Tom Holland drops Fred Astaire biopic update, expresses “excitement and absolute dread”

Following the release of The Odyssey and with Spider-Man: Brand New Day set to hit theatres on July 30, actor Tom Holland is all set to step into his dancing shoes for a new role. Nearly five years after announcing that he would lead a Fred Astaire biopic, Holland has finally shared an update on the film and his preparations.

“For me, what I love about my job is the challenges. We have Fred Astaire next, which is what we’re planning on doing. And as soon as I finish with these tours, I’m diving back into the dance studio,” the actor said on Good Morning Americaas quoted by Deadline.

Holland also revealed that he has done a few first rehearsals, which left him excited and with “absolute dread”. The actor stated, “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 try and do Fred proud,” he added. Tom Holland also noted that he wishes to use no doubles and instead do all of it by himself.

“I desire to use no doubles, to do all of the dancing, to shoot those dances in one shot – how Astaire would have done it,” he said.