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Anthony Bourdain's Estate Backs A24's 'Tony,' Says 'It Is Not a Standard Biopic'

Complex·tara mahadevan·27 days ago
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A24 has released the first trailer for the Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony — and the late author and TV personality’s estate has also endorsed the upcoming feature film. The estate issued a statement laying out their reasoning. “We chose to support Tony because it is not a standard biopic and doesn’t attempt to summarize a life,” the statement said, per The Hollywood Reporter . “Guided by the vision of director Matt Johnson, the film depicts one transformative summer in 1975 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It is an interpretation, as that part of Tony’s life will always remain somewhat unknown.” The message added, “We appreciate the portrayal of Tony’s complexity, his intellectual appetite, and his conviction—qualities that eventually took him around the globe and endeared him to so many.…

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