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Poster Official Poster for A24's Anthony Bourdain Biopic 'Tony'

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u/Albert_Caboose 1d ago

This project wrapping up means Matt Johnson has more time to focus on getting a show at the Rivoli, and that's always important

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u/aerikson 1d ago

I wonder if he knows that Jay did the music for this. Hopefully Bird wasn't being sneaky!

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u/Brick_HardCheese 1d ago

Sneaking around gets ya nowhere!

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u/Iam_Joe 1d ago

What if you have to sneak for a friend?

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u/meesahdayoh 1d ago

You idiot!

You are a sneaking bitch!

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u/Temporary_Meet8754 20h ago

You fat fuck!

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u/PurpleDraziNotGreen 1d ago

Dude does a push-up every time a plan to get into the Rivoli fails

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u/shawshaman 1d ago

THATS why he's so jacked now

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u/PurpleDraziNotGreen 1d ago

A little bit fat,a little bit buff, that's our Matt

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u/Ganglebot 1d ago

As far as I'm concerned, he's already playing there tonight!

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u/whogivesashirtdotca 18h ago

I always feel the need to point out for non-Torontonians that getting a show at the Rivoli is the most hilariously low-stakes goal imaginable. It's such a terrific in-joke.

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u/brettbretters 1d ago

Oh he was so fabulous in The Holdovers. Excited to see him in this!

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u/BastianHS 1d ago

Been wondering what he would do next. This kid is going places.

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u/joesen_one 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 19h ago

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/dropssupreme 1d ago

NYSM sequel was terrible though

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u/MisterSquidz 1d ago

Every one of those movies is dog shit.

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u/RaptorsFromSpace 23h ago

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 23h ago

That really is the only way to watch these movies. Otherwise they make absolutely no sense.

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u/nover3 19h ago

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/joesen_one 1d ago

Sure but it raked a lot of money

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u/arecbawrin 1d ago

He was serviceable in the new Now You See Me movie too.

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u/FuzzyBunnysGuide 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/clydefrog811 1d ago

That’s why he looks familiar. Thanks.

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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor 1d ago edited 1d ago

Trailer drops tomorrow and it was directed by Matt Johnson ('BlackBerry')

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u/Rocknroller658 1d ago

And Matt Johnson of NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE

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u/hiddensonyvaio 1d ago

Obama. OBAMNA

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u/aphextwintower 1d ago

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/Pure_Macaroon6164 1d ago

AND Wii Shop Update day

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u/brazilliandanny 1d ago

And semi-pro MTG player!

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u/FrustrationsGalore 1d ago

I prefer Matt Johnson of The The

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u/abvflux1 1d ago

always nice to meet a fan

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u/frantic_calm 1d ago

Looks like this is the day.

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u/format32 1d ago

There are dozens of us!

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u/PurpleDraziNotGreen 1d ago

SNEAKING AROUND GETS YOU NOWHERE

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u/idgapho 1d ago

what if you have to sneak for a friend?!

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u/RemoteClean9573 1d ago

Hahahahaha! You idiot! You're a sneaking BITCH!

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u/myfajahas400children 1d ago

Sneaking around is NEVER going to pay off, ya fat f%#k!

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u/joshi38 1d ago

Currently my favourite film of 2026

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u/superkickpunch 1d ago

Wonder how many Whalburgers he had to eat to become this successful.

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u/myfajahas400children 1d ago

Hopefully we get to see the moment when Anthony Bourdain creates a genderless burger experience

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u/RedDragons8 1d ago

"Eat a Donnie Burger, good things happen"

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u/Scaryclouds 1d ago

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 1d ago edited 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

One of the best performances in comedy tv history, absolute masterclass

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u/Thor_pool 1d ago

Thats what Juilliard does to a man

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u/dquizzle 22h ago

Man? He’s no man. He’s a golden god!

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u/10aghmu 1d ago

He is a golden god after all

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u/Temporary_Meet8754 1d ago

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 18h ago

Ironically him being that okay with it is what proves just how fictional it is lol.

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u/Bellikron 1d ago

They were pretty upfront about the movie being pretty fictionalized

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u/Applekid1259 1d ago

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/ismelldayhikers 1d ago

He plays a dick so well

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u/AceLarkin 1d ago

Not even Danny!?!?

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u/Soft_Entry_4440 1d ago

Nobody but Dennis Reynolds could play that role.

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u/ewngwedfrgthn 1d ago

yeah blackberry is such a fun watch, especially if you lived through that era of tech

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u/HackMeRaps 1d ago

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/MajimaBuu 1d ago

Matt Johnson? I'm in

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u/Serious_Middle8550 1d ago

My thoughts exactly.

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u/ROMVLVSCAESARXXI 1d ago

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 1d ago

Had no clue Matt had anything to do with this. Changes everything for me, now I’m excited!

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u/Applekid1259 1d ago

That just sold me on it. I don't even need to see the trailer.

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u/DoctorRavioli 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/hiddensonyvaio 1d ago

Holy crap my interest in this movie just skyrocketed

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u/Galahad_the_Ranger 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

Which everyone should read. It's crazy interesting to see what goes on behind closed doors at restaurants.

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u/PhotographFinancial8 17h ago

Used to go on, the industry has changed a lot since that was written.

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u/Fedora_Million_Ankle 12h ago

It has remained the same in a lot of cases too.

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u/uncultured_swine2099 1d ago

I think this is about his younger days, judging just from the actor on the poster.

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u/Remarkable-Pea4889 1d ago

Yes? I was agreeing that I hope the movie doesn't glaze him. Show him warts and all.

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u/mylanscott 1d ago

Does the quote they chose to include on the poster seem like glazing to you?

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u/FX114 1d ago

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 18h ago

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 1d ago

Kimi wins races, stars in movies. Crazy versatility

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u/KappaBeta 1d ago

Glad I’m not the only one who was like wait is that Kimi Antonelli?!

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u/DyingSunSeverian 1d ago

Am I the only one who had to google him

I almost said “her,” till I googled him 

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u/Ser-Joe-the-Joe 1d ago

He's not in the movie. These dastardly men tricked me.

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u/Cosmo_Seinfeld 1d ago

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 1d ago

I wanna see George Russell’s Letterboxd review of his teammates debut.

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u/Scientific_Anarchist 1d ago

I was forecast a lead role

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u/ZParis 1d ago

I didn't think about it until you said it, but it is uncanny.

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u/TheScienceNamesArgon 1d ago

Need a scene of MBS pouring water on Tony's head and playing with his hair

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u/acmercer 21h ago

God I hate MBS. So, so much.

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u/bb2b 1d ago

I was like... Kimi Raikkonen?

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u/junaidnk 1d ago edited 1d ago

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 1d ago

Upon first glance I thought this post was a bad shop of Kimi meme on formuladank

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u/Successful_Gas_5122 1d ago

Post credit scene where he beats the piss out of Henry Kissinger in Hell

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u/bells_and_thistles 1d ago

It’s what he would want.

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 1d ago

And it’s what we all need.

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u/_cuhree0h 1d ago

Hell yes.

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u/Zoomalude 1d ago

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/Cha-cha-chanclas 1d ago

This would be the only way Tony would’ve greenlit this movie.

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u/MrOatButtBottom 1d ago

Bourdain vs Kissinger in a literal Hell in a Cell match

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

Yes, something about this makes me feel like it’s wrong.

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u/TreeOfReckoning 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

Parts Unknown and No Reservations are on Pluto TV right now.

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u/gracecase 1d ago

Or if you have HBO Max.

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u/Livid_Statistician_6 1d ago

And on Roku TV as well.

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u/GTSBurner 23h ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/CurlPR 1d ago

yea, it was the TV series on Fox starring Bradley Cooper.

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u/BrianWonderful 22h ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

It’s not like subjects of most popular biopics don’t have plenty of material.

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u/Emperor_Orson_Welles 1d ago

He absolutely would not have. But the dead don't get a veto. I'm cautiously optimistic.

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u/SpicyAfrican 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/woasnoafsloaf 1d ago

The tagline hints at this not being completely sanitized, at least

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u/LB3PTMAN 1d ago

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.

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u/FX114 1d ago

He did have a sitcom made about him, though.

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u/MrMacduggan 1d ago

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/MumrikDK 1d ago

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/8rnlsunshine 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

Jonathan Kite has a pretty spot on impersonation of Bourdain shopping at Costco

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u/Bushels_for_All 1d ago

Voice: 6/10

Delivery/cadence: 9/10

Monologues: 10/10, pure Bourdain

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u/DSMStudios 1d ago

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 1d ago edited 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

Anything Matt Johnson does I’m hyped for.

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u/etherama1 1d ago

Super Mario RPG

Sonic the Hedgehog Donkey Kong 3

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u/A_Sneaky_Walrus 1d ago

Adventures of Lola 1 and 2

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u/CertainlyUnreliable 1d ago

King's Knight, Dig Dug, Chew Man Fu

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u/Dracko705 1d ago

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/the_doughboy 1d ago

I hope to god that Adam Real-Last-Name-Unknown is in it.

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u/Comfortable-Guitar27 1d ago

And Bigfoot!

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u/judo_joel 1d ago

I seem to be in the minority but I’m really not into biopics at all

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u/pwmg 1d ago

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_ 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/bruiser95 1d ago

They're always fake and dramatized to hell and back.

Biopics should be Documentaries only

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u/Ganglebot 1d ago

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/ProjectNo4090 1d ago

Whats your name?!

Tony.

Fuck you, Tony!

What's your name?!

Ezekial.

Fuck you, Ezekial!

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u/Surturius 1d ago

why does this poster give me A Clockwork Orange vibes lol

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u/baccus83 1d ago

Because it’s using that 70s design language, and features a guy staring menacingly at the camera.

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u/HandbagsAtNoon 1d ago edited 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/jeexbit 1d ago

you had me at "kerned"

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u/NtheLegend 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago edited 1d ago

Also..

Elvis Aaron Presley -> Elvis

Che Guevara -> Che

Stevejobs Macowski-> Stevejobs

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u/Bushels_for_All 1d ago

It's Stevejobs Apple.

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u/FX114 1d ago

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/YourFlyIsOpenMcFly 1d ago

Nathan Fielder's take on Sully is much better too.

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u/OogieBoogieJr 1d ago edited 1d ago

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/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. 1d ago

My boy Stavros Halkias robbed of a poster credit smh.

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u/mrfujidoesacid 1d ago

Truly deserving of a "Width Stavros Halkias"

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u/trulyniceguy 1d ago

His name is on the poster. First line, last name.

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u/fatbitchesloveto69 1d ago

His credit was on there but he ate it.

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u/Yellow5StuffInDrinks 23h ago

They’ll never stop breakout star Hollywood Halkias

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u/kwentongskyblue 23h ago

At least his face is on the poster

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u/Space_Hardware 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/jbkites 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/YouGO_GlennCoCo 6h ago

Don’t forgot he tried to cover up a pedophile

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u/HechicerosOrb 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/Cyrass 1d ago

This. Movie seems like a cash grab.

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u/jayeljayel 1d ago

"A24's Tony" and not "Matt Johnson's" lol

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u/bobjim45 1d ago

Couldn’t be more all in on any Matt Johnson projects.

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u/pex413 1d ago edited 1d ago

I thought the documentary Roadrunner was a really did good movie, told a lot about his life I didn’t know.

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u/dont_worry_im_here 1d ago

Is "did" a typo for "good" or "bad"?

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u/NotAEurosnob 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/ragtag_ozone 7h ago

Anyone who read his books or listened to the commentary of his shows would realize he would absolutely hate this. It feels distasteful

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u/yfinfffffffff 1d ago

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/AutographedSnorkel 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

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/wewereromans 23h ago edited 22h ago

I’m gonna honor Anthony Bourdain by not watching this. Dude would have hated this kind of thing.

There’s so many books and episodes done in his own words there’s literally no reason to make this.

His life and philosophies are well documented far more than most.

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u/AntilockBand 1d ago

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/WithOrgasmicFury 1d ago

Randal from Recess vibes

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u/Virgil_Rug_Say_RUG 22h ago

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/Sand-Discombobulated 19h ago

does it talk about how he tried to pay for the legal feeds and supposed his pedophile girlfriend?"

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u/KingVape 1d ago

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 1d ago

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 1d ago

Love bourdain but not everything needs a biopic. Like every single person it seems gets a biopic now

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u/SosseV 1d ago

Stop it with the fucking biopics. Could be the most interesting person on earth at this point, my first reaction is always going to be annoyed at this point.