Nicholas Hoult has said that he was surprised by the unexpected twists in his new movie The Menu.
Starring alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes, the new black comedy horror film follows Taylor-Joy and Hoult as young couple Margot and Tyler who travel to a restaurant on a remote island where Fiennes' chef has some sinister surprises in store.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Hoult said that the script kept him guessing and that he had no idea how the film was going to end.
Related: The Menu review: A delicious feast of sharp humour and dark surprises
"I'm not smart enough to see at all where it was going, I was really enjoying the ride," Hoult revealed, adding that the many twists and turns eventually made sense.
"I was like: 'What is this?' and then, that was really fun – getting to the end and I was like: 'Ah, I didn't see any of that, this all makes sense.'"
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After reading the script for the first time, the X-Men star said he went back through it to see if there were any hidden clues.
"Going back and reading again, piecing together little tidbits of information in the moment, where [I was] like: 'Oh, that makes sense.'"
Related: Anya Taylor-Joy's new movie The Menu gets strong first reviews
Hoult said that he hopes that people watching the film for the first time have a similar experience, adding that the best way to watch it is without knowing too much about it ahead of time.
"So hopefully that's the experience people have watching the film," he said of the twists, adding: "I think it is good to go into it without too much prior knowledge if possible."
If, however, you do want to know a little more about The Menu, you can read our spoiler free review here, which describes the movie as "a darkly funny, often shocking and unique black comedy that constantly keeps you on edge".
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