Amazon MGM Studios has simply landed American Velocity, a venture with two of this era’s greatest stars, Tom Holland and Austin Butler, connected to star.
American Hustle and Oppenheimer producer Charles Roven will produce the film via 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 “based mostly 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, during 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 next movie, the place he might be starring alongside Matt Damon (The Proficient Mr. Ripley, The Martian). The actor additionally just lately confirmed that the filming date for Spider-Man 4 will begin “subsequent summer season.”
Holland is finest identified for his position of Peter Parker in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s three Spider-Man installments (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Residence, and Spider-Man: No Manner Residence), in addition to in Captain America: Civil Struggle, Avengers: Infinity Struggle, and Avengers: Endgame.
Outdoors 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 Lifeless 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.
