#FIRSTLOOK: MATT JOHNSON TO APPEAR AT OPENING WEEKEND SCREENINGS OF “TONY” IN TORONTO

TONY, direct and co-written by Matt Johnson.

IN MTL, TO & VAN THEATRES AUGUST 14, 2026

IN THEATRES EVERYWHERE AUGUST 21, 2026

Director Matt Johnson to participate in opening weekend Q&As in Toronto.

See below for showtimes:

DATE: Saturday, August 15th

TIME: 7:00pm

LOCATION: Cineplex Cinemas Varsity and VIP

DATE: Sunday, August 16th

TIME: 4:10pm

LOCATION: Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

SYNOPSIS

A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

STARRING

Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rich Sommers, Stavros Halkias,

Leo Woodall, Antonio Banderas

DIRECTED BY

Matt Johnson

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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PASSES TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF “TONY” IN MONTREAL AND VANCOUVER

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Montreal and Vancouver a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of TONY! Hurry! We are drawing today!

Screenings take place as follows:

MONTREAL ADVANCE SCREENING

LOCATION: Cineplex Cinemas Forum Mtl

DATE: August 12, 2026

TIME: 7:00 PM

VANCOUVER ADVANCE SCREENING

LOCATION: Cineplex International Village

DATE: August 12, 2026

TIME: 7:00 PM

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A24 release TONY in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal August 14, 2026 and everywhere August 22, 2026.

(Photo/video credit: A24)

#FIRSTLOOK: CANADIAN RELEASE DATE FOR ANTHONY BOURDAIN BIOPIC “TONY”

TONY IS IN CANADIAN THEATRES AUGUST 14, 2026 via A24.

Directed by Matt Johnson (BlackBerry), TONY, is the electric origin story of one of the modern era’s most beloved icons, Anthony Bourdain.

Provincetown in 1975. A kid from New Jersey crashes into the heat of a kitchen alongside a renegade crew of cooks, pirates, and degenerates – restless, reckless, and hungry for something he couldn’t yet name. TONY is a raw portrait of a young man becoming someone the world would never forget. In Canadian theatres on August 14, 2026.

Synopsis: A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

Directed by: Matt Johnson (BlackBerry, Nirvanna the Band the Show)

Starring: Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers), Emilia Jones (CODA), Dagmara Domińczyk (Succession), Rich Sommer (Mad Men), Stavros Halkias (Bugonia), with Leo Woodall (Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy) and Antonio Banderas (Babygirl)

Written by: Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller, Todd Bartels and Lou Howe

Produced by: Tim White, Trevor White, Matthew Miller, Matt Johnson

Director of Photography: Michael Bauman

Production Design by: Ryan Warren Smith

Editing by: Curt Lobb and Robert Upchurch

Costume Design by: Chloe Karmin

Music by: Jay McCarrol

TONY releases in Canadian theatres August 14, 2026.

ABOUT A24:

A24 is an acclaimed global entertainment company known for producing and distributing films, television series, documentaries, music, publishing, and consumer products. Established in New York in 2012, A24 has cultivated a library of over 190 films and 50 TV series, earning critical and commercial acclaim with more than 21 Oscars, 20 Golden Globes, and 19 Emmys. Renowned for groundbreaking hits like Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Uncut Gems, The Brutalist and Backrooms, A24 has developed a passionate fanbase and expanded into ventures like Half Magic and the Cherry Lane Theater. Upcoming projects include Primetime starring Robert Pattison, The Debut directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring Julianne Moore, Club Kid directed and starring Jordan Firstman and Elden Ring starring Kit Connor.