Matt Preston to star in new film: Ingestion

JULIAN SIEBER

Master Chef’s Matt Preston is set to star as himself in the new blockbuster contemporary sci-fi cuisine-thriller: “Ingestion”, likely to be released late next year.

Director Gabriel Walker had this to say about the film’s plot: “in a world where technology exists to enter the human mind though food invasion, a highly skilled chef is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Ingestion.”

Matt Preston, being noticed by the Hollywood director after winning the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent Male, appears very excited to be starring in his first lead role.

“Without giving away the plot too much, I love the part where I have to steal secret information from someone’s mind by cooking a macaroon, inside a macaroon, inside another macaroon.

“Well, yes, at first I was a little skeptical about the script. I thought the characters were a little dry and undercooked, but the thick, creamy and avocado-like nature of the plot kept my interest.”

Despite the delicious promise of this film, Walker has recently come up against a lot of bad press, critics saying it strikes a strong resemblance to another popular blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

“You’re right,” explains Walker. “It is pretty much based on one of his greatest films. Titanic. There’s this one part, where in order to save everyone on this ship, Preston has to cook a fully operational lifeboat with only a capsicum. It’s epic.

“It has some awesome quotes, like for example:

‘Yusuf: Puddings inside puddings are too unstable!’

Or,

‘Preston: The seed we planted in this man’s mind may change everything.

Eames: The apple seed?

Preston: Exactly. It’s time to make apple pie.’

Or my favourite:

‘Preston: I’m just doing what you taught me.

Professor: I never taught you to be a chef.’

“Without giving away the plot, the best part would have to be the ending, where Preston has done all this cool stuff, and then he wakes up and it’s all a dream.”