{
  "id": 275411,
  "title": "Director Matt Johnson Didn’t Understand the Anthony Bourdain Hype When He Signed on for A24’s ‘Tony’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/director-matt-johnson-didnt-understand-the-anthony-bourdain-hype-when",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:19:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tony-matt-johnson-anthony-bourdain-eric-ripert-cameo-1236664577/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The filmmaker behind ‘BlackBerry’ and ‘Nirvana the Brand the Show the Movie’ is tackling the early life of the Internet’s patron saint of good travel, great conversation and even better food.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "Why Do Most Biopics Stink? ‘Tony’ and ‘BlackBerry’ Director Matt Johnson Explains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/why-do-most-biopics-stink-tony-and-blackberry-director-matt-johnson",
        "published": "2026-08-08T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}