories.

The two are among a limited group of 12 people who spent a significant sum to dine at the establishment owned by renowned American chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes).

Slowik and his crew of robot-like pros have secretly created a special lunch with some surprise components just for his wealthy guests. However, Margot's appearance seems to ruin Slowik's creation.

The wealthy guests, their ostentatious fine dining experience, and the celebrity chef phenomena are all made fun of in the film, which is why Slowik has become hopeless and disheartened.

"This story for me is about privilege for privileges' sake or pretentiousness for pretentiousness' sake," Taylor-Joy told Reuters at the film's London premiere on Wednesday.

"If you're not enjoying yourself and if you're not enjoying life, then what are you really doing? I think a lot of these characters are insatiable and it's definitely a dark satire on that topic."

To assure realism, the movie's director, Mark Mylod, of "Succession" and "Game of Thrones" fame, hired top chefs.

"We worked with Dominique Crenn, she has three Michelin stars and is literally a world-class chef...we worked with David Gelp, who was the creator of 'Chef's Table' and came in to do some great food porn shots for us," he said.

Some of the cast members were motivated to start cooking by Crenn and Gelp.

"I wasn't really a foodie before this. I got more into it having watched those things and learnt more about it. And when I'm not shooting, I do like to cook and I've just recently got into baking a little bit," said Hoult.