#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.