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  "id": 311387,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/tony-matt-johnson-biopic-trap-1235209344/"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Filmmaker Matt Johnson tells IndieWire the three ways he avoided the biopic trap with his new film about Anthony Bourdain.",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:19:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
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