EXCLUSIVE: Emilia Jones (CODA) and Leo Woodall (One Day) are set for roles in A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, Deadline has discovered.
Character particulars are below wraps. The duo joins an ensemble led by The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa, who performs the title function, which additionally consists of Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas.
Written by Todd Bartels and Lou Howe, the movie’s logline is below wraps although sources say the movie takes place in the course of the summer time of 1976, when a younger Anthony Bourdain has a life altering summer time in Provincetown.
BlackBerry‘s Matt Johnson is directing, with A24 producing alongside Tim and Trevor White for Star Thrower (The Put up, King Richard), in addition to Johnson and Matthew Miller by way of their Zapruder Movies banner. Chris Stinson, Amy Greene, Lou Howe, Todd Bartels and Emily Rose will government produce alongside Kimberly Witherspoon, who reps Bourdain’s property. Manufacturing begins this month.
A BAFTA nominee finest recognized for starring in Greatest Image Oscar winner CODA, Jones’ latest credit embody the indies Winner and Cat Particular person. Upcoming, she’ll be seen in HBO’s Job and Edgar Wright’s The Operating Man for Paramount. She is represented by CAA, Brillstein Leisure Companions, and ARG.
Identified for starring on reveals like The White Lotus, One Day, and Prime Goal, Woodell additionally lately starred reverse Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones: Mad Concerning the Boy. He’s repped by WME, Hamilton Hodell, Nameless Content material, and Goodman Genow Schenkman.
