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EXCLUSIVE: Joe Lynch, whose directing credits include _Knights Of Badassdom_, Salma Hayek’s _Everly _and most recently the SXSW Midnighters thriller _Mayhem_ starring Steven Yuen, has landed
his next gig. He has been tapped to direct _Taste_, a horror pic penned by David Cohen. Erin Eggers, Chase Hudson and Matthew Porter of newbie production outfit Penchant Entertainment will
produce with Cohen, whose writing credits include the Luke Evans-starrer _No One Lives_ and the Black List script_ Subject Zero_. The pic, which qualified for the California tax credit, will
shoot in Los Angeles this summer. The plot: When a young chef-on-the-rise is invited to cook for a revered master’s private supper club, what at first seems like a career-launching
opportunity soon turns deadly with the discovery that she and her husband are at risk of becoming dinner themselves. “I’ve been dying to direct something darker in the genre and when I read
David’s script, which had a fantastic take on the current foodie/haute cuisine culture, I was pretty much salivating, pun intended,” Lynch said. “I’m thrilled to be working with Penchant to
bring this fantastically twisted and exciting tale to life and make people rethink what’s for dinner.” WATCH ON DEADLINE Penchant’s slate includes the Eric Heisserer and Zach Crawly TV
project _The Scrawl_ and movie _The Mean Tide_ being directed by Shana Betz. Lynch, whose _Mayhem_ was picked up by RLJ Entertainment and AMC Networks’ Shudder at Cannes, is repped by
Paradigm and Anonymous Content. Cohen is with Gersh and Plattform.