Anthony Bourdain biopic in the works with award season darling Dominic Sessa in talks to star Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Bourdain tragically took his own life in June of 2018 in a French hotel room READ MORE: Anthony Bourdain 'hated who he had become': Biographer By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.
com and Associated Press Published: 00:34 EDT, 13 August 2024 | Updated: 00:34 EDT, 13 August 2024 e-mail View comments A biopic about beloved late chef Anthony Bourdain - titled Tony - is in the works, with actor Dominic Sessa in talks to play him. Insiders told Deadline on Monday that Sessa, 21, who garnered plaudits from critics for his work in last year's The Holdovers, is 'attached to star' in the film from Star Thrower Entertainment, as the renowned film company A24 is also in talks to obtain rights to the movie. Matt Johnson is set to direct the movie, with Lou Howe and Todd Bartels writing the film and a team of producers including executive producer Emily Rose and Star Thrower's Tim and Trevor White, Deadline reported.
The company Star Thrower has past had success with biopics, including the 2021 film King Richard which received a Best Picture Academy Award nomination, with Will Smith collecting honors for Best Actor. It was not immediately clear at which point of Bourdain's life in which the biopic would be set. A biopic about beloved late chef Anthony Bourdain - titled Tony - is in the works, with actor Dominic Sessa in talks to play him.
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