Last year, young actor Dominic Sessa broke out in a big way thanks to his role in the acclaimed film, “The Holdovers.” Now, it appears the actor has found his next project, a biopic, titled “Tony,” that follows the life of the famous celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain. 

According to Deadline, Dominic Sessa is set to star in “Tony,” a biopic from A24 that tells the story of Anthony Bourdain.

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After two successful installments of the magical heist franchise, “Now You See Me,” which have grossed over $680 million worldwide, Lionsgate is finally moving forward with the long-in-development “Now You See Me 3.” Director Ruben Fleischer (“Venom,” “Zombieland”) will direct the third installment of the illusionist heist series (what a missed opportunity to call it “Now You Three Me,” tbh).

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2023 was a transformative year for Dominic Sessa. Sure, he filmed his first big break, Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” almost two years ago while still in High School, but over the past four months he’s seen that movie become a critical and audience darling all while attending Carnegie Mellon University as an everyday theater major. Oh, and throw in a December where he landed numerous critics’ groups honors and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance.

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“Discomfort and joy,” what a tremendously fitting tagline for “The Holdovers,” the new Alexander Payne film that takes place over the holidays. We haven’t updated our Best Christmas Movies of All Time list in a while—it was created years ago—but Payne’s “The Holdovers” would be a fitting addition to it. Set in the 1970s and highly influenced by filmmaker Hal Ashby (“Harold And Maude,” “The Last Detail”), “The Holdovers” is an entertaining but also melancholy wintry tale about a trio of an unlikely collection of people who are trapped together during the holidays (read our review).

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