Matt Johnson is in the midst of a breakout year. With #Tony, which stars Dominic Sessa in the lead role, Johnson imbues his signature scrappy, gonzo energy to the coming-of-age film, injecting the genre with no shortage of subversive humor and genuine heart. Ahead of Tony’s nationwide release on August 21st, Johnson and GQ's yanggoh got into the status of his other projects (a live-action Magic: The Gathering feature, and the long-awaited third season of Nirvanna the Band the Show), how making this biopic pushed him as a filmmaker, and the weirdness of suddenly finding himself a main character on the internet. Read the full interview at the link in bio. 🎥 Images courtesy Getty Images, A24