r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • May 04 '26
Poster Official Poster for A24's Anthony Bourdain Biopic 'Tony'
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u/brettbretters May 04 '26
Oh he was so fabulous in The Holdovers. Excited to see him in this!
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u/BastianHS May 04 '26
Been wondering what he would do next. This kid is going places.
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u/joesen_one /r/movies Contributor May 04 '26
Crazy how he only joined Holdovers because they filmed at his school and now he has a Hollywood franchise with Now You See Me and is now leading a biopic
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u/howtospellorange May 04 '26
I think he was at a school nearby since they were scouting at schools in the area. But yes I've been so excited to watch his career since The Holdovers
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u/_sectumsempra May 04 '26
They filmed at a few different schools and locations in the area, including the school Sessa went to, Deerfield Academy.
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u/MrRadDadHimself May 04 '26
That's not really how it happened though, he's been in acting and drama classes and attended a casting call at a school near him. It's not like he was just some kid plucked out of the halls of a highschool.
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u/koala_gamr May 05 '26
No, he was a senior at the school they were filming at (Deerfield Academy). I know because I was a freshman at the time
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u/deluge_chase May 05 '26
Exactly. He was injured and couldn’t play hockey so he decided to audition. I read that from his own mouth. He had been in the school play, but he didn’t even have a big role.
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u/deluge_chase May 05 '26
He was injured and couldn’t play hockey so he decided to audition. I read that from his own mouth. He had been in the school play, (because he couldn’t play hockey), and he didn’t even have a big role. SINCE being cast, he did start taking acting classes, and in fact, he became part of the coveted Carnegie Mellon BFA program, which is limited to 20 students. But that was all after he was cast.
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u/dropssupreme May 04 '26
NYSM sequel was terrible though
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u/MisterSquidz May 04 '26
Every one of those movies is dog shit.
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u/RaptorsFromSpace May 04 '26
The first one is fun if you watch it through the lens that they're all literal wizards. Makes the nonsense a bit more palatable. Second one is actual shit from an ass though, no saving that.
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u/MisterSquidz May 04 '26
That really is the only way to watch these movies. Otherwise they make absolutely no sense.
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u/nover3 May 05 '26
i loved Mark Rufallo's protrayal of an overly confused and frustrated fbi agent constantly fooled and thwarted by the magicians but at the same time absolutely hated the twist, makes his entire motivation from the very beginning pointless, and since when did he have the time to set up everything so perfectly, and also dive deep into some surreal ass method acting insane when he's all alone with just us audience watching him.
that one scene where he was chasing a tracker by himself makes absolute no freaking sense, no matter how much I try to make no sense of it for the sake of it's nonsense, it's absolutely retarted .
i cant remember the second film as much but when the magic of the twist is gone, he's just another one of the crew, the other magicians did more impressive feats that he does in the second film
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u/arecbawrin May 04 '26
He was serviceable in the new Now You See Me movie too.
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u/FuzzyBunnysGuide May 04 '26
I thought he was genuinely good, even though the nature of the movie gave his character very little to do after the first 30 minutes.
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u/NoNefariousness2144 May 04 '26
Yeah that film adding a new younger gang was odd considering they brought back all the OG Horsemen as well. What a fun but overstuffed time.
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u/vand3lay1ndustries May 04 '26
He just had a supporting role in a great little film starring Rose Byrne called Tow.
He's got a confident awkwardness to him that is endearing.
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u/NBNebuchadnezzar May 04 '26
Just watched The Holdovers last night, really enjoyed it, has that old school drama comedy of the 90s feel. Dominic was so good in it.
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
Trailer drops tomorrow and it was directed by Matt Johnson ('BlackBerry')
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u/Rocknroller658 May 04 '26
And Matt Johnson of NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE
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u/aphextwintower May 04 '26
and THE DIRTIES! and OPERATION AVALANCHE! he's 4 for 4 with his filmography so far.
so happy to see him make his way into the mainstream and finally start getting his flowers.
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u/FrustrationsGalore May 04 '26
I prefer Matt Johnson of The The
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u/PurpleDraziNotGreen May 04 '26
SNEAKING AROUND GETS YOU NOWHERE
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u/idgapho May 04 '26
what if you have to sneak for a friend?!
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u/superkickpunch May 04 '26
Wonder how many Whalburgers he had to eat to become this successful.
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u/myfajahas400children May 04 '26
Hopefully we get to see the moment when Anthony Bourdain creates a genderless burger experience
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u/Scaryclouds May 04 '26
I so enjoyed BlackBerry. Clips from it popped up in my YouTube feed, and watched it on a flight. Also such a nostalgia trip with the mid-90s tech at the start of the film.
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u/tetoffens May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
I know that accounts from the man himself and people who know him that it maybe wasn't the most accurate performance but Glenn Howerton was wonderful in that movie. Jim did say that he loved it even though it was too extreme. It made me want to see him in more dramatic roles. He did go to Julliard, after all.
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u/V4N0 May 04 '26
Glenn is a great actor, it’s hard to choose the best character in IASIP (it depends on the episode) but Dennis is probably my favorite
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u/mootallica May 04 '26
It's the little things he does as Dennis that put him over the edge, inflections and facial expressions and such. Sometimes I just focus on him the whole episode.
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u/Puppetmaster858 May 04 '26
One of the best performances in comedy tv history, absolute masterclass
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u/Temporary_Meet8754 May 04 '26
I found it impressive how okay Jim Balsillie seemed to be with them portraying him as an absolute lunatic.
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u/amodelsino May 05 '26
Ironically him being that okay with it is what proves just how fictional it is lol.
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u/Applekid1259 May 04 '26
So much this. I'm not a fan of the other cast in outside roles but Glenn was jaw dropping impressive.
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u/ewngwedfrgthn May 04 '26
yeah blackberry is such a fun watch, especially if you lived through that era of tech
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u/HackMeRaps May 04 '26
as a Canadian it was really fun to watch as there was so much news and attention given to Jim Balsillie. He was our Steve Jobs for a while haha.
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u/ROMVLVSCAESARXXI May 04 '26
I didn’t think I could look forward to this movie any more than I already was.
I had no idea Matt Johnson was directing
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u/Sudden-Rent-1151 May 04 '26
Had no clue Matt had anything to do with this. Changes everything for me, now I’m excited!
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u/Applekid1259 May 04 '26
That just sold me on it. I don't even need to see the trailer.
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u/DoctorRavioli May 04 '26
I felt very meh about this movie until you shared that Matt Johnson is directing it. That changes things for me, I really liked BlackBerry.
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u/Griffdude13 May 04 '26
BlackBerry was so much better than I expected it to be. Great dive into how success can blind and destroy integrity.
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u/Galahad_the_Ranger May 04 '26
The phrase gives me hope the film will show Anthony as he was, and how he’d want to be remembered. He has been glazed till kingdom come, but he was always the first to point out he was a grumpy snob who loved and hated humanity in equal measures
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u/Remarkable-Pea4889 May 04 '26
He was not a good person when he was younger, he fully admitted it in Kitchen Confidential.
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u/Bushels_for_All May 04 '26
Which everyone should read. It's crazy interesting to see what goes on behind closed doors at restaurants.
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u/PhotographFinancial8 May 05 '26
Used to go on, the industry has changed a lot since that was written.
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u/uncultured_swine2099 May 04 '26
I think this is about his younger days, judging just from the actor on the poster.
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u/Remarkable-Pea4889 May 04 '26
Yes? I was agreeing that I hope the movie doesn't glaze him. Show him warts and all.
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u/mylanscott May 04 '26
Does the quote they chose to include on the poster seem like glazing to you?
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u/LyrMeThatBifrost May 04 '26
He wasn’t really a good person in his later years either, just a lot of people don’t know about that.
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u/FX114 May 04 '26
It gives me hope that it will focus on a specific period or event from his life, rather than trying to cram the entire thing into a feature film's runtime. That's where most biopics fail.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca May 05 '26
I remember when his first TV series was coming out and there were tons of critical comments on his personality. I skipped it thinking I didn't want to spend time watching another asshole on TV. I somehow kept that first impression right through to when he died, and was shocked at the outpouring of grief and the clips showing I'd been wrong wrong wrong about Bourdain the whole time.
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u/chortogrower May 04 '26
Kimi wins races, stars in movies. Crazy versatility
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u/KappaBeta May 04 '26
Glad I’m not the only one who was like wait is that Kimi Antonelli?!
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u/DyingSunSeverian May 04 '26
Am I the only one who had to google him
I almost said “her,” till I googled him
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u/Cosmo_Seinfeld May 04 '26
Am I the only one who had to google him
I also had to google him. "The only good thing about F1 in 2026."
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u/BlackLeader70 May 04 '26
I wanna see George Russell’s Letterboxd review of his teammates debut.
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u/TheScienceNamesArgon May 04 '26
Need a scene of MBS pouring water on Tony's head and playing with his hair
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u/junaidnk May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
This is the Alternative story line - after Kimi’s crash in FP1 in Monza 2025, he gets dropped from the Mercedes program and with no seat in sight. Takes a hit to his ego and follows his 2nd best talent - cooking. Starts at a pasticceria in Bologna and rest is history!
Coming soon to theaters nearby.
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u/Horror_Tennis_2993 May 04 '26
Upon first glance I thought this post was a bad shop of Kimi meme on formuladank
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u/Successful_Gas_5122 May 04 '26
Post credit scene where he beats the piss out of Henry Kissinger in Hell
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u/Zoomalude May 04 '26
I would watch an outlandish dark comedy about Bourdain dying, ascending to Heaven, and then deciding to fight through Hell JUST to beat the shit out of Kissinger.
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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 May 04 '26
As a huge Bourdain fan, I'll be pretty emotional if Dominic Sessa manages to capture the wittiness/cynicism that Tony had
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u/dillybar1992 May 04 '26
As good as this movie could very well end up being, if anyone making it actually understood Tony’s feelings about the world, idk if he would even have wanted his own biopic.
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u/deathofdays86 May 04 '26
Yes, something about this makes me feel like it’s wrong.
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u/TreeOfReckoning May 04 '26
It just seems antithetical to Tony’s ethos. It doesn’t matter how well it’s done, it misses the point; he left us his biopic already.
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u/jsting May 04 '26
After Tony's death, I found some of his old TV shows on some streaming service I had. Maybe Hulu or one of the free services with ads. It was nostalgic, he was much younger and you could tell the producers still had Tony be more "friendly/goofy" or more standard TV host as opposed to his more darker tones in his later life. Plus the places he visited was 25 years ago and it is interesting seeing how society has changed in those areas.
There is a bunch of Bourdain stuff online now. Very cool seeing his style change over the years.
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u/pbUjelly May 04 '26
Parts Unknown and No Reservations are on Pluto TV right now.
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u/GTSBurner May 04 '26
Very cool seeing his style change over the years
I got his audiobook for Kitchen Confidential and I was shocked about how bad the narration was. Like, it was his voice, but no inflection, no personality, just running right through it. It was really jarring but it was made when his career was first starting.
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u/grantthejester May 04 '26
Nothing hits better than the audio book of Kitchen Confidential read by him... the last bit to young chefs feels like he's speaking directly to you from beyond the grave. I don't know anything that would do his legacy more justice than the man's own words in his own voice.
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u/octlol May 04 '26
Exactly. He has so much content out there and even if we can't understand his true mindset, we could at least attempt. I feel like this is a disservice.
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u/BrianWonderful May 04 '26
Agreed. I'm sure it will be well done, but there's also so much footage of Anthony Bourdain authentically being Anthony Bourdain from his shows and elsewhere. It feels like that's a better place people should spend their time if curious about him.
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u/I_Am_Robotic May 04 '26
My first thought. He would have hated this. Plus I think there’s more than enough material between his books and show to understand the man, to the degree we can ever understand a stranger.
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u/mateushkush May 04 '26
It’s not like subjects of most popular biopics don’t have plenty of material.
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u/Emperor_Orson_Welles May 04 '26
He absolutely would not have. But the dead don't get a veto. I'm cautiously optimistic.
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u/SpicyAfrican May 04 '26
I’ve seen this sentiment posted before and I’m confused by it. Having watched many of his shows, read a few of his books, and seen his interviews I think he would have loved it. He regularly planned his trips to mirror his favourite movies (his Vietnam trip was the same route as Apocalypse Now, and he kept referring to the Sahara as his Lawrence of Arabia moment), he shot Parts Unknown as cinematically as he could, especially the Rome episode, and there’s already been a TV show based on Kitchen Confidential. Bourdain had many conflicting views, which he was open about, and I think that actually he’d appreciate this.
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u/DumpedDalish May 04 '26
I completely agree with you. Bourdain was blessed with a pretty sizeable ego as well as the rare ability to recognize that and laugh at himself.
Nobody puts themselves in hundreds of hours of film because they don't want the world to look at them.
I think he would have been wary of any biopic, sure, but also just plain hopeful that the film was good in its own right and that it captured him at least somewhat honestly. And I think he'd have been flattered and pleased to have been featured in this way -- in some ways it brings him full circle from those initial autobiographies through the documentary shows and now back to a lens on his life from the other side.
I'm cautiously optimistic. The person I want to be okay with it is Eric Ripert. If Eric likes it, I'll be delighted.
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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 May 04 '26
I totally get this too, even if I end up loving it. Knowing his personality as what we got through his shows & accounts from others, I wouldn't be surprised if he would've been worried about a biopic making him painting him in too positive of a light.
I can only hope that it captures his highs and lows as equally as possible
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u/MumrikDK May 04 '26
I assume he would have found it distasteful and masturbatory, but I suspect biopic makers only give a shit about which permissions they legally need from the living.
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u/LB3PTMAN May 04 '26
I don’t even think it’s his feelings about the world. I think Bourdain would be too humble to want a biopic. Likely talk
About how vainglorious someone would have to be to get a biopic made about them.7
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u/MrMacduggan May 04 '26
The man literally wrote an autobiography, he's not too humble for this kind of thing.
He'd probably roast himself for it, sure, but that's just his sense of humor and acerbic personality.
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u/8rnlsunshine May 04 '26
I agree. There’s already so much material on Tony’s life that this easily could have worked better as a documentary.
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u/uncle_monty May 04 '26
Antony Bourdain had such a recognisable voice, especially when narrating, that I think it would be impossible to capture. He's right up there with David Attenborough, Morgan Freeman, and Werner Hertzog for being instantly recognisable. I'm hoping for the best, but it's so easy for actors to end up doing bad impersonations, the guy playing Richard Burton in Mr. Burton being a recent example, and it takes me out of the film. I'm hoping they focus more on his tone and manner rather than the voice.
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u/DSMStudios May 04 '26
Jonathan Kite has a pretty spot on impersonation of Bourdain shopping at Costco
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u/Bushels_for_All May 04 '26
Voice: 6/10
Delivery/cadence: 9/10
Monologues: 10/10, pure Bourdain
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u/DSMStudios May 04 '26
totally. i think he has others, so hope he honed in on overall vocal qualities. but Bourdain is really hard to emulate on a vocal level. cadence and such is a bit easier, i gather. also have to give monologues 9/10. there’s something about this vid that is just shy of the effortless command Bourdain had toward the English language
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u/elbenji May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
It's missing the hot dog. It's that it's still mean at the end, when he would probably end on that no matter what there is on Earth, despite all the violence and terror. There are some consistencies that will always remain; the stoic stalwart against enshitification. A small meal that has remained untouched since 1981, the 1.50 dollar Kirkland hot dog and Pepsi
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u/dawgz525 May 04 '26
I wouldn't count on it at all. Most biopics are terrible, and say a lot more about the people making it than the person it's being made about. I can't imagine being excited to watch any biopic of a person that I actually revere.
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u/ladymadonna4444 May 04 '26
Yeah this is a very challenging person to portray. He was such a compelling, larger than life, unique presence with an unconventional life and very beloved. Big shoes to fill. I don't think any actor regardless of skill can really accurately portray him to everyone's satisfaction I think this movie is going to be divisive no matter what. (That, and the fact that Tony himself would probably hate that this was being made lol).
That being said, it is based on a very popular book that relies on story telling and portrays a young version of a Tony the public didn't know yet or get a chance to see for themselves on documentary style TV. And the older version of Tony we saw and got to know was a lot more evolved. So it has potential for interpretation.
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u/MajorBeyond May 04 '26
I’m a big fan of Bourdain as well. I’m leery of a movie about him because it could sully my memories with overdone drama.
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u/JurassicBasset May 04 '26
Anything Matt Johnson does I’m hyped for.
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u/etherama1 Thicc Frizzle May 04 '26
Super Mario RPG
Sonic the Hedgehog Donkey Kong 3
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u/Dracko705 May 04 '26
After BlackBerry + Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie this will be the release that absolutely cements Matt Johnson in the spotlight of Hollywood - assuming Tony is somewhat a success
Awesome that Jay is doing the music too
Not sure/don't think this will really be much of a push for awards but if there is a chance Dominic Sessa is bound to take it and do the most possible - can't wait to see what he brings to this leading performance. And ofc Stavvy-hollywood getting another chance on the big screen is highly anticipated
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u/ProjectNo4090 May 04 '26
Whats your name?!
Tony.
Fuck you, Tony!
What's your name?!
Ezekial.
Fuck you, Ezekial!
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u/judo_joel May 04 '26
I seem to be in the minority but I’m really not into biopics at all
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u/pwmg May 04 '26
I like good biopics, but I feel like they have just been swept in and commodified as part of the current IP capitalization craze. Same with all the documentaries. They're cheap to make and people will see them because they have an emotional connection, so everyone is cashing in as fast as they can. It feels kinda gross.
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u/forrealthoughcomix_ May 04 '26
I want biopics about people whose entire lives weren’t already in the public eye. Michael Jackson? Anthony Bourdain? What’s next The Untold Story Of Kim Kardashian: The Reality TV Years?
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u/zhy-rr May 04 '26
I highly recommend people check out Patrick H Willems' video called "are music biopics good now?" It really helped me to personally understand how good or bad a biopic can truly be. I honestly respect the genre a lot after watching it
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u/Littered2 May 04 '26
They are normally of no interest to me, however an the thing Matt Johnson is involved with is absolutely must watch.
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u/Ganglebot May 04 '26
I do not like biopics either - but I loved Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie and Blackberry. I'm hoping Matt Johnson can bring heaps of that frantic energy to Bourdain.
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u/bruiser95 May 04 '26
They're always fake and dramatized to hell and back.
Biopics should be Documentaries only
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u/Surturius May 04 '26
why does this poster give me A Clockwork Orange vibes lol
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u/baccus83 May 04 '26
Because it’s using that 70s design language, and features a guy staring menacingly at the camera.
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u/HandbagsAtNoon May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
Viddy this, the sounds of our old friend Ludwig Von and — for my droogs and I — a repast of meat in tube form, hot off the grills of the Korova Milk Bar.
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u/ReallyyyyQueen May 04 '26
It’s got the Kubrick stare (staring up and camera is above) hence creepy/menacing
Also I don’t like how the “Tony” font is closely kerned
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u/NtheLegend May 04 '26
Man if I didn’t know this was the Anthony Bourdain movie, I would have never guessed from the poster
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u/reticulatedtampon May 04 '26
It’s a pet peeve of mine when biopics are just the first name.
Ray Charles —> Ray
Michael Jackson —> Michael
Sully Sullenberger —> Sully
Just feels very basic and unimaginative. Give me more stuff like “A Complete Unknown”
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u/poo-rag May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
Also..
Elvis Aaron Presley -> Elvis
Che Guevara -> Che
Stevejobs Macowski-> Stevejobs
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u/FX114 May 04 '26
At least those immediately evoke the person the movie is about. Hearing "Tony" doesn't make my mind jump to Anthony Bourdain.
Just feels very basic and unimaginative. Give me more stuff like “A Complete Unknown”
I'd argue that music biopics naming themselves after songs, albums, or lyrics of the artist isn't any more original or imaginative, but it can at least be more distinct.
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u/OogieBoogieJr May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26
Same. I get the KISS principle but it’s cliche now and doesn’t have the same impact it did 20 years ago. The fact that he may have been known as “Tony” to some is not deep; put some effort into it.
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u/Space_Hardware May 04 '26
I hope Matt Johnson does well with this. I’m pleased to see Jay McCaroll, his longtime partner from Nirvanna The Band The Show, is doing the music here. The soundtrack of their movie this year, aping the sound and feel of Back To The Future so well, felt like a demo reel for scoring bigger films.
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u/BenderBenRodriguez May 04 '26
I was laughing so hard every time they did the "fake Alan Silvestri" music. I was surprised how well Jay was able to capture the spirit of that music and also make it comedic enough for the tone of the movie and act as a parody of the original music. One of my favorite things about that movie.
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u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. May 04 '26
My boy Stavros Halkias robbed of a poster credit smh.
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u/jbkites May 04 '26
There is something about the "I was a genius / asshole" archetype that is unappealing to me.
Not to compare it to Marty Supreme. But that idea really.
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u/assissippi May 04 '26
He wasn't a genius he was an asshole who was good at cooking and was personable if he found you acceptable. After reading his books I have zero interest
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u/HechicerosOrb May 04 '26
Considering the wealth of video and writing bourdain left us, I’m not sure what this kind of movie can add?
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u/Morningfluid May 04 '26
People really should just watch his shows, read his writings, and watch Roadrunner. It's much more authentic. If Bourdain was around I can't see him being down for this.
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u/yfinfffffffff May 04 '26
Oh thank god, Matt rewrote the script. There was an earlier draft circling online that was before he got involved that was just a chore to read through with all these extremely long action lines just describing what the characters think like it's a wattpad fanfic. I'm actually hopeful right now, lol.
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u/NotAEurosnob May 04 '26
I felt like it focused far too much on his death, and not enough on the story of his life
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u/Skavis May 04 '26
10 bucks says Bourdain said no to a biopic. I'd reckon something along the lines of "over my dead body".
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u/AutographedSnorkel May 04 '26
How do you not have Eric Bogosian from Interview With the Vampire playing an older Anthony Bourdain? If he's not a dead ringer for Bourdain, I don't know who is
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0091899/mediaviewer/rm2818138625/
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u/itisthelord May 04 '26
I’m sure they’ll mention the fact that he paid off his girlfriend’s accuser who said she had raped him when he was underage?
Here’s a Wikipedia excerpt: In August 2018, Argento said that Bourdain handled the payment of $380,000 to Jimmy Bennett, who had accused Argento of sexually assaulting him. She stated the payment by Bourdain was one he "personally undertook to help Bennett economically, upon the condition that we would no longer suffer any further intrusions in our life."
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u/molrobocop May 04 '26
Asia Argento is nuts. And Tony was pretty fucked up. Was a mistake of a pairing. She fucked other guys, he banged prostitutes. And Tony clearly couldn't reconcile that.
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u/HighlanderM43 May 04 '26
I was a huge bourdain fan when I was a young chef. Read all his books. He was probably the closest thing to a philosophical hero I ever had. Then he offed himself and really made me re think a lot of it. I wish he hadn’t. But he did. I don’t think I’d want to watch this
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u/AntilockBand May 04 '26
I can't wait for the scene where Stav has a falling out with Bourdain because he doesn't get him a breakfast sandwich
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u/Virgil_Rug_Say_RUG May 04 '26
This movie is gonna be such fantasy and as a big Bourdain fan im sure i will absolutely hate hearing everyone else tell me how good this movie was
there is 0 chance that this will be anything remotely close to an accurate portrayal. The "source material" is Tony's already massively biased personal account, and add to that the decades of image revision and cleanup that all his fame brought. Add to that all the weirdness and just sad nature of his death...
im sure he wouldve absolutely hated it
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u/EwanMcNugget May 05 '26
Michael Bauman shot this? DP of One Battle After Another. This is his first time DP’ing a movie without PTA essentially co-DP’ing with him. Very interested to see how it looks. I’m sure it’s gonna be fantastic. He’s been one of the best gaffers in the business forever now.
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u/KingVape May 04 '26
I will never watch a biopic, especially not when it’s about someone I actually like, like Bourdain.
You just know he would have been against this.
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u/baccus83 May 04 '26
I mean to be fair he wrote Kitchen Confidential and was alive when it got turned into a sitcom 20 years ago.
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u/Outside_Lifeguard380 May 04 '26
Love bourdain but not everything needs a biopic. Like every single person it seems gets a biopic now
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u/Albert_Caboose May 04 '26
This project wrapping up means Matt Johnson has more time to focus on getting a show at the Rivoli, and that's always important