{"id":15853,"date":"2026-07-24T16:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15853"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:15:57","slug":"tom-holland-says-playing-fred-astaire-in-biopic-brings-dread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15853","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland Says\u00a0Playing Fred Astaire in Biopic\u00a0Brings Dread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/tom_holland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tom Holland<\/strong><\/a> is getting real about his brand new role.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:'-apple-system' , 'blinkmacsystemfont' , 'segoe ui' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'open sans' , 'helvetica neue' , sans-serif\">Over four years after he was announced to play <\/span><strong style=\"font-family:'-apple-system' , 'blinkmacsystemfont' , 'segoe ui' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'open sans' , 'helvetica neue' , sans-serif\">Fred Astaire<\/strong><span style=\"font-family:'-apple-system' , 'blinkmacsystemfont' , 'segoe ui' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'open sans' , 'helvetica neue' , sans-serif\"> in a biopic, the <\/span><em style=\"font-family:'-apple-system' , 'blinkmacsystemfont' , 'segoe ui' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'open sans' , 'helvetica neue' , sans-serif\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><span style=\"font-family:'-apple-system' , 'blinkmacsystemfont' , 'segoe ui' , 'roboto' , 'oxygen' , 'ubuntu' , 'cantarell' , 'open sans' , 'helvetica neue' , sans-serif\"> star has finally begun the rehearsal process, sharing why he feels some anxiety about taking on the role of the legendary dancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, what I love about my job is the challenges,&#8221; Holland shared during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GykWruHC5fQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><em>Good Morning America<\/em><\/a> that aired on July 20. &#8220;We have Fred Astaire next, which is what we\u2019re planning on doing. 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