‘Spider-Man’ star Tom Holland will next be seen playing the role of legendary actor, dancer and singer Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic.&nbsp;

During an interview while promoting Spider Man, Tom Holland confirmed that he will step into Fred Astaire’s shoes for an exciting project. The project is still in its early stages.&nbsp;

He told the press, “The script came in a week ago. I haven’t read it yet; they haven’t given it to me.”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-tom-holland-got-the-spider-man-role-because-he-wasn%E2%80%99t-good-looking-434314" hreflang="en">Tom Holland got the Spider-Man role because he wasn’t good-looking</a>

Oscar-nominated producer Amy Pascal had teased earlier that she wanted Tom Holland to play Astaire. The Spider Man actor noted, “She FaceTimed me earlier. I was in the bath. And we had a lovely FaceTime, but I will be playing Fred Astaire.”

It doesn’t come as a surprise that Tom Holland has been considered for the role as he himself has a background as a performer. The Spider Man actor began his acting career on the London stage, playing the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical on the West End from 2008 to 2010.

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Meanwhile, Fred Astaire has starred in more than 30 film musicals and is considered one of the greatest popular music dancers of all time. In addition to his stage career on Broadwa and the West End over the course of seven-decade career, he is remembered for his pairings with Ginger Rogers who starred in several films with him, including the classics ‘Swing Time’, ‘The Gay Divorcee’ and ‘Top Hat’.&nbsp;

There are projects too in works on the life of Fred Astaire apart from the one starring Tom Holland.&nbsp;

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As for Tom Holland, he has ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’ coming in theatres on December 17.

‘Spider-Man’ star Tom Holland will next be seen playing the role of legendary actor, dancer and singer Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic. During an interview while promoting Spider Man, Tom Holland confirmed that he will step into Fred Astaire’s shoes for an exciting project.

‘Spider-Man’ star Tom Holland will next be seen playing the role of legendary actor, dancer and singer Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic. During an interview while promoting Spider Man, Tom Holland confirmed that he will step into Fred Astaire’s shoes for an exciting project. The project is still in its early stages. He told the press, “The script came in a week ago. I haven’t read it yet; they haven’t given it to me.” Tom Holland got the Spider-Man role because he wasn’t good-looking Oscar-nominated producer Amy Pascal had teased earlier that she wanted Tom Holland to play Astaire. The Spider Man actor noted, “She FaceTimed me earlier. I was in the bath. And we had a lovely FaceTime, but I will be playing Fred Astaire.” It doesn’t come as a surprise that Tom Holland has been considered for the role as he himself has a background as a performer. The Spider Man actor began his acting career on the London stage, playing the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical on the West End from 2008 to 2010. 'Money Heist', 'Clifford The Big Red Dog', Bob Biswas: Movies/shows to watch this weekend Meanwhile, Fred Astaire has starred in more than 30 film musicals and is considered one of the greatest popular music dancers of all time. In addition to his stage career on Broadwa and the West End over the course of seven-decade career, he is remembered for his pairings with Ginger Rogers who starred in several films with him, including the classics ‘Swing Time’, ‘The Gay Divorcee’ and ‘Top Hat’. There are projects too in works on the life of Fred Astaire apart from the one starring Tom Holland. Best TV shows of 2021 As for Tom Holland, he has ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’ coming in theatres on December 17.

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ actor Jacob Batalon is making the move to television and this time, it is for a series titled ‘Reginald the Vampire’, reports confirm.&nbsp;

 
Based on the 'Fat Vampire' six-book series by Johnny B. Truant, the dramedy has been finalized as a series and is headed to NBC Universal cable network.

 
Batalon was Peter Parker’s—played by Tom Holland—friend Ned Leeds in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’.

 
The hour-long dramedy will have a 10-episode format and will revolve around the popular anti-hero Reginald Baskin. 
The script for this series has been penned by Harley Peyton, and Jeremiah Chechik will exec produce and direct the project.&nbsp;

 
Truant’s ‘Fat Vampire’ was first published in 2012 and consists of six books: ‘Tastes Like Chicken’, ‘All You Can Eat’, ‘Harder Better Fatter Stronger’, ‘Fatpocalypse’ and ‘Survival of the Fattest’.&nbsp;

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ actor Jacob Batalon is making the move to television and this time, it is for a series titled ‘Reginald the Vampire’, reports confirm. Based on the 'Fat Vampire' six-book series by Johnny B.

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ actor Jacob Batalon is making the move to television and this time, it is for a series titled ‘Reginald the Vampire’, reports confirm. Based on the 'Fat Vampire' six-book series by Johnny B. Truant, the dramedy has been finalized as a series and is headed to NBC Universal cable network. Batalon was Peter Parker’s—played by Tom Holland—friend Ned Leeds in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’. The hour-long dramedy will have a 10-episode format and will revolve around the popular anti-hero Reginald Baskin. The script for this series has been penned by Harley Peyton, and Jeremiah Chechik will exec produce and direct the project. Truant’s ‘Fat Vampire’ was first published in 2012 and consists of six books: ‘Tastes Like Chicken’, ‘All You Can Eat’, ‘Harder Better Fatter Stronger’, ‘Fatpocalypse’ and ‘Survival of the Fattest’.

‘Spider-Man’ star Jacob Batalon to headline series ‘Reginald the Vampire’

Former Spider Man actor Andrew Garfield is apparently not suiting up for ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’. After rumours have circulated for some months over who all will return for the upcoming Spider Man film, Andrew revealed that he’s not featuring in the film. Rumours had suggested that apart from current Spider Man Tom Holland, the film will also bring back former stars from the franchise, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire.&nbsp;

Speaking to MTV’s Josh Horowitz, Andrew Garfield said, “I can’t speak for anything else, but for myself. They might be doing something, but I ain’t got a call.” 
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“I see how often Spider-Man is trending and it’s like people freaking out. And I’m just like, ‘guys, guys, guys’ — I wish I could just be able to speak to everyone and say, ‘I recommend that you chill’,” he said.

Denying that he’s a part of the film, Andrew said, “I would’ve gotten a call by now. That’s what I’m saying.” But he added, “I don’t want to rule anything out. Maybe they are going to call me and say, ‘Hey, people want this. … maybe they are doing like a market research thing.”

‘Spider Man: No Way Home’ is confirmed to feature Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus, the villain he played in Maguire’s Spider-Man 2. Jamie Foxx is also confirmed as Electro, a villain from Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Former Spider Man actor Andrew Garfield is apparently not suiting up for ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’. After rumours have circulated for some months over who all will return for the upcoming Spider Man film, Andrew revealed that he’s not featuring in the film.

Former Spider Man actor Andrew Garfield is apparently not suiting up for ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’. After rumours have circulated for some months over who all will return for the upcoming Spider Man film, Andrew revealed that he’s not featuring in the film. Rumours had suggested that apart from current Spider Man Tom Holland, the film will also bring back former stars from the franchise, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. Speaking to MTV’s Josh Horowitz, Andrew Garfield said, “I can’t speak for anything else, but for myself. They might be doing something, but I ain’t got a call.” “I see how often Spider-Man is trending and it’s like people freaking out. And I’m just like, ‘guys, guys, guys’ — I wish I could just be able to speak to everyone and say, ‘I recommend that you chill’,” he said. Denying that he’s a part of the film, Andrew said, “I would’ve gotten a call by now. That’s what I’m saying.” But he added, “I don’t want to rule anything out. Maybe they are going to call me and say, ‘Hey, people want this. … maybe they are doing like a market research thing.” ‘Spider Man: No Way Home’ is confirmed to feature Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus, the villain he played in Maguire’s Spider-Man 2. Jamie Foxx is also confirmed as Electro, a villain from Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Andrew Garfield on returning in 'Spider Man: No Way Home': I ain't got a call

While Tom Holland's Spider-Man&nbsp;might be one of the closest comics-to-screen castings in terms of age and look, his journey to secure the role wasn't that easy.&nbsp; 
 
'Captain America: Civil War'&nbsp;directors Anthony and Joe Russo recently revealed that&nbsp;they had to fight Sony, which owns the film rights to Spider-Man, to cast Holland as Peter Parker. While the directors and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige were very enthusiastic about Holland, the studio was more resistant to the choice, according to the Russos.

"We talked with Feige at Marvel about Holland and he got excited and then we went to Sony..." Joe Russo said in an interview with British GQ. "And they were like, 'Let's think about it for a minute.' We could tell we were meeting resistance from Sony. So we brought [Holland] back, brought him back, brought him back, and we were relentless in our pursuit of jamming him down the throat of the studio who owns this IP. It came down to a fight, yet Sony just kept dragging their feet."

Joe Russo added that the studio was hesitant to give them control of Spider-Man, and "nervous about handing off something that could ultimately cost them hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars down the line." 
 
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"Sony's reservations were: 'Are we loaning it? Or are we giving it to them to help us reinvent it in a way that adds value for us?'" he continued.

Sony was also apparently skeptical about casting such a young actor as the web-slinging hero as Holland was just 19 when he was cast. "It was the first time Spider-Man had ever been cast as an actual teenager, right?" Anthony Russo said. "Which was very important to us; there was a distinct nervousness of casting a kid."

Joe Russo recalled that&nbsp;it was Holland's screen test with Robert Downey Jr, that finally won him the role. 
 
In a previous interview with EW&nbsp;Holland had said, "Robert took me aside and said, 'Listen, I remember my screen test for Iron Man. I remember how terrified I was. Just think of it as an audition. It's nothing too scary. If you get it wrong, we'll just start again. No pressure.' But that kind of raised the pressure a little bit for me. But he was great and super supportive, and because he said he'd been there and had been in the same situation, it made me relax a little bit."

Holland, who's currently at work on the third MCU Spider-Man film&nbsp;also reunited with the Russos for their new drama Cherry." I was worried about it: How are these guys going to go from making the biggest movie of all time to a small film like this?" the actor recently told EW. "But I look back on it, and it's been my favorite movie that I've ever worked on." 
 
'Spider-Man: No Way Home'&nbsp;will see Holland back in the spidey suit and <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/spider-man-no-way-home-finally-has-a-release-date-366767">is set to release in theaters on December 17, this year.</a>

While Tom Holland's Spider-Man might be one of the closest comics-to-screen castings in terms of age and look, his journey to secure the role wasn't that easy. 'Captain America: Civil War' directors Anthony and Joe Russo recently revealed that they had to fight Sony, which owns the film rights to Spider-Man, to cast Holland as Peter Parker.

While Tom Holland's Spider-Man might be one of the closest comics-to-screen castings in terms of age and look, his journey to secure the role wasn't that easy. 'Captain America: Civil War' directors Anthony and Joe Russo recently revealed that they had to fight Sony, which owns the film rights to Spider-Man, to cast Holland as Peter Parker. While the directors and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige were very enthusiastic about Holland, the studio was more resistant to the choice, according to the Russos. "We talked with Feige at Marvel about Holland and he got excited and then we went to Sony..." Joe Russo said in an interview with British GQ. "And they were like, 'Let's think about it for a minute.' We could tell we were meeting resistance from Sony. So we brought [Holland] back, brought him back, brought him back, and we were relentless in our pursuit of jamming him down the throat of the studio who owns this IP. It came down to a fight, yet Sony just kept dragging their feet." Joe Russo added that the studio was hesitant to give them control of Spider-Man, and "nervous about handing off something that could ultimately cost them hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars down the line." 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' will be Tom Holland's final Spidey film "Sony's reservations were: 'Are we loaning it? Or are we giving it to them to help us reinvent it in a way that adds value for us?'" he continued. Sony was also apparently skeptical about casting such a young actor as the web-slinging hero as Holland was just 19 when he was cast. "It was the first time Spider-Man had ever been cast as an actual teenager, right?" Anthony Russo said. "Which was very important to us; there was a distinct nervousness of casting a kid." Joe Russo recalled that it was Holland's screen test with Robert Downey Jr, that finally won him the role. In a previous interview with EW Holland had said, "Robert took me aside and said, 'Listen, I remember my screen test for Iron Man. I remember how terrified I was. Just think of it as an audition. It's nothing too scary. If you get it wrong, we'll just start again. No pressure.' But that kind of raised the pressure a little bit for me. But he was great and super supportive, and because he said he'd been there and had been in the same situation, it made me relax a little bit." Holland, who's currently at work on the third MCU Spider-Man film also reunited with the Russos for their new drama Cherry." I was worried about it: How are these guys going to go from making the biggest movie of all time to a small film like this?" the actor recently told EW. "But I look back on it, and it's been my favorite movie that I've ever worked on." 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' will see Holland back in the spidey suit and is set to release in theaters on December 17, this year.

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For those who have loved watching Tom Holland play Spiderman, there is some bad news. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'- the third instalment of the Spidey series- will be Holland's last film playing the superhero according to the contract he has signed.&nbsp; 
 
Reports though suggest that the actor is already setting his sights on a potential comeback and said that he would return "in a heartbeat" if asked. There is no official news if Marvel will be renewing the contract or not.&nbsp; 
 
According to reports, the highly-anticipated release of Holland`s third solo film as the legendary superhero, `Spider-Man: No Way Home`, will mark the end of the actor`s contractual obligations to lead standalone films built around the character. 
 
Recently, during an interview with Collider, for his new drama `Cherry`, Holland said, "I`ve always said to them if they want me back I`ll be there in a heartbeat, I`ve loved every minute of being a part of this amazing world. It`s changed my life for the better, I`m so lucky to be here. If they want me back I`ll be there, if they don`t I will walk off into the sunset a very, very happy person because it`s been an amazing journey." 
 
Before leading his first pair of solo Spidey flicks with the 2017`s `Spider-Man: Homecoming` and its 2019 sequel `Spider-Man: Far From Home`, the first time that Holland appeared in the classic comic book role of Peter Parker was with Marvel`s 2016 blockbuster `Captain America: Civil War'.&nbsp; 
 
Apart from these, he has also appeared in several Avengers titles for Marvel and Disney.&nbsp;

Though, his solo spin-offs were distributed by Sony under an unprecedented deal between the two studio mammoths, sharing the character rights. A brief rift occurred between the partners that nearly threatened to end Holland`s run as the hero. 
 
The upcoming `No Way Home` is set to pick up after Parker`s identity was exposed in `Far From Home`.&nbsp; 
 
With series mainstays Zendaya reprising her role as Michelle and Marisa Tomei returning as Aunt May, Benedict Cumberbatch is set to appear as Doctor Strange in the movie.&nbsp; 
 
Jamie Foxx and Alfred Molina will also be stepping back into their roles from the past Spider-Man franchises as Electro and Doctor Octopus.&nbsp; 
 
Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers have written the script for the forthcoming Marvel film. Filmmaker Jon Watts has helmed the upcoming movie after directing `Spider-Man Homecoming` (2017) and `Spider-Man: Far From Home` (2019), which earned more than USD 1.1 billion globally, making it the highest-grossing `Spider-Man` movie of all time.&nbsp;

For those who have loved watching Tom Holland play Spiderman, there is some bad news. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'- the third instalment of the Spidey series- will be Holland's last film playing the superhero according to the contract he has signed.

For those who have loved watching Tom Holland play Spiderman, there is some bad news. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'- the third instalment of the Spidey series- will be Holland's last film playing the superhero according to the contract he has signed. Reports though suggest that the actor is already setting his sights on a potential comeback and said that he would return "in a heartbeat" if asked. There is no official news if Marvel will be renewing the contract or not. According to reports, the highly-anticipated release of Holland`s third solo film as the legendary superhero, `Spider-Man: No Way Home`, will mark the end of the actor`s contractual obligations to lead standalone films built around the character. Recently, during an interview with Collider, for his new drama `Cherry`, Holland said, "I`ve always said to them if they want me back I`ll be there in a heartbeat, I`ve loved every minute of being a part of this amazing world. It`s changed my life for the better, I`m so lucky to be here. If they want me back I`ll be there, if they don`t I will walk off into the sunset a very, very happy person because it`s been an amazing journey." Before leading his first pair of solo Spidey flicks with the 2017`s `Spider-Man: Homecoming` and its 2019 sequel `Spider-Man: Far From Home`, the first time that Holland appeared in the classic comic book role of Peter Parker was with Marvel`s 2016 blockbuster `Captain America: Civil War'. Apart from these, he has also appeared in several Avengers titles for Marvel and Disney. Though, his solo spin-offs were distributed by Sony under an unprecedented deal between the two studio mammoths, sharing the character rights. A brief rift occurred between the partners that nearly threatened to end Holland`s run as the hero. The upcoming `No Way Home` is set to pick up after Parker`s identity was exposed in `Far From Home`. With series mainstays Zendaya reprising her role as Michelle and Marisa Tomei returning as Aunt May, Benedict Cumberbatch is set to appear as Doctor Strange in the movie. Jamie Foxx and Alfred Molina will also be stepping back into their roles from the past Spider-Man franchises as Electro and Doctor Octopus. Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers have written the script for the forthcoming Marvel film. Filmmaker Jon Watts has helmed the upcoming movie after directing `Spider-Man Homecoming` (2017) and `Spider-Man: Far From Home` (2019), which earned more than USD 1.1 billion globally, making it the highest-grossing `Spider-Man` movie of all time.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' will be Tom Holland's final Spidey film