Tom Hollandis about to play Spider-Man for his sixth time in the highly anticipatedSpider-Man: No Way Home, but after this multiverse epic releases it looks like Holland might be entering a new phase in his very young career. The actor revealed that he will play legendary actorFred Astairein a new biopic for Sony Pictures. It was briefly mentioned byGQin their recent profile interview with the Spider-Man actor that producerAmy Pascalwas looking at Holland for the role. Now Holland himself has confirmed that he will be playing Astaire.
Currently deep in theNo Way Homepress tour, Holland stated to theAssociated Press,
“I am playing Fred Astaire. Yeah I am. The script came in a week ago. I haven’t read it yet. They haven’t given it to me. I know that Amy Pascal has the script. She Facetimed me earlier. I was in the bar and we had a lovely Facetime, but I will be playing Fred Astaire.”
Not much else is known about the film, like who is attached to direct or who wrote the script, but it should also be noted that this is a separate project from the previously-announced biopicFred & Gingerwhich will seeJamie Bellplaying Astaire.
RELATED:Tom Holland Says ‘No Way Home’ Fight Scenes Are “Very Violent"Holland being attached to this project should get both fans of the actor and classic Hollywood excited due to the actor’s musical and dancing background. Holland is perfect to fill Astaire’s energetic shoes as he has previously played the title character in the musicalBilly Ellioton the West End of London from 2008 to 2010, not to mention his 2017 performance onLip Sync Battle, where he mashed up “Singin’ in the Rain” withRihanna’s “Umbrella,” is something the internet is arguably still recovering from. (Here is your weekly reminder of that incredibleperformance.)
Astaire’s career spanned over 50 years before his death in 1987 and was made famous because of classic films likeHoliday Inn,Top Hat,Swing Time,Shall We Dance, andSanta Claus is Comin’ to Town.
The next time we will see Holland is later this month inSpider-Man: No Way Homeand next year he will play the iconic adventurer Nathan Drake inUncharted. For all the latest news on this particular Fred Astaire biopic, stick with Collider.
