'The Founder' trivia and fun facts

The Coen Brothers

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen liked the script very much and wanted to direct the film, but they had to turned down because of schedule conflicts with 'Hail, Caesar!'.

Learning piano

Michael Keaton took up piano lessons in preparation for the movie after discovering the real Ray Kroc liked to play piano.

Best unmade script

The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2014 Black List; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

Build from scratch

The McDonald's restaurants depicted were built from scratch in parking lots, as the crew was unable to locate suitable existing restaurants in locations which matched the desired look of the film.

Ice cream for everyone

Feeling generous after a long day of filming, Michael Keaton rented two ice cream trucks for the film crew after he saw them exhausted.