Biopics about athletes, actors, and musicians have lengthy been saturating the business. Final 12 months alone, audiences turned up in cinemas to see titles like Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine and David Michôd’s Christy to look at the sports activities superstars’ highs, lows, and multitude of in-betweens play out on the massive display screen. Down the road, we’ve acquired different tasks to stay up for, like Antoine Fuqua’s Michaelin addition to Sam Mendes’ formidable four-film epic that can focus on The Beatles. And, whereas athletes, musicians, and actors might maintain the document for many studied topics within the style, a brand new manufacturing is giving a unique type of superstar an opportunity to shine.
First introduced almost two years in the past, Tony from filmmaker Matt Johnson (BlackBerry), will discover and rejoice the lifetime of the late Anthony Bourdain. Starring Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers) as a youthful model of the beloved chef, the movie will focus on Bourdain’s early years of working within the meals service business at a restaurant in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Becoming a member of the Critics’ Selection Award winner in what’s certain to be a dramatic tear-jerker is a lineup of proficient performers that additionally consists of Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots), Stavros Halkias (Bugonia), Emilia Jones (The Operating Man), and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus).
Throughout a latest chat with Collider’s Taylor Gates in help of his upcoming Netflix sequence, VladimirWoodall opened up in regards to the A24-backed biopic. Easing into his reply, Woodall admitted that he was “curious” about how a lot he was in a position to tease about Tonyhowever was greater than snug to reward the parents concerned, sharing, “It’s a extremely enjoyable film. Matt Johnson is a kind of administrators who’s so spontaneous and loves residing on the sting, which is correct for a film like this about Bourdain. Dominic Sessa does an exquisite job.”

Leo Woodall’s Expertise Filming ‘Tony’ Was an Unforgettable One
Presently, particulars about Woodall’s character are nonetheless beneath wraps, but it surely sounds just like the actor had an incredible expertise filming the challenge and that he was in a position to pour loads of his personal imaginative and prescient into his efficiency, explaining, “That was one other character the place I acquired to actually throw every kind of paint on the wall. It was a extremely enjoyable character to play.” Similar to the remainder of us, Woodall admits he’s as excited to see the film as we’re, including, “I haven’t seen it or any rushes of it, so I’m intrigued myself.”
Presently, Tony has not set a launch date, however keep tuned to Collider for extra data. Within the meantime, you’ll be able to catch Woodall in Vladimir on Netflix on March 5.

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March 5, 2026
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Netflix
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Julia Might Jonas
