VIDEO Bradley Cooper is a crazy chef in Burnt

According to the trailer for Burnt, cheffing is a most dramatic business.

VIDEO Bradley Cooper is a crazy chef in Burnt

Observe.

So it's like a sports movie, but the prize is a Michelin star, or a third star in the case of Bradley Cooper's Adam Jones. Which is a terrible character name in our humble opinion. The film is written by the generally inventive Steven Knight (Locke, Hummingbird) and is directed by John Wells, who recently helmed August: Osage County and was a writer and showrunner on The West Wing back in the day.

There's a decent supporting cast including Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Daniel Bruhl, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson and the ever popular Alicia Vikander. That Irish accent you're hearing is from Sam Keeley - who is thankfully actually Irish and has turned up in What Richard Did and the upcoming In the Heart of the Sea.

Burnt is in cinemas in November. Will it be another Oscar nod for Cooper? Nah...

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