The Holdovers breakout star Dominic Sessa is in talks to star in Tony, an Anthony Bourdain biopic which A24 is trying to purchase.

Deadline stories that Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers) is in talks to star as Anthony Bourdain in Tony, a biopic directed by Matt Johnson (BlackBerry). The outlet provides that A24 is in negotiations to purchase the challenge.

After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Anthony Bourdain labored in many kitchens in New York City, together with as an govt chef at Brasserie Les Halles. His fame exploded with the publication of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, a New York Times best-selling e book that detailed the seedy underbelly of the restaurant world and his personal rampant drug use. He hosted a number of fashionable reveals that explored tradition and delicacies all over the world, together with Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on the Travel Channel and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN. Sadly, he dedicated suicide in 2018.

It’s not identified when the biopic will happen, however given Dominica Sessa’s age, you’d think about this could happen pre-Kitchen Confidential. Lou Howe and Todd Bartels have penned the script for the challenge, with Tim and Trevor White of Star Thrower producing and Emily Rose govt producing.

Dominic Sessa has his breakout position with The Holdovers, Alexander Payne’s pleasant drama/comedy a couple of strict classics instructor at a New England boarding faculty who’s compelled to chaperone a handful of scholars with nowhere to go on Christmas break. Even with standout performances from Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sessa greater than held his personal, making him a real expertise to watch. Our personal Chris Bumbray praised Sessa’s work in his glowing assessment of the film. “[Sessa] does an excellent job of balancing the character’s selfish streak and impetuousness while giving him a sense of empathy that makes you invest in him early on,” Bumbray wrote in his assessment. “Most importantly, his chemistry with Giamatti is great, with the 2 enjoying off one another in a means that makes this an unexpectedly sturdy buddy comedy.“

Before Sessa experiences a world of gastronomic delights, he’s set to enter the world of magic with Now You See Me 3. He’s one of many new additions to the solid alongside Justice Smith (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Ariana Greenblatt (Borderlands), and Rosamund Pike (Saltburn). Original solid members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, and Morgan Freeman are all anticipated to reprise their roles. Lionsgate lately slated the movie for a November 14, 2025 launch.