Michelle Zauner confirmed that the film adaptation of her memoir, Crying in H Mart, is on hold as director Will Sharpe has stepped away from the project, citing issues related to the Hollywood strikes. Zauner indicated that after a year of screenplay development, she remains hopeful the film will eventually be realized. The project, which focuses on Zauner's poignant reflections on her mother’s battle with cancer and her Korean heritage, was initially announced in 2021 with hopes for a soundtrack by her band, Japanese Breakfast.
"There were issues with the Hollywood strikes, and the director stepped away from the project... I still have faith it will get made someday."
"Some of the descriptions of being jet-lagged in your family's kitchen felt very familiar to me."
"Sharpe's sensitivity as a director and an actor, his ability to find humor and grace within the tragedy of the everyday, makes him the perfect director."
"The project was first announced in 2021, when MGM's Orion Pictures snagged the rights to the indie musician's intimate reflections about the loss of her mother."
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