The first trailer for Tony has been released.
Tony is an upcoming A24 biopic movie that is based on the life of Anthony Bourdain. It sees Dominic Sessa, known for starring in The Holdovers and Now You See Me 3, play Bourdain, while the cast also includes Emilia Jones, Antonio Banderas, and more.
“A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life,” says the official synopsis.
Check out the Tony trailer below (watch more trailers and clips):
What do we see in the Tony trailer?
Tony largely centers on the younger years of Bourdain’s life; more specifically, it takes place in 1975 and follows a 19-year-old Bourdain as he finds work in a local restaurant in Massachusetts.
DirectorMatt Johnsonrecently toldEntertainment Weeklythat Bourdain’s best-selling memoir, titled Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, which was published in 2000, largely served as the inspiration for the film.
“Anthony Bourdain’s legacy is meaningful to millions of people. He was a man who valued authenticity above all else and would have been both moved and baffled by the world’s curiosity about his life. We chose to support Tony because it is not a standard biopic and doesn’t attempt to summarize a life. Guided by the vision of director Matt Johnson, the film depicts one transformative summer in 1975 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It is an interpretation as that part of Tony’s life will always remain somewhat unknown,” says Anthony Bourdain’s estate of the film.
“We appreciate the portrayal of Tony’s complexity, his intellectual appetite, and his conviction — qualities that eventually took him around the globe and endeared him to so many. We hope this film serves as a reminder that every journey has a start, and that audiences see the beginnings of the man who taught us how to be better explorers on our own paths.”
Tony will be released in United States theaters in August 2026.
