Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley Join Tom Holland's Fred Astaire Movie

Sony’s untitled Fred Astaire movie has cast two women from different phases of his career. Margaret Qualley will play Adele Astaire, Fred’s older sister and original stage partner, while Sabrina Carpenter will play Ginger Rogers, his frequent Hollywood co-star and dance partner. Tom Holland is set to play Fred Astaire, with Paul King directing, according to TheWrap’s September 25 report.

That distinction is the key to understanding the casting. Fred and Adele became stars together on Broadway and in London’s West End before Fred’s screen career and his celebrated run of films with Rogers. The announced roles connect those two partnerships, although Sony has not released a full plot outline or said how much of the film each period will occupy.

Why is Adele Astaire central to this movie?

The screenplay, written by Steven Levenson and King, is based on Kathleen Riley’s book The Astaires: Fred & Adele. Riley is also a script and story consultant. King has described the challenge of bringing Fred’s original partnership with his sister to the screen, pointing out that no footage of Adele dancing survives.

That source book and King’s comments make Adele more than a passing bit of background. They establish the siblings’ stage partnership as a major concern of the project. They do not, by themselves, confirm a scene-by-scene narrative or a complete life-spanning biopic.

Who is Sabrina Carpenter playing?

Carpenter is set to play Ginger Rogers, who became Fred Astaire’s frequent screen partner after his years performing with Adele. Rogers is a separate figure in his career, not another name for Adele or his original stage partner.

Her casting confirms that Rogers appears in the project. It does not establish how much screen time the character has or which dances the finished film will depict.

Who is making the Fred Astaire film?

King is set to direct from a screenplay he wrote with Levenson. TheWrap lists Amy Pascal, Rachel O’Connor, Ben Holden, Josh Hyams and Holland among the producers. Fred’s daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie supports the project, while her son Tyler McKenzie is a consultant and co-producer, according to the same report.

The film is still untitled. Reports of Holland’s dance rehearsals concern preparation; they do not establish that principal photography has begun.

When does Tom Holland’s Fred Astaire movie release?

No release date or official release window has been announced. There is no basis yet for assigning it a 2027 date or a particular Sony calendar slot.

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