Tom Holland and Austin Butler will team up for a new racing movie, with the pair set to play brothers.
As per Variety, the duo will star in American Speed, which is based on the true story of the Whittington Brothers. The film will reportedly depict the 1980s IMSA Scandal, which saw several drivers charged after financing their campaigns with money from illegal ventures.
Holland and Butler are the only confirmed cast members for the project, which has been acquired by Amazon MGM Studios. Charles Roven is confirmed to be a producer, with Dan Wiedenhaupt signed up to pen the screenplay.
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Whilst American Speed is very much in its infancy, Holland – best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – recently landed a role in Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated new film, joining Matt Damon in the cast.
Holland, who has also starred as Nathan Drake in the Uncharted film adaptation, spoke of his excitement at joining the currently untitled film, sharing: “When the opportunity came in, it was the phone call of a lifetime.
“[It was] reminiscent of getting that call about Spider-Man 10 years ago. It’s an amazing thing for me. I’m super proud and I’m really, really excited. All I can say is that I’m incredibly excited and obviously honoured, but that’s all I can say because to be honest that’s really all I know.”
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Whilst Holland has a while to wait to appear in both Nolan’s mystery project and American Speed, the star recently provided an update on a fourth Spider-Man film, sharing that he was impressed by the first draft of the script.
“The idea is crazy. It’s a little different to anything we’ve done before, but I think the fans are gonna really respond to it,” he said, following a previous comment in which he said the script had “lit a fire” within him.
American Speed has no release date.
Reporter, Digital Spy George is a freelance writer who specialises in Movies and TV. After graduating with a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from De Montfort University, in which he analysed the early works of Richard Linklater for his dissertation, he wrote for several websites for GRV Media. His film tastes vary from blockbusters like Mission: Impossible and John Wick to international directors such as Paolo Sorrentino and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and has attended both the London and Berlin film festivals.
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