Dominic Sessa to Star as Anthony Bourdain in Biopic ‘Tony’

Anthony Bourdain is getting the biopic treatment.

“The Holdovers” breakout star Dominic Sessa is in talks to portray the celebrity chef and travel documentarian in “Tony,” a film from production company Star Thrower Entertainment (“The Post,” “King Richard,” “Eternity”). A24 is rumored to be in talks with “BlackBerry” director and co-writer Matt Johnson to helm the project.

The film’s script is written by Lou Howe and Todd Bartels. A24 is in talks to produce with Trevor White and Tim White under their Star Thrower banner, along with Johnson and Matthew Miller. Emily Rose will executive produce.

Sessa is represented by CAA, Untitled, and Steve Warren at Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, while Johnson is represented by CAA and Chris Spicer at Akin Gump. Miller is represented by CAA and Chris Spicer at Akin Gump.

Deadline was first to report the news.

More to come…