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Antonio Banderas<\/a> will reportedly be appearing in <\/span>Tony<\/strong><\/em>, A24\u2019s upcoming biopic of <\/span>Anthony Bourdain<\/a>, to be directed by Matt Johnson. <\/span>Dominic Sessa<\/a> of <\/span>The Holdover<\/strong><\/em> will be playing the title role, but it\u2019s not yet clear what Banderas\u2019s part will be.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n


The script for Tony<\/strong> <\/em>is being written by Todd Bartels<\/a> and Lou Howe<\/a>. Set in 1976 in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the film describes how the young Bourdain had what Variety<\/em> called a \u201clife-changing\u201d experience that eventually propelled him to travel the worldin search of culinary excellence.

In 1978, Bourdain enrolled in culinary school and became executive chef at the prestigious Brasserie Les Halles in New York City. He recounted many anecdotes of his restaurant career in his 2000 memoir, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly<\/em>\u00a0 In Bourdain died, a suicide, in France and won a posthumous Emmy for No Reservations<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and Parts Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. In the latter film, Bourdain traveled the globe in search of the cultures and cuisines of out-of-the-way places. The series won twelve Primetime Emmy awards out of 31 nominations and also captured a Peabody award in 2013.<\/p>\r\n

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A24 is co-financing and co-producing the movie together with Star Thrower and Zapruder Films. Howe and Bartels will serve as executive producers along with Kimberly Witherspoon, Chris Stinson, Amy Greene, and Emily Rose.

Johnson\u2019s credits include the director\u2019s slot for Blackberry<\/strong><\/em>, The Dirties<\/strong><\/em>, and Avalanche<\/strong><\/em>. His film Nirvana the Band and Show the Movie <\/strong><\/em>was a time-travel mockumentaty that premiered at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival in 2025.\u00a0 It\u2019s been reported that Johnson will be directing Magic: The Gathering<\/strong><\/em> for Legendary Entertainment and Hasbro Entertainment, but nothing has yet been officially confirmed.

A release date for the Tony<\/strong> <\/em>biopic has not yet been announced, though filming is expected to begin within a few weeks.

Check out other articles by Edward.<\/a>

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