Amazon MGM Studios has simply landed American Velocity, a challenge with two of this era’s largest stars, Tom Holland and Austin Butler, connected to star.
American Hustle and Oppenheimer producer Charles Roven will produce the film by means of his Atlas Leisure banner. Further producers embrace RD Whittington and Douglas Banker, with Atlas Leisure’s Ryan Sanak govt producing. Dan Wiedenhaupt (Alpha) is writing the script.
What’s American Velocity about?
In keeping with Deadline, American Velocity is “primarily based on the true story of the Whittington brothers — three traditionally well-known racecar drivers, two of whom have been a part of the Nineteen Eighties IMSA scandal, through which various drivers have been charged with financing their racing actions with proceeds from drug smuggling, cash laundering or tax evasion.”
The announcement comes on the heels of Holland’s latest involvement in Christopher Nolan’s subsequent film, the place he shall be starring alongside Matt Damon (The Gifted Mr. Ripley, The Martian). The actor additionally not too long ago confirmed that the filming date for Spider-Man 4 will begin “subsequent summer season.”
Holland is greatest identified for his function of Peter Parker in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s three Spider-Man installments (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Dwelling, and Spider-Man: No Means Dwelling), in addition to in Captain America: Civil Battle, Avengers: Infinity Battle, and Avengers: Endgame.
Exterior the MCU, he additionally starred in The Unattainable, Within the Coronary heart of the Sea, The Misplaced Metropolis of Z, The Satan All of the Time, Cherry, and Uncharted.
In the meantime, Butler — whose first roles have been in Disney Channel and Nickelodeon exhibits — obtained worldwide prominence for his portrayal of Elvis Presley within the 2022 biopic Elvis.
Butler’s different credit embrace Aliens within the Attic, Sharpay’s Fabulous Journey, The Carrie Diaries, The Intruders, The Useless Don’t Die, As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Bikeriders, Dune: Half Two, and Masters of the Air. He can subsequent be seen in Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming crime thriller, Caught Stealing.
