Overview
- Major outlets reported on Friday that Margaret Qualley will play Adele Astaire and Sabrina Carpenter will play Ginger Rogers opposite Tom Holland in Sony’s untitled Fred Astaire film.
- Paul King will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Steven Levenson that adapts Kathleen Riley’s The Astaires: Fred & Adele, with Riley serving as a story consultant.
- Producers include Amy Pascal, Rachel O’Connor, Holland’s Billy17 banner and Lightbulb Pictures partners Ben Holden and Josh Hyams, and several family members are attached as consultants or executive producers.
- The project faces a disputed estate element because Robyn Astaire previously objected to an unauthorized life portrayal even though Fred Astaire’s daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie publicly supports the film.
- Holland has begun rehearsals and intends to perform the dances himself and shoot extended single‑take routines, and production leaders have discussed a tentative January 2027 start that remains subject to legal clearances and scheduling.