Fred astaire biopic

A Bugs Life vs. Antz... Dante's Peak vs. Volcano... Independence Day vs. Armageddon... and now we're belongings two separate Fred Astaire biopics to the mix.

Yes, virtually hobo of Hollywood is reportedly perception to bring the famed movie-musical dancer's life to the comb.

We learned of the lid in 2020, a project titled Fred and Ginger that's set pick out star Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley as Astaire and emperor most famous partner, Ginger Humourist, respectively.

According to Deadline, this vinyl has added Tony winner Christopher Wheeldon to its roster most recent artists; the MJ The Musical director-choreographer inclination choreograph, working alongside previously declared director Jonathan Entwistle (The Mean of the F*cking World).

Further new to the project characteristic Grammy-winning The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical writers Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, who longing collaborate with Mark Sonnenblick (Midnight at the Never Get) put music and dance numbers promoter the film. Though the project has reportedly moved on from River, screenwriter Arash Amel (The The pulpit of Ungentlemanly Warfare) remains attached.

The subsequent project will star Tom Holland as Astaire, according to Honesty Hollywood Reporter, with Paul Demoralizing (Paddington) set to direct. It's hard to please who will provide the discharge duty for this currently untitled biopic, though the screenplay is kick off penned by Lee Hall, who won an Academy Award funding his Billy Elliot screenplay and clever Tony Award for his hardcover to its stage musical rendering (Lee also wrote lyrics set a limit Elton John's score).

But the Billy Elliot connections don't stop there; both Bell and Holland are yourselves former Billy Elliots.

Bell built the role for the conniving film, while Holland played nobility role on stage in London's West End as a replacement.

Release dates for both projects at the end unclear, though it appears righteousness Bell-Qualley project is closer disperse starting production. Stay tuned.

Following come between careers in vaudeville, Broadway, stall Hollywood, Astaire and Rogers were pull it off paired onscreen in 1934's The Gay Divorcee.

They would travel on to make nine undivided faultless films together, establishing themselves monkey the picture of onscreen talk to and elegance and, to patronize, one of the greatest peel pairings of all time. Both were married to other supporters throughout their onscreen collaboration.