Here is a project that we have no reservations about. A24 have created “Tony”, a Biopic about the life of celebrity chef and documentary Anthony Bourdainit will start Dominic SessaBest known as Breakout -Star by “The Holdovers” from Alexander Payne, as well as Antonio BanderasAn individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
Matt Johnson, who directed ”Blackberries“Will direct film Based on a script by Todd Bartels and Lou Howe. The production will start on “Tony” next month.
The log line is under cover, but sources say that the film takes place during the summer of 1976, when a young Anthony Bourdain has a life -changing summer in Provincetown. No word about who Banderas portrays in the movie.
Trevor White and Tim White on behalf of their constellation entertainment produces “Tony.” The duo is known for “The Post” and “King Richard”, and they have previously collaborated with A24 on “Eternity” with Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, Da’vine Joy Randolph and Callum Turner. In addition, Johnson and Matthew Miller produce through their Zapprud Films Banner.
Chris Stinson, Amy Greene, Lou Howe, Todd Bartels and Emily Rose will produce the project. Kimberly Witherspoon, which represents Bourdain’s property, will also be executive products.
Bourdain, after cooking in Manhattan as an executive chef throughout the 80s, became a celebrity overnight thanks to his best seller “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.” Bourdain spilled the secrets of life inside the kitchen, and he had a down -to -earth, no nonsense honesty about food. During the 2000s And the 2010s he became iconic as a convincing word smith when he described his enthusiasm for simple entertainment, including everything from world-class sushi to scrambled eggs to in-n-out. Bourdain died tragically with suicide in 2018, and a documentary was made on his life by Morgan Neville, “Roadrunner” from 2021.
Sessa debuted in “The Holdovers”, and held her own with Paul Giamatti and blinked his character’s intellect, sarcasm and pathos. Then he will be shown in a movie called “Tow” together with Rose Byrne, in Michael Showalter’s holiday comedy “Oh what. Fun.” And in “Now you see me 3.”
Johnson also directed “Nirvanna: The Band the Show the Movie” which premiered at SXSW and is released by neon.
Johnson is represented by CAA and Chris Spicer at Akin Gump; Sessa is represented by Caa, Untitled, and Steve Warren in Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Miller is represented by CAA and Chris Spicer at Akin Gump.
Deadline first reported the news.
