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Matthew Rhys Is Bradley Cooper’s Culinary Rival

THE AMERICANS – In Control – Episode 4 (Airs Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 pm e/p) – Pictured: (L-R) Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings – CR: Craig Blankenhorn/FX Photo: Getty Images

The Americans star Matthew Rhys has joined the cast of the Weinstein Company’s culinary movie (which is untitled, after Jon Favreau’s Chef came out and stole its thunder), starring Bradley Cooper as a bad-boy chef trying for his third Michelin star, with Rhys playing his nemesis. As far as we know the film is set in the present day, although we would pay serious money to see these two competing in some sort of ‘80s hair-off.

Matthew Rhys Is Bradley Cooper’s Culinary Rival