Tom Holland Is Filming Fred Astaire Biopic Next and Plans to ‘Do All of the Dancing’ Himself: ‘I’ve Got So Much Work to Do’
Tom Holland is on the second of two consecutive blockbuster press tours in the space of a month – first for “The Odyssey” and now for “Spider-Man: Brand...
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- Tom Holland is on the second of two consecutive blockbuster press tours in the space of a month – first for “The Odyssey” and now for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” – but the actor is already gearing up for his next role: Fred Astaire.
- Holland, who is set to play the debonair dancer in an upcoming biopic, revealed he’s already started rehearsing for the film, which was first announced five years ago.
- “As soon as I finish with these tours, I’m diving back into the dance studio,” he told “Good Morning America’s” George Stephanopoulos.
- “I did my first few rehearsals recently, and it both filled me with excitement and absolute dread because I’ve got so much work to do to to try and do Fred proud.” Popular on Variety Per Holland, that means “no doubles, to do all of the dancing [myself], to shoot those dances in one shot — how he would have done it.” In an interview the following day on “Live With Kelly and Mark,” Holland expanded on the project, saying that having “The Odyssey” and “Brand New Day” come out within weeks of each other felt like he had closed the chapter on the first act in her career and is now ready to move into more mature roles.
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Tom Holland is on the second of two consecutive blockbuster press tours in the space of a month – first for “The Odyssey” and now for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” – but the actor is already gearing up for his next role: Fred Astaire. Holland, who is set to play the debonair dancer in an upcoming biopic, revealed he’s already started rehearsing for the film, which was first announced five years ago. “As soon as I finish with these tours, I’m diving back into the dance studio,” he told “Good Morning America’s” George Stephanopoulos. “I did my first few rehearsals recently, and it both filled me with excitement and absolute dread because I’ve got so much work to do to to try and do Fred proud.” Popular on Variety Per Holland, that means “no doubles, to do all of the dancing [myself], to shoot those dances in one shot — how he would have done it.” In an interview the following day on “Live With Kelly and Mark,” Holland expanded on the project, saying that having “The Odyssey” and “Brand New Day” come out within weeks of each other felt like he had closed the chapter on the first act in her career and is now ready to move into more mature roles. “I did my first dance rehearsal the other...
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