Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter are stepping into the world of old Hollywood, joining Tom Holland in the upcoming Fred Astaire biopic.
As reported by Variety, the Spider Man star is set to play Fred Astaire in the upcoming biopic, with Paul King directing and Amy Pascal producing.
The Substance star will portray Astaire’s sister Adele, while the Please Please Please singer is set to play his longtime dance partner Ginger Rogers.
Fred and Adele were major stars on Broadway and London’s West End before Fred went on to be one of cinema’s greatest stars, with co-star and dance partner Ginger Rogers.
“I am thrilled and honored to have been entrusted with telling the story of Fred Astaire and his original dance partner — his big sister Adele — to the big screen,” King said in a statement about the casting news.
The director added, “Fred left a timeless legacy of dance on film — most famously in his collaborations with Ginger Rogers — while Adele’s work has been lost to history; indeed, no footage of her dancing survives. The cinematic challenge of bringing to life these icons of the twentieth century is one that I could not imagine without Tom Holland, Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter by my side.”
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King directs from a script he co-wrote with Steven Levenson, based on Kathleen Riley’s book The Astaires: Fred & Adele.
Riley serves as a consultant, while Astaire’s daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie and grandson Tyler McKenzie also support the project.
Astaire built a seven-decade career spanning Broadway, the West End and more than 30 film musicals.
He is particularly celebrated for his on-screen dance partnership with Rogers in films including The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat and Swing Time.
Holland has been attached to play Astaire for five years and has been rehearsing for the role.
He recently teased his return to the dance studio during an appearance on Good Morning America.
