‘Tony’ Trailer: Dominic Sessa Stars as Young Anthony Bourdain in A24 Biopic
Dominic Sessa plays the late chef at 19 as the film traces his rise from troubled writer to restaurant life and substance use.
- On Tuesday, May 5, A24 released the trailer for 'Tony,' a coming-of-age biopic featuring actor Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain.
- Set in mid-1970s Provincetown, Massachusetts, the film dramatizes Bourdain's formative years as a writer, drawing from his bestselling memoir 'Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.'
- Directed by Matt Johnson, the film features Antonio Banderas as a skeptical restaurant owner, alongside cast members Emilia Jones, Stavros Halkias, and Leo Woodall.
- Sessa portrays Bourdain as an aspiring writer initially rejecting kitchen life, until his experiences working under Banderas begin to 'shape the course of his life,' according to the film's logline.
- The film arrives nearly eight years after Bourdain's June 8, 2018 death, following the 2021 biographical documentary 'Roadrunner' that previously explored his complex culinary legacy.
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Anthony Bourdain was much more than a chef: he was an authentic cultural rockstar. Writer and documentaryist, redefined the classic figure of the cook, breaking schemes and consolidating himself as an influential voice within popular culture. That is why his death in 2018 left no one indifferent. Eight years later, his legacy returns to the center of the conversation with the arrival of a biopic that explores his early years, whose first trailer…
'Tony' trailer: Dominic Sessa plays Anthony Bourdain
A24 is bringing Anthony Bourdain back to theaters with the coming-of-age drama, Tony. It's hard to believe it's been nearly eight years since the death of Anthony Bourdain. The outspoken American chef made a massive imprint on the world, not only through his love of food but also his work as an author and documentarian. He shared cuisine, curiosity, and culture from all over the world through his rich and riveting docu-series like No Reservation…
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