Antonio Banderas to Star in “Tony,” A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Antonio Banderas has landed his next role… 

The 64-year-old Spanish Oscar-nominated actor will co-star opposite Dominic Sessa in Tony, the Anthony Bourdain film from A24, Star Thrower and Zapruder Films.

Antonio BanderasMatt Johnson is directing from a script by Todd Bartels and Lou Howe.

The logline is being kept under wraps, but sources say the film takes place during the summer of 1976, when a young Bourdain has a life-changing summer in Provincetown.

It’s unknown who Banderas will play.

A24 will produce with Tim and Trevor White under their Star Thrower banner, along with Johnson and Matthew Miller through their Zapruder Films. Chris Stinson, Amy Greene, Howe, Bartels and Emily Rose will executive produce. Kimberly Witherspoon, who represents Bourdain’s estate, will also executive produce.

Banderas and A24 have strong ties after the Oscar-nominated actor recently starred opposite Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson in Babygirl. He was also recently seen in Paddington in Peru.

Antonio Banderas Starring in A24’s Erotic Thriller “Babygirl”

Antonio Banderas has found his babygirl

The 63-year-old Spanish Oscar-nominated actor will star in A24’s erotic thriller Babygirl.

Antonio BanderasNicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde and Jean Reno will also star in the film, which will be directed by Halina Reijn.

In the film, written by Reijn, a successful CEO begins an illicit affair with her much younger intern. David Hinojosa of 2AM will produce alongside Reijn of MAN UP Film and A24, which is financing the project.

Reijn comes to make Babygirl with A24 after collaborating with the studio on her critically acclaimed satirical slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies, which world premiered out of SXSW. She previously saw her 2019 directorial debut Instinct, selected as the official Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Oscar, acquired by the company.

This year, Banderas appeared in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny with Harrison FordMads MikkelsenPhoebe Waller-BridgeToby Jones and John Rhys-Davies. He has also portrayed Herod in the Christmas musical film Journey to Bethlehem.